Competence Centers for Research and Innovation
Switzerland Innovation Park Ticino is structured into thematic competence centers. Research institutes and companies collaborate on research and development initiatives, driving science-based innovation, facilitating knowledge exchange, and promoting a multidisciplinary approach.
These competence centers create a collaborative environment where industries work together on common goals, supported by advanced tech platforms and a strong innovation ecosystem.
The Park connects industry with the academic know-how of Ticino’s universities (USI and SUPSI) and a network of national and international research institutes for selected areas of technological specialisation, enabling effective tech transfer and accelerating feasibility assessment and market entry of innovative products.
Research
Institutes
Companies
Competence
centers
Swiss Drone
The Swiss Drone Competence Center develops expertise in research, technology, regulation and business, supporting companies and communities in adopting drones as disruptive platform for solving current and future challenges in any business fields.
Life Sciences
The Life Sciences Competence Center promotes innovation in biomedicine, clustering the research excellence in the fields of human medicine and biotechnology deeply rooted in the region with pharma and medtech industry to promote the translation of basic research into applied technology to improve human health.
Fashion
The Fashion Competence Center brings together research, technology, eco-design, material intelligence and circular innovation to support fashion and textile companies in designing the next generation of sustainable, recyclable and regulation-ready products.
Excellences
in Ticino
Ticino is a highly innovative region, driven by a strong ecosystem of research and industry’s excellence. Today, it is home to leading companies and world-class academic institutions, making Switzerland Innovation Park Ticino a key hub for applied research and innovation.
Ticino hosts a dynamic ecosystem of local SMEs, in one of Switzerland’s most innovative cantons and among the top 10 most innovative regions in Europe according to the European Regional Innovation Scoreboard.
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Join Switzerland Innovation Park Ticino to access expertise, connect with a dynamic network and benefit from dedicated infrastructure. Accelerate your innovation.