Spin-off companies of the Physics Department

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The research work in the department of physics has lead to a number of spin-off companies which are listed below. Those recognized as official ETH spin-offs are marked with a ✓ in the * column.

Name Description *
Alpes Lasers SA
A. Muller
Prof. J. Faist
Private owner
Commercialize quantum cascade lasers for spectroscopy applications. x
Arktis Radiation Detectors Ltd
c/o Institute for Particle Physics
 
Finance Online GmbH
Dr. D. Würtz (50%)
Dr. M. Hanf (25%)
Dr. R. Schnidrig (25%)
High-end software development and consulting company in the finance and insurance business.
Flisom AG
PD Dr. H. Zogg
Prof. A. Tiwari
Thin film solar cells
Nanonis
Dr. T. Vančura
Dr. J. Rychen
Nanonis is a young dynamic company with a team of dedicated nanoscientists and SPM application experts. Our goal is to create superior, innovative control systems and accessories for scanning probe microscopy and to deliver the application that is best suited to the needs of each customer. We act as scientific advisors in the field of SPM and together with our distributors, we make sure that our clients receive outstanding service.
Rmetrics Association
Dr. D. Würtz (ITP ETHZ)
Dr. M. Hanf (Finance Online GmbH)
Dipl. Phys. Y. Chalabi (ITP ETHZ)
Open Source project in Computational Finance and Financial Engineering, Statistical Computing Environment, Rapid Model Prototyping and Scripting High Performance Computing x
RP Photonics Consulting GmbH
Dr. R. Paschotta
 
Sensirion AG
Sensirion is a leading sensor manufacturer, providing relative humidity sensors and flow sensor solutions with unique performance. Together with our capacitive humidity sensor, the product range includes liquid flow sensors, mass flow meters, mass flow controllers and differential pressure sensors.
SwissNeutronics
Prof. P. Böni (TU Munich)
Prof. A. Furrer (ETHZ)
P. Keller (PSI)
M. Koch
A. Weber
The main focus of activity of SwissNeutronics lies in the field of optical equipment for neutron and synchrotron sources. Moreover, industry customers are served in need of specially designed coatings using DC magnetron sputtering. The products comprise optical elements and high precision mechanics. x
Time-Bandwidth Products AG
Dr. K. Weingarten
Prof. U. Keller
Time-Bandwidth Products manufactures passively mode-locked tunable and fixed picosecond and femtosecond diode-pumped solid-state lasers using its patented SESAM technology. Wavelengths from 262nm to 1550nm, at repetition rates from single-shot to >10 GHz, with pulse energies in the millijoule range, and power levels reaching up to 50W are available to match customer application requirements in research or industrial applications.
Zurich Instruments AG
Dr. S. Hafizovic
Dr. F. Heer
B. Hofstetter
Zurich Instruments makes instrumentation for dynamic signal analysis. Products include Lock-in amplifiers and Impedance Spectrometers.