Collaborate at ETH Hangar
What is ETH Hangar?
ETH Hangar at Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich is a special site for industry-academia collaboration in Hardtech, enabling transformative innovations while nurturing the next generation of interdisciplinary problem-solvers.
- 7,000 m² of versatile space including large workshops, shared labs, and outdoor areas designed for both ground and aerial hardware testing and iteration.
- Offers ready-to-use frameworks for co-development between ETH Zurich and industry partners, with project-based, time-limited space allocation tofoster agile, cross-disciplinary collaboration.
- Focused on advancing Hardtech across sectors like mobility, robotics, energy, space systems, and advanced manufacturing.
- Provides applied opportunities for students to tackle real-world challenges of Hardtech development.
Types of Collaborations
- ETH-Industry Collaborations
- Exploration Lab external page (learn more)
- Semesters, Bachelor or Master Thesis at ETH Hangar (learn more)
- ETH Hangar Industry Affiliation Program
- Research Collaborations - ETH Hangar offers collaborations of varying duration and setups (e.g. Strike and Lighthose Projects, see below)
- ETH Start-ups & Spin-Offs with with large space and testing requirements
- Focus Projects of the Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering (learn more)
- Project Based Learning of the Dept. of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (learn more)
- Student Associations / Competition Teams
For futher information on the different types and the selection procedure please contact us per .
Strike and Lighthouse Projects
Strike and Lighthouse Projects give industry partners direct access to ETH’s research excellence in a fast, collaborative, and low-barrier way.
Strike Projects are short, agile engagements with clear IP terms and minimal setup, ideal for testing ideas quickly and cost-effectively while benefiting from the creative exchange that happens in the ETH Hangar.
Lighthouse Projects offer a platform for larger, longer-term collaborations with dedicated space and the possibility of building strong consortia, enabling companies to tackle ambitious challenges alongside ETH’s leading labs.
Both formats combine world-class science with an environment designed to spark new connections, accelerate R&D, and deliver tangible impact.
Infrastructure and Shared Facilities
ETH Hangar not only allows for iterative testing on the ground and in the air, with space directly in front of the hangar doors – iterative testing approaches are even more encouraged through various workshop offerings – be it 3D printing facilities, battery testing or an autoclave for composite manufacturing. Furthermore, ETH Hangar is greatly supported by ETH‘s techpool, which supervises and coordinates the shared facilities on site.
Active Projects at ETH Hangar:
AMZ
external page AMZ Racing develops a new electric racing car prototype every year. After the development, manufacturing, assembly and testing phase, the car is then put to compete against teams from all over the world. The team is mainly made up of mechanical and electrical engineering students who want to finally put what they have learned in their studies into practice and gain valuable experience.
Cellsius
At external page Cellsius, the skies are being conquered: students are working on emission-free propulsion systems for aviation. Currently, the students are working on a combined battery and hydrogen power train, which will soon allow an adapted Lightwing AC4 to take off.
aCentauri Solar Racing
external page aCentauri’s goal is to design and construct a highly efficient racing vehicle solely powered by the sun. The solar racing car is constructed as set out in the Challenger Class regulations of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
ARIS
external page ARIS brings together students fascinated by space. The variety of projects include the design and development of rockets, propulsion systems, satellites and unmanned underwater vehicles. The sounding rockets compete at international competitions.
Swissloop
external page Swissloop is a student-led initiative with the goal of contributing to the research on and advancement of the Hyperloop technology. The team designs and builds operational prototypes of transport capsules – so-called „pods“ – with which they compete in international competitions.
ForzaETH - Project-Based Learning (PBL) D-ITET
external page ForzaETH, the F1TENTH car that competes in autonomous racing at a 1:10 scale. Originating from a research project at ETH’s Center for Project-Based Learning, the team develops autonomous racing cars that participate in international F1TENTH race competitions.
Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich
external page Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich is being developed adjacent to the Dübendorf military airfield. The extensive site, which includes airplane hangars and operational buildings, is gradually being transformed into one of Europe’s largest innovation hubs. During the first phase, the listed airplane hangars will be renovated and adapted to meet the needs of ETH Zurich.
The second phase involves constructing nine new architecturally outstanding buildings. Innovation Park Zurich will rent out flexibly usable space to companies that drive innovation and want to collaborate with a university or research institution.
Interested?
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