Here you will find our Annual Reports and Activity Reports in chronological order.

Here you can find all the details of the Annual Report 2011

Here you can find all the details of the Annual Report 2010

Here you can find all the details of the Annual Report 2009

Here you can order the Activity-Report 2009/2010 or download it as a PDF-File.

Here you can find all the details of the Annual Report 2008

Here you can order the Activity-Report 2008/2009 or download it as a PDF-File

Here you can find all the details of the Annual Report 2007

Here you can order the Activity-Report 2007 or download it as a PDF-File

… is featuring Empa’s five research programs as well as several selected projects. All these projects have one thing in common: Empa’s R&D activities are always directed towards meeting the requirements of our industrial partners and addressing the needs of society. This enables us to offer tailor-made solutions to industry, thereby encouraging innovation and, at the same time, enhancing the quality of life in our society. In other words: An active technology transfer is the trademark of all Empa activities. Order here.

We invite you with pleasure to take a look at the remarkably wide range of Empa’s activities. Most of the projects presented here were performed in the course of the work of one of our five Research Programs. All the projects have one aim in common; to strengthen and boost innovation for Swiss industry and at the same time to help to improve the quality of life for the public at large. In doing so we fulfill our bridging role, providing a link between the generation of scientific knowledge and its implementation for practical applications. In 2006 the number of technology transfer agreements signed between Empa and industrial partners increased significantly.
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Empa – a beneficial and strong partner to industry and society – Empa’s research and development is geared to the requirements ofindustry and the needs of society. As a result, Empa is capable of providing its industrial partners with customized solutions that  enhance their innovative edge while, at the same time,improving quality of life for the public at large.
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The Empa «brand» stands for a modern research and service institution within the ETH Domain covering – as is stated in the by-line – the fields of materials science and technology development from nanotechnology to building and environmental technologies. But with this matter-of-fact description one has barely scratched the surface.
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2004 was a particularly successful year. Our scientific and technical results were presented in about 200 refereed papers published in such reputable professional journals as «Nature«». In addition we have been involved as initiator, coordinator or collaborator in numerous R & D projects, working closely with our national and international partners from industry and science. Many of these projects were funded by the 6th EU Framework Program.
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Over the last years Empa successfully shifted its activity portfolio and further improved scientific performance maintaining a widely recognized high level of expert services. This fact, confirmed upon an assessment made by the ETH Board, international peers groups as well as Empa’s own international Research Council is a reason for our staff to be proud
of the joint achievements.
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At the Empa we are well under way in the creation and transfer of knowledge. The proof of this lies in the 60 doctoral projects currently in progress, the 120 or more publications in refereed SCI/SCIE journals, and a number of developments which have led to patent applications. Our aim – one publication each year per member of the scientific staff – seems to be within our grasp.
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A few years ago, Empa developed a first tool to support knowledge transfer, namely the Empa Academy. In various types of events, the Academy offers the Empa knowledge to a growing audience. Reciprocally, the Academy invites guest speakers as specialists to stimulate discussions and support continuous formation of the Empa staff and guests.
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This Annual Report gives you an insight into some of our activities and results. It discusses our new orientation – 60% applied research and development, 30% high-level services and 10% teaching and knowledge management. We have more PhD candidates, more members of scientific staff, more peer-reviewed publications and more thirdparty funding than in the previous year.
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We have strengthened our research activities in several essential steps – we have defined key area programs, based on the ETH council's innovation and cooperation projects. These key areas include nanotechnology, adaptive materials, sustainability in the information society, materials for the protection and comfort of the human body, and technosphere/atmosphere. By concentrating our strengths we are creating synergies.
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You are welcome to have a look at the remarkable activities of Empa. The world is changing, and so is Empa, namely from a testing institution to a National Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology. Our acivities give evidence of that change.
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