Community, Education & Networks companies in Switzerland
Space Atlas lists 7 organisations in Switzerland working in community, education & networks: 3 non-profits, 1 academic institution, 1 incubator/accelerator, 1 research institution, 1 industry association. That is 22% of the 32 space organisations in Switzerland and 3% of the 260 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Lausanne (3), Zürich (2), Dübendorf (1).
Non-profit (3)
- Akademische Raumfahrt Initiative Schweiz (ARIS) · Non-profit · Dübendorf
Swiss student space association founded at ETH Zurich — develops hybrid and liquid rocket engines, sounding rockets and CubeSats with about 400 students.
- EPFL Spacecraft Team · Non-profit · Lausanne
Swiss student association at EPFL in Lausanne — develops the CHESS 3U CubeSat mission to measure Earth's atmospheric composition, supported by eSpace.
- Space Innovation · Non-profit · Lausanne
Swiss space innovation network hosted at EPFL — connects Swiss industry and academia to foster space technology projects and education.
Academic Institution (1)
- EPFL Space Center (eSpace) · Academic Institution · Lausanne
EPFL's space centre in Lausanne — supports space research, runs the Minor in Space Technologies and student space teams, and spun off ClearSpace.
Incubator/Accelerator (1)
- ESA BIC Switzerland · Incubator/Accelerator · Zürich
Swiss ESA Business Incubation Centre run with ETH Zurich — supports young Swiss spacetech startups with non-dilutive funding, coaching and networking.
Industry Association (1)
- Swiss Space Industries Group (SSIG) · Industry Association · Zürich
Swiss space industry association within Swissmem — represents companies supplying electronics, optics and structures to ESA and NASA programmes.
Research Institution (1)
- International Space Science Institute (ISSI) · Research Institution · Bern
Swiss foundation in Bern — hosts international teams and workshops for interdisciplinary analysis of space mission data.