What works in Zurich
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Evidence snapshot for Zurich
ETH Zurich's technology-transfer office has built a sustained engine for converting university research into commercial ventures since 1973, producing 620 spin-offs cumulatively with 37 new companies launched in 2024 that raised CHF 425 million in private investment. These spin-offs demonstrate exceptional durability, with a 93% five-year survival rate—well above typical benchmarks—and an independent study of 145 spin-offs found they generated roughly 4,500 full-time-equivalent jobs and CHF 900 million in 2017 revenue. The evidence documents ETH Zurich's impact on the Swiss economy through technology transfer, though it does not quantify broader economic or social effects beyond the spin-off portfolio itself.
Drawn from: ETH transfer — Technology Transfer Office of ETH Zurich · ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's Technology Transfer Office · ETH transfer — Spin-off & Licensing Engine at ETH Zurich · ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University-Wide Technology Transfer Office · ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University Spin-off Ecosystem · ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University-to-Market Technology Transfer Office · Technopark Zürich — Switzerland's Pioneer Deep-Tech Campus · ETH transfer — ETH Zurich Spin-off & Technology Transfer Office
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evidence of impact / measured results +29 pts 86 here · 57 average
Sustainability / continuity +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Governance, certification & transferability +20 pts 83 here · 64 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +18 pts 67 here · 48 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +13 pts 67 here · 54 average
Scalability +10 pts 72 here · 62 average
Weaknesses
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -15 pts 33 here · 48 average
Inclusiveness / equity -21 pts 21 here · 43 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Zurich. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
ETH transfer — Technology Transfer Office of ETH Zurich · 76
ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's Technology Transfer Office · 76
ETH transfer — Spin-off & Licensing Engine at ETH Zurich · 76
ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University-Wide Technology Transfer Office · 71
ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University Spin-off Ecosystem · 71
ETH transfer — ETH Zurich's University-to-Market Technology Transfer Office · 67
Technopark Zürich — Switzerland's Pioneer Deep-Tech Campus · 67
ETH transfer — ETH Zurich Spin-off & Technology Transfer Office · 62
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