Ms. Gabriele Dobenecker — Head of the Marketing, Knowledge and Technology Transfer Section at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research.
As an interdisciplinary research institute of the ETH Domain, Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, conducts cutting-edge materials and technology research. Empa’s R&D activities focus on meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of society, and thus link applications-oriented research to the practical implementation of new ideas. As a result, Empa is capable of providing its partners with customized solutions that not only enhance their innovative edge and competitiveness, but also help to improve the quality of life for the public at large. Through an efficient technology transfer Empa is turning research results into marketable innovations: Empa — The Place Where Innovation Starts
The talk will give an overview of Empa’s research as well as its knowledge and technology transfer activities.