{"id":94080,"date":"2021-03-30T15:15:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/il-cluster-life-sciences-di-zurigo-e-leconomia-che-verra\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T17:12:43","slug":"the-life-sciences-cluster-in-zurich-and-the-economy-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-life-sciences-cluster-in-zurich-and-the-economy-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Life Sciences&#8221; cluster in Zurich and the economy to come"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The &#8220;Life Sciences&#8221; cluster in Zurich and the economy to come<\/h1>\n<h3>A study in German commissioned by Standortf\u00f6rderung AWA Z\u00fcrich from BAK Economics tells of a district that is generous with medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical patents<\/h3>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic is putting a strain on the federal economy. In March 2020, a significant portion of public life came to a complete halt overnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/BAK_Economics_Studie_Life_Sciences_Cluster_Zuerich.pdf\">The study &#8220;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 2021-2022&#8221; by BAK Economics (in German)<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Medienpraesentation_BAK_Economics_Life_Sciences_Cluster_Zuerich.pdf\">The media presentation of the study &#8220;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 2021-2022&#8221; by BAK Economics (in German)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the infection and deaths dramatically progressed, companies had to adapt to new regulations, restrictions and requirements to protect their staff and customers from the virus.<br \/>\nIf, in general, the Zurich economy did not suffer a greater collapse than had actually been assumed in the run-up to the outbreak, this is also due to the fact that the canton has a diversified economic system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91722\" style=\"width: 989px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arbeitsplatze-nach-Bezirken.jpg\" alt=\"Le graduatorie di impiego dello studio Le graduatorie cantonali dello studio &quot;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 20212022&quot;\" width=\"989\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arbeitsplatze-nach-Bezirken.jpg 989w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arbeitsplatze-nach-Bezirken-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Arbeitsplatze-nach-Bezirken-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The employment rankings of the study &#8220;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 2021-2022&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As far as life sciences are concerned, the city on the banks of the Limmat is an exceptionally dynamic research location, where the number of world-class patents in the medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors is growing faster than anywhere else in the world.<br \/>\nAnd this is mainly due to the excellent conditions offered to university research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-two-federal-institutes-technology-in-lausanne-zurich-booming\/\"><strong>The two Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne and Zurich are booming.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/2-6-billion-value-from-zurich-innovation-park\/\"><strong>2.6 billion in value from the Zurich Innovation Park<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/bern-zuerich-aargau-focus-fiscal-innovation\/\"><strong>Bern, Zurich and Aargau focus on fiscal innovation&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/the-pillar-insurance-companies-of-the-zurich-marketplace\/\"><strong>Insurance companies pillar of Zurich&#8217;s marketplace<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/data-science-and-the-common-good-swiss-federal-institutes-of-technology-with-the-fso\/\"><strong>Data science and the common good: ETH with the FSO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The study &#8220;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 2021\/2022 Eine Studie der Standortf\u00f6rderung im Amt f\u00fcr Wirtschaft und Arbeit des Kantons Z\u00fcrich&#8221;, commissioned from BAK Economics by the cantonal administration, therefore focuses on the Zurich life sciences cluster, its innovative strength in an international comparison and development forecasts drawn up on the basis of a specific scenario.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91726\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-91726 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Le graduatorie cantonali dello studio &quot;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 20212022&quot;\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Kantonsranking-Zurich-mit-den-zweitmeisten-Arbeitsplatzen.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cantonal rankings of the &#8220;Clusterstudie Life Sciences Z\u00fcrich 2021-2022&#8221; study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study in German commissioned by Standortf\u00f6rderung AWA Z\u00fcrich from BAK Economics describes a district generous with medtech, biotech and pharmaceutical 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