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ETH Zurich and EPFL produce breakthroughs that often reach the world years later.
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Switzerland is a small, wealthy country in central Europe known for finance, pharmaceuticals, precision engineering and world-leading research universities such as ETH Zurich and EPFL.
Switzerland is a small, wealthy country in central Europe known for finance, pharmaceuticals, precision engineering and world-leading research universities such as ETH Zurich and EPFL.
Switzerland consistently ranks among the most innovative countries in the world, with deep strengths in robotics, biotech, quantum research and clean energy, and it hosts CERN on its border with France.
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ETH Zurich and EPFL produce breakthroughs that often reach the world years later.
LatestResearchers say AI is advancing faster than our ability to understand itPharmaceutical giants and start-ups are pushing new treatments and medical technologies.
LatestLiving brain Bio-Computers are now being trained on DopamineSwiss labs lead in robots and drones that move, sense and work alongside people.
LatestWatch as these playful autonomous drones chase down a human in a forestNew batteries, solar and carbon technologies are being tested at scale.
LatestResearchers are using quantum computing to optimise energy gridsLatest developments
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Switzerland combines world-class universities, strong industry research, stable funding and close links between research and business, which helps new technologies move quickly from the lab to the market.
Switzerland is known for robotics and drones, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, precision engineering, quantum research and clean energy technologies.
ETH Zurich and EPFL are Switzerland's two federal institutes of technology, among the highest-ranked science and engineering universities in the world.
311 Institute has published 71 articles about Switzerland since 2017, most recently on 30 May 2026.
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