Innovation Section

This section

• is responsible for the continuing development and implementation of the Environmental Research Plan and for planning in the area of research;
• deals with the strategic, operational and administrative work of the Advisory Commission on Environmental Research;
• plans the federal office's research contracts and contributions, allots funding and coordinates the work of the ARAMIS research information system;
• deals with support for environmental technologies according to the Environmental Protection Act by allotting federal contributions intended for this purpose;
• collaborates closely with private firms working in the area of the environment and with institutions for applied research;
• follows innovation and long-term developments in the area of environmental technology at the international level.

Topics:

Environmental research

Innovation

Personnel

Daniel Zürcher
Position: head of section
Responsibilities: innovation policy, promotion of environmental technologies, resource efficiency, expert technology fund
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Pierre Queloz
Position: deputy head of section
Responsibilities: coordination and quality assurance environmental research, Research Master Plan Environment, secretariat Koko OFU/ORE, REPIC
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Ursula Frei
Responsibilities: promotion of environmental technologies, Reffnet.ch
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Marlene Glauser
Responsibilities: promotion of environmental technologies
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Rebekka Strasser
Responsibilities: coordination and quality assurance environmental research, Research Master Plan Environment, secretariat Koko UF, CORE
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Last modification 01.12.2020