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Greater Zurich: Home to the Top IT Companies in Europe

Switzerland is one of the top countries for information technology in the world. Greater Zurich in particular plays an important role in the digital economy as a base for IT companies in Europe.

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The Greater Zurich Area is a leading location for information technologies in Europe - just ask global tech giants like Apple, Disney, Google, Huawei, AWS, and IBM that have found success in the region. Companies that locate information technology operations in the Greater Zurich Area benefit from the wide availability of skilled talent, opportunities for cooperative efforts with top universities and innovative start-ups, and a stable, business-friendly atmosphere.

As one of the top countries in information technology, Switzerland has a robust IT infrastructure and a longstanding reputation for confidentiality. Swiss data protection laws appeal to international software development companies looking for the highest levels of data protection to store global information.

Combining the fact that Switzerland is a multilingual country with its ranking as the world's leading talent hub, it is no wonder that Greater Zurich has a successful track record of helping the world’s top tech companies launch operations here. The technological workforce largely speaks English, and the region has a thriving and diverse expatriate community.

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Artificial intelligence

Leading artificial intelligence in Europe, Switzerland and the Greater Zurich Area have occupied top positions in worldwide rankings for innovative strength and talent availability in this sector. In Greater Zurich, artificial intelligence companies collaborate with academic institutions to cultivate an ecosystem of innovation, draw on a pool of talent, and share technical expertise.

Top-tier research institutes, including ETH Zurich and the Swiss AI Lab IDSIA, continue to rank among the leading technical institutes in the world and attract the best talent. The top AI companies in Europe, including Google, IBM, Microsoft, FacebookMeta, and Oracle have chosen to have offices in the Greater Zurich Area.

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Computer vision

The Greater Zurich Area is one of the world’s leading centers for computer vision. The region is home to the most advanced machine learning in Europe – thanks to leading universities, top talents, a dynamic start-up scene, and global tech giants such as Google, Apple, FacebookMeta, Microsoft, IBM, Huawei, Oracle and Disney.

Many organizations lack the resources or specific skill set to implement computer vision alone. Instead, they turn to centers of excellence for their needs. With our region’s coding and technological expertise, as well as deep experience in implementing real-world applications, those organizations know they can find the software solutions they need in the Greater Zurich Area.

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Virtual reality and augmented reality

Companies involved in spatial computing technologies such as virtual, augmented or mixed reality encounter outstanding conditions in the Greater Zurich Area. The highly qualified technical workforce includes around 200,000 IT computer specialists that use big data in tandem with augmented reality to deliver exceptional return on investment.

Greater Zurich is home to research facilities with global recognition that can meet the growing demand for AR in applications such as marketing, video entertainment, gaming and events. Worldwide technology leaders such as Meta, Google, Magic Leap and Microsoft have chosen to develop and continue the technological advancement of their VR/AR solutions in Zurich.

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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity, one of the world’s most important areas of technology, thrives in the Greater Zurich Area. ETH Zurich has one of the top five teams in the world in the field of cybersecurity and the Greater Zurich offers an innovative scene of small and mid-size companies involved in researching solutions for safer data processing. Artificial intelligence and machine learning can be applied to find anomalies, analyze malware, detect bots, identify malicious code, and make predictions.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has increased potential cybersecurity risks to consumers’ data, but Switzerland has a proven history as a safe place for valuable assets in the physical and digital economy. The region’s highly qualified technical workforce and excellent quality of life are bonus factors to companies that choose to locate in the Greater Zurich Area.

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Google's powerful AI research in Greater Zurich

Switzerland is one of Google’s most important research locations in the world. Here’s an interview with Jennifer Wadsworth, Research Coordinator at the AI Center ETH Zurich, and Behshad Behzadi, Vice President of Engineering at Google Cloud in Zurich, about how excellence in academic research and entrepreneurial innovation are combining in the age of AI.

AI expertise in Greater Zurich attracts companies like a magnet

As partners of the ETH AI Center in Zurich, companies enjoy immediate proximity to the talent pool and the beating heart of research concerning artificial intelligence (AI). This has already drawn in players such as Zalando, Ernst & Young, and Viseca to become a part of this dynamic ecosystem.

Google opens innovation center in Zurich

Zurich - Google has officially opened its innovation center situated on Europaallee in downtown Zurich. With around 5,000 employees, the Zurich location is the IT giant’s largest development hub outside of the USA. The Californian firm is seeking further growth in Zurich over the years to come.

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Zurich/Chicago - The robotics start-up Sevensense will be presenting its new solution for the testing of its autonomous robot system known as Alphasense Autonomy at the logistics trade fair ProMAT in Chicago. Alphasense Autonomy is intended to accelerate the development and deployment of AMRs and AGVs, while also offering improved performance and expanding their operational capabilities.

Companies are actively harnessing the AI ecosystem of the Greater Zurich Area

Companies harness Greater Zurich’s AI ecosystem

In the field of artificial intelligence, there are many Swiss companies collaborating with research institutes that are renowned for their work in this sector. Zurich is an important hub for this. The first Swiss AI Report shows that this topic has become a priority for the economy.

Microsoft Technology Center opens in The Circle

Kloten - Microsoft Switzerland has officially opened the Microsoft Technology Center at its headquarters at Zurich Airport. Here, customers can test industry-specific scenarios under real-life conditions and are supported on their own digital transformation journey.

Rolf Sonderegger, CEO of Kistler Group, appreciates proximity to renowned universities.

Kistler is shaping autonomous systems of the future

Kistler Group, with headquarters in the Greater Zurich Area, is a global market leader in the field of dynamic measurement technology. It has been on a path of innovation here since 1959 and is committed to shaping the future of autonomous driving, says CEO Rolf Sonderegger.

Greater Zurich startup revolutionizes market research with AI

The first Swiss AI Report shows that many companies in Switzerland are prioritizing artificial intelligence (AI) and creating innovative projects in this area. One example of this is the tool that the successful startup Caplena from the Greater Zurich Area has developed to analyze customer testimonials.

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Disney Research

Zurich is home to the only Disney Research center located in Europe due to it's quality of life, talent, proximity to ETH Zurich, and the local expertise of visual computing.

FunPlus

Discover why top gaming companies choose Greater Zurich: FunPlus, one of the world’s largest private gaming companies, has established its global headquarters in Zug. It benefits from Greater Zurich's reliability, international talent pool, and growing gaming ecosystem. With over 2,000 team members worldwide, the company continues to shape the future of interactive entertainment and expand its presence across Europe and beyond.

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Google Switzerland

After 20 years in town, Google is an integral part of the Zurich ecosystem, and enjoys the internationality, great partnerships and wealth of innovative ideas offered by Zurich as a business location.

Huawei

Huawei Technologies has been present in the Greater Zurich Area since 2012 and opened the Zurich Research Center in Oerlikon in 2021 in addition to its location in Dübendorf: on 1,000 m2, the focus is on basic research and gaining knowledge in the area of future computing. Huawei appreciates the availability of talent, the international outlook and the high quality of life in the Greater Zurich Area.