Zurich Instruments AG
Zurich Instruments, the first spin-off company of BEL, has been founded on April 3rd, 2008 in Zurich by two BEL collaborators, Dr. Sadik Hafizovic and Dr. Flavio Heer.
The company develops and markets high-tech instrumentation for dynamic signal analysis. The applications include:
- Scientific instrumentation for research in electrical engineering, physics and communication
- Instrumentation for quantum computing
- Medical instrumentation for high-resolution magnetic-resonance imaging
- Bioelectronic and bioimpedance measurements in life sciences
The foundational technology was developed at BEL, ETH Zurich, during a collaborative interdisciplinary project, which was started in 2004. The project required the recovery of minute signals in an extremely noisy environment in single-cell impedance measurements, which was not possible using commercially available instrumentation. Therefore, digital multi-frequency lock-in amplifier technology was devised in the course of the project. The performance of the respective digital lock-in amplifiers was outstanding and triggered further intensive research and development, which provided the basis of the technology and intellectual property of Zurich Instruments.
Zurich Instruments was formed to respond to apparent business opportunities in a global market. Zurich Instruments is an official ETH spin-off and was supported by the Swiss Commission of Technology and Innovation, external page CTI , the external page Swiss Volkswirtschaftsstiftung, the external page Venture Kick business competition and private initiatives.
Open Positions:
You enjoy working at the cutting edge of technology and science? You are eager to acquire new skills? Then, Zurich Instruments may have a position for you, have a look at their external page open positions.
