Strategic Partnerships Empa regularly partners with universities and industry players across Europe (e.g., Radboud University, University of Zurich, Zurich Veterinary Hospital) to advance research with real-world applications. This presents an opportunity to offer joint funding, pilot collaboration programs, and co-development opportunities for materials science and tech commercialization.

Cleantech Expansion With a clear focus on sustainable building technologies, environmental and energy solutions, and nanostructured smart materials, there is demand for solutions that scale pilot projects into deployment, including testbeds, system integration, and data analytics for performance tracking.

Advanced Manufacturing Empa’s work in valve control systems, autonomous lab robotics for battery analysis, and 3D printed sensors indicate a need for industrial automation, robotics integration, and digital twin capabilities to accelerate R&D-to-production cycles for materials and energy devices.

Data & Cloud Enablement The tech stack includes AWS, Google Cloud, Power Automate, and analytics tools, signaling readiness for managed cloud services, data integration, experiment automation, and enterprise-scale analytics to support research workflows and tech transfer.

Funding & Access Empa’s Entrepreneur Fellowship and active R&D programs indicate potential for grant-backed initiatives, innovation contests, and sponsored research opportunities that can be packaged with technology transfer services, licensing discussions, or pilot grants for industry partners.