Our research and development projects are financed by national funding agencies, authorities and national and international companies. Our collaborations with national and international universities and research institutions involve e. g. common diploma and PhDstudents as well as shared projects and teaching activities. We are member of Nanocem, a consortium of European academic and industrial partners targeted at fundamental research in the field of cement and concrete.

National partners

• Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department Water Resources and Drinking Water, Water-Rock Interaction
• ETH Zürich, Institute for Building Materials (IfB)
• EPFL Lausanne, Laboratory of Construction Materials (LMC)
• Hochschule Luzern, Fachbereich Bautechnik
• Hochschule für Technik Zürich, Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen
• Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management (LES)
• University of Bern, Institute for Geological Sciences

International partners

• Delft University of Technology, Microlab
• NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Materials and Construction Research Division, Inorganic Materials Group
• Princeton University, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
• Purdue University, Cement and Concrete Materials
• SINTEF, Building and Infrastructure  / Materials and Structures
• Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Bauchemie
• Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Keramik, Glas und Baustofftechnik
• Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Angewandte Mineralogie
• Universität Weimar, F.A. Finger-Institut für Baustoffkunde