Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare is an innovation campus located next to the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) research center in Switzerland. The campus provides industry access to PSI's cutting-edge research facilities and expertise in areas like fuel cells, batteries, and mechanical components to accelerate innovation in automotive technology. A new 23,000 square meter campus is under construction and will include laboratories, clean rooms, and workshops. The unique combination of the innovation park and PSI research center supports collaboration and technology transfer between industry and academia to develop more sustainable vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Your Company’s Ultimate R&D Location
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare
ACCELERATING INNOVATION in...
Fuel Cells, Batteries & Mechanical Components
Where Innovation Accelerates

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3ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
HOW?
Park Innovaare is providing industry
with a location directly next to the state-
of-the-art research facilities & know-
how of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI.
Large companies, SMEs and start-ups
will receive targeted and ongoing
support in interdisciplinary
collaboration, technology transfer,
networking and business development.
“Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare is
creating an ecosystem for the
automotive industry to innovate the
future of sustainable mobility.
Our unique partnership with the neighboring
research center the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
offers industry a one-of-a-kind setting
combining technology transfer expertise,
cutting-edge & complementary
research facilities as well as
high-tech business development.”
“The future of mobility is here.”
Benno Rechsteiner, CEO Park Innovaare
WHY?
To accelerate technological innovation in the automotive industry and
thereby play an active role in enhancing its sustainability.
WHERE?
On the Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare campus, currently being expanded in
Kanton Aargau, Switzerland, next to the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI.
OUR GOAL
To create an ecosystem focused on three
competencies within the automotive industry:
fuel cells, batteries and mechanical components.

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SWITZERLAND INNOVATION
Park Innovaare, one of five sites
comprising the Switzerland Innovation
network, is located next to the
Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Villigen,
Switzerland.
Park Innovaare
A GROWING INNOVATION CAMPUS
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare allows tech companies to develop and expand inside a
flourishing innovation ecosystem, providing access to cutting-edge expertise, high-value networking
possibilities in the scientific community and in industry, an exceptional pool of talent, and an attractive
portfolio of service offerings.
Aiming to meet the needs of its current and future member companies even more efficiently,
Park Innovaare is currently building a brand-new, ultramodern innovation campus, specifically tailored
for industrial research and development.
The campus, scheduled for completion in 2023, will include a useable surface of approximately
23,000 m2, complete with laboratories, vibration-free facilities, clean rooms and workshop spaces, in
proximity to a unique combination of large-scale research facilities.
NOTE: For more detailed information regarding the facilities of the innovation campus currently under construction,
please consult the Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare Campus Fact Sheet of our website www.parkinnovaare.ch.
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GENERAL INNOVATION AREAS AT SWITZERLAND INNOVATION PARK INNOVAARE
Visualization of expanded Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare campus planned for completion in 2023. © ERNE AG / PARK INNOVAARE
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare is located strategically within 40 minutes of Zurich Airport and
60 minutes of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg by car.
Our partner and neighbor the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is part of the ETH Domain, which is comprised
of two world-class technical universities ETH Zürich and EPF Lausanne (the two Swiss Federal
Institutes of Technology) and three further cutting-edge research institutions.
Moreover, Park Innovaare is partnered with the FHNW, one of Switzerland’s leading universities
of applied sciences. Actively involved in teaching, research, further education and the provision of
services - both innovative and practice-oriented - the FHNW has become a much sought-after partner
to industry.
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6ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
One of the main goals of the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is to conduct fundamental, interdisciplinary
and industry-oriented research. Its unique combination of four large research facilities on one campus
enables complementary research using a variety of testing methods including X-Ray & Neutron Imaging
and Diffraction as well as Photoemission & Photoelectron Spectroscopy.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE & CONVERSION
Fuel Cells & Batteries
The PSI Laboratory of Electrochemistry (LEC) is the leading and largest research center for
electrochemical energy storage & conversion in Switzerland. The LEC offers a bridge between
fundamental electrochemical science with applied electrochemical engineering; this set-up is unique,
even by international standards.
Relevant Research Facilities: Laboratory of Electrochemistry (LEC), Energy Integration System (ESI)
Fuel Cells
Experts agree that affordable fuel-cell vehicles, suitable for everyday use, will be commonplace in
the near future. Researchers at PSI not only study materials to further develop cutting-edge fuel
cell solutions, but also test complete fuel cell systems within vehicles.
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Battery Components & Materials
The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI
hosts one of the most advanced
electrochemistry laboratories for in-
operando analytic measurements of
battery components and materials.
This is done, on the one hand, with
X-ray beams at the SLS and, on the
other hand, with neutrons at the SINQ.
It provides fundamental understanding
of and practical solutions for optimized
battery performance.
Batteries of the Future
While PSI is working to improve
battery concepts already on the
market, it is also focusing on future
technologies that could appear on the
market in the coming 10 or 20 years.
For example, all-solid-state lithium-ion
battery technologies would provide a
significantly higher safety and energy
density compared to today’s lithium-
ion batteries, making them an ideal
candidate for mobile applications.Te
The variety of complementary testing & analytical methods available at
the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, places this institute as one of the
top leading research centers for renewable energies.
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Researchers at PSI do not only develop and characterize materials to further develop cutting-
edge fuel cell solutions such as novel catalysts, membranes and gas diffusion materials.
Furthermore, advanced imaging technologies are developed and implemented at the Swiss Light
Source (SLS) and the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source (SINQ) to optimize operating conditions
and water management.

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MECHANICAL COMPONENTS
In-Operation, Non-Destructive Analytics
Neutrons and X-rays offer a unique possibility for non-destructive investigation of mechanical
components. As they interact with materials differently, these two analytical methods facilitate the
extraction of complementary data.
The combination of imaging facilities & know-how at PSI are truly one-of-a-kind, and can even produce
3D images, in-operation, with high temporal resolution (up to 10Hz).
Examples include: in-operation neutron imaging of various combustion engines, shock-absorbers and
oil distribution inside a clutch; 3D imaging of injection nozzles, of soot particles in particulate filters, and
more.
Relevant Research Facilities: Swiss Light Source (SLS), Swiss Spallation Neutron Source (SINQ)
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8. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Collaboration with world-class academic
partners. Easy access to highly qualified talent
& researchers.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Breakthrough technologies introduced into
industry through state-of-the-art spin-offs &
start-ups.
BUSINESS
Efficient government infrastructure with
favorable conditions for new businesses.
INFRASTRUCTURE
High-end laboratories, offices,
conference rooms & co-working spaces.
Large, accelerator-based research facilities.
FUNDING
Access to Swiss & EU research funding,
investors & venture capital. Low taxes for
companies.
INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIPS
PSI has a long history of
technology transfer know-how with
companies worldwide. More than 1,000
contracts with industry currently exist.
INNOVATION SERVICES
Most innovative country in the world.
Industrial liaison officers to support R&D
projects.
SWITZERLAND
High quality of life, political stability,
attractive living environment.
BENEFITS AWAITING YOU INCLUDE...
ENTERPRISE
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CONTACT
Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare
5234 Villigen | Switzerland
www.parkinnovaare.ch
enterprise@parkinnovaare.ch