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Nanotechnology Center –a Model for Collaborative Research

Prof. Dr. Roland Siegwart, Vice President Research and Corporate Relations , ETH Zurich

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ETH Zurich – an Internationally Leading University

Founded in 1855„School of Einstein“Two campuses in ZurichAnnual budget: 1,3 Billion CHF16 Departments 16‘000 students (3500 PhD students, 60% non Swiss)413 Professors21 Nobel Prize LaureatesNo.1 University in Continental Europe (THES Ranking 2010)

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Approaching the Important Societal Challenges

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Atoms and Universe

Guardian Angelsan award-winning EU FET Flagship Pilot Project

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MicroMicroand and NanoNanoScienceSciencePlatformPlatform

Micro and Nano Science Platform at ETH Zurich- network of researchers within ETH Zurich established in 2005

More than 40 research groups 9 out of 16 ETH Departments involved

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Quantum Science and Technology – a National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR)

Started in 2011 (up to 12 years)

Funding of 4 Mio CHF per year by the Swiss National Science Foundation

ETH Zurich is leading house (Prof. Klaus Ensslin et al.) with IBM as core industrial partner

Goals: – new paradigms for fundamental physics – next generation technology, e.g.

• quantum cryptography• quantum computation• …

Program comprises 33 research groups from different institutions all over Switzerland

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Partnership Evolved over the Last 50 Years

1956 1986 1987 2001 2003 2011

ETH Professor Ambros Speiserbecomes first director of IBM Research Zurich

Gerd Binnig & Heinrich Rohrer – the latter ETH alumnus – win Nobel Prize for their scanning tunneling microscope at IBM Rüschlikon

Nanotechnology Center opened– only 3 years afterannouncement– with 3 ETH professorspermanentlyinstalled at Rüschlikon

IBM and ETH Zurich partner with Credit Suisse to found the Zurich Information Security Center

IBM and ETH Zurich open Center for Advanced Silicon Electronics

Georg Bednorz & Alex Müller– both ETH alumnis– win Nobel Prize for their reserachon solid state physics at IBM Rüschlikon

A long tradition in collaboration and strong partnership

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IBM Research - Zurich

For the first time in Switzerland, industry and academia are creating a shared research infrastructure.

IBM constructs building Clean Room and Noise Free Labs ETH leases space for 10 years (cleanroom, offices, off-line labs) ETH contributes to operating costs Capital equipment costs shared between ETH and IBM ETH professorships located at lab Both joint and individual research projects

The Cooperation Model

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Nanotechnology Center – a Model for Collaborative Research

A joint investment for outstanding science and technology

A vibrant environment for discovery and innovation in micro- and nanotechnology

A unique meeting point for interdisciplinary research across all disciplines

A model for strong public private partnership

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Strong partnership that builds upon trust, complementarity and openness