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ENRICH

Mission of the four Research Institutes

We provide world-class mission-oriented research and education as well as service-oriented knowledge and technology transfer in the core 4RI topics to benefit society, industry and politics.

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We develop, build and operate internationally leading research infrastructures, measurement networks and technology, data and information platforms and make them available to broad user communities from both academia and industry.

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Together with our stakeholders, we enable the implementation of science-based solutions to societal challenges and fulfil the national tasks and services entrusted to us by the Swiss government to benefit society.

Research institutes of the ETH Domain strengthen cooperation in strategic areas

Energy transition, climate change, biodiversity and resource scarcity – today's challenges are complex, and the clock is ticking. So these days joining forces and working together ever more closely is the name of the game. This is exactly what the four research institutes of the ETH Domain – Empa, Eawag, WSL and PSI – are doing. With cooperation platforms and joint projects, the four institutes are positioning themselves even more clearly than before as THE bridge between research and innovative solutions for today's challenges.

The four Research Institutes in numbers

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The four Research Institutes in science

Four main focus areas with their strategic topics: Energy, Mobility and Sustainability, Environment and Climate, Future Technologies, Life Sciences and Health.

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Four research infrastructure areas: Analytical Facilities, Platforms, Test Facilities, Data Science Infrastructure

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Overview Activities

ENRICH develops projects in different action streams.

The projects are supported during different project stages (Ideation, Creation, Realisation, Operation) until they are viable and anchored in the 4RI science or line organization.

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The ENRICH streams “Net Zero”, “Academy4Four” and “Sensors” are already handed over and closed.

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In 2025 the following ENRICH streams are active:

PROJECT STEERING TEAM MEMBERS

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Tanja Zimmermann

Director Empa

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Lead Project Strearing Team

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Martin Ackermann

Director Eawag

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Lead Stream Climate

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Christian Rüegg

Director PSI

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Rolf Holderegger

Director WSL

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René Rossi

Empa

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Lead Stream Health

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Alun Ashton

PSI

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Lead Stream Data & Computing

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Urs Leemann

Empa

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Thierry Strässle

PSI

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