Empa - The Place where Innovation Starts

Empa - The Place where Innovation Starts

As a bridge between science and practice, Empa develops innovative solutions for the major challenges facing industry and society in the fields of intelligent materials and surfaces, environmental, energy and sustainable building technologies, and medical technology.

Through efficient technology transfer, Empa, together with its partners from industry, transforms research results into marketable innovations and thus makes an important contribution to strengthening the innovative power and international competitiveness of the Swiss economy in an increasingly competitive environment, true to its motto: Empa - The Place where Innovation Starts.

Technological innovations are primarily created in the laboratory. However, what works well in the laboratory is far from being a blueprint for large-scale implementation. To accelerate the innovation process and facilitate upscaling, Empa has set up various demonstration platforms. Engineering plays an essential role in this. New approaches make it possible to build in the most resource-efficient way possible These are large-scale projects that aim to produce marketable solutions in the areas of construction, buildings, mobility and energy in close cooperation with industry.

Virtual NEST Tour

Find out in this short video which topics NEST, the modular research and innovation building of Empa and Eawag, is advancing in the construction sector and discover the modules individually and virtually!

NEST - Building the future together

In NEST, new technologies, materials and systems are tested, researched, further developed and validated under real conditions. Close cooperation with partners from research, industry and the public sector means that innovative building and energy technologies reach the market more quickly. NEST contributes to making the use of resources and energy more sustainable and more cycle-oriented.

Link to the video

Are you curious? Then discover NEST now individually and click through the virtual NEST tour: Virtual NEST tour (empa-virtual.ch)