Innovation

Collaborate with Data Scientists for your organization

Today, there is a gap between data scientists and business domain experts, which limits the impact of AI in Switzerland. Many organizations wish to be accompanied by an external, neutral partner in their digital transformation journey. These partnerships must provide innovative solutions to organizations’ business challenges. The SDSC teams provide support in gathering, analyzing and exploiting data at best.

Value proposition

How we help organizations become more data-driven

Deliver

  • Proofs of concept
  • Tailored coaching and expertise

We collaborate with organizations on strategic business cases by delivering robust, effective proofs-of-concept that can be easily industrialized. We provide expertise and impartial feedback on organizations’ data-driven initiatives.

Educate

  • Training and events
  • Capability enhancement

We help organizations gain maturity and impact in data-driven decision-making by providing bespoke coaching and training by our professional data scientists.

Transfer

  • Capacity building
  • Academic experts

We help organizations set up an AI and data science strategy and recruit specialized and dedicated data scientists.

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In 2022, we embarked on a collaborative journey with SDSC to exploit innovation in machine learning and enable model-informed precision medicine. The expertise and cutting-edge methodologies brought in by the SDSC team have been instrumental in advancing deeper understanding of patient factors influencing disease progression and clinical outcomes.

Nadia Terranova
PhD, Head of QP Advanced Data Analytics, Merck

"In our journey towards Augmented Creation, SDSC is a key partner, providing strong data science & AI capabilities. Their unique set-up, combining academic and industry expertise, brings true value to our digital strategy."

Philippe Glénat
VP Digital Lab / Firmenich

"In our digitalization journey, the SDSC is an essential source of academic and industrial data science expertise, as well as a flexible partner for delivering tangible outputs."

Matthias Graeber
Head of Data Science / Bühler Group

"Collaboration with SDSC was key in advancing EKZ’s innovation. Their state-of-the-art expertise in data science and AI at both scientific and industrial level significantly impacted our daily operations. Their domain expertise helped turning complex data into clear and actionable plans that impacted our business."

Marina Gonzalez Vaya
Head of New Technology / Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)

Collaboration

Ways of collaboration

Research agreements

One or more data scientist(s) hosted and managed by the Swiss Data Science Center

  • Hands-on data science work by a full-time SDSC professional
  • Project-related meetings with the collaboration lead
  • Organization of relevant use case workshops Ad hoc access to machine learning experts

Memberships & Community building

Bespoke coaching/supervision, training & joint thematic workshops

  • Campus immersion for your data scientists
  • Support to data science footprint growth & talent retention
  • Premium: Support to hiring for Member’s AI team

Included in all collaborations


  • Invitation to cross-industry events (for data scientists)
  • Participation to SDSC Executives' Meetup (for executives)
  • Connection with academia (e.g. MSc students), social media promotion

Latest case studies

Smart Waste Collection with AI-Empowered Planning
Public Sector

Smart Waste Collection with AI-Empowered Planning

City of Burgdorf deploys adaptive algorithms to save critical resources.
Enhancing Parliamentary Services with Generative AI
Public Sector

Enhancing Parliamentary Services with Generative AI

Partly motivated by Inter-Parliamentary Union directives, the Swiss Parliament departments are exploring uses of generative AI in collaboration with academic institutions. The SDSC team was mandated to create a custom chat assistant powered by state-of-the-art LLMs and a robust RAG system to support complex multilingual interactions for information retrieval.
An artificial intelligence-based system for augmented cell & gene therapies
Private sector

An artificial intelligence-based system for augmented cell & gene therapies

Tigen is a clinical-stage biotech company, founded in 2017 and based in Switzerland, with a mission to bridge the gap between academic research and commercially viable therapies, particularly in the field of T cell-based cancer treatments.

News

Latest news

First National Calls: 50 selected projects to start in 2025First National Calls: 50 selected projects to start in 2025
March 12, 2025

First National Calls: 50 selected projects to start in 2025

First National Calls: 50 selected projects to start in 2025

50 proposals were selected through the review processes of the SDSC's first National Calls.
AIXD | Generative AI toolbox for architects and engineersAIXD | Generative AI toolbox for architects and engineers
January 22, 2025

AIXD | Generative AI toolbox for architects and engineers

AIXD | Generative AI toolbox for architects and engineers

Introducing AIXD (AI-eXtended Design), a toolbox for forward and inverse modeling for exhaustive design exploration.
Smartair | An active learning algorithm for real-time acquisition and regression of flow field dataSmartair | An active learning algorithm for real-time acquisition and regression of flow field data
May 1, 2024

Smartair | An active learning algorithm for real-time acquisition and regression of flow field data

Smartair | An active learning algorithm for real-time acquisition and regression of flow field data

We’ve developed a smart solution for wind tunnel testing that learns as it works, providing accurate results faster. It provides an accurate mean flow field and turbulence field reconstruction while shortening the sampling time.

Collaboration

Industries

  • Agri-food production
  • Energy
  • Private Banking
  • Manufacturing
  • Design
  • …and more

Public Sector

  • Energy
  • Support in hiring highly-qualified AI teams
  • Collaborate on data-driven projects featuring multi-disciplinary teams

NGOs

  • Volunteer training
  • Hands-on contribution
  • Humanitarian action quantification reports

Team

A team of professionals for data science collaborations

Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang
Sr. Data Scientist
Academia
Isinsu Katircioglu
Isinsu Katircioglu
Sr. Data Scientist
Academia
Chiara Preti
Chiara Preti
Data Scientist
Innovation
Carlos Vivar Ríos
Carlos Vivar Ríos
ORD Engineer
Open-Research
Paraskevi Nousi
Paraskevi Nousi
Sr. Data Scientist
Academia
Elisabet Capón García
Elisabet Capón García
Renku Open Research Community Manager
Renku

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