ETH makes laboratory equipment available for coronavirus tests TechTransfer ETH Zurich Coronavirus testing is an essential part of identifying infected people and curbing the spread of the pandemic. To speed up the testing process, the Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich has made its laboratory equipment available to the canton of Thurgau. Coronavirus Cooperation Further Reading “We need to buy time for a vaccine against the coronavirus” EPFL Knowns and unknowns about the new coronavirus EPFL Showing solidarity: students offer pharmacies their support ETH Zurich EPFL Reducing the risk of infection ETH Zurich How strong rains flush antibiotic-resistant bacteria into rivers Eawag Start your Day with the brightest Minds. “In a crisis like this, an antiviral drug could buy us some time” Research EPFL Francesco Stellacci, a professor in EPFL’s School of Engineering, discusses his research in the field of nanomedicine and how it could help us get past the coronavirus crisis. Coronavirus COVID-19: "Economics alone won't get us through this” Politics EPFL Jean-Pierre Danthine, an EPFL professor and the managing director of the Enterprise for Society Center (E4S), discusses the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis in Switzerland and worldwide, and argues that the future depends on government policy responses. Coronavirus How digital humanities can help in a pandemic Teaching EPFL With the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a race against the clock to implement science-based measures to protect society’s most vulnerable populations. Public engagement with data has never been more urgent, and as EPFL professor Robert West explains, digital humanities research has a key role to play. Coronavirus Data Sciences Digital Humanities The ETH Domain strives to strengthen the competitiveness of Switzerland in the long term and contribute to the development of society through excellence in research, teaching and knowledge and technology transfer. Swiss Scientific COVID-19 Task Force Research ETH Board Switzerland, as many countries worldwide, is facing a huge healthcare crisis. The country, but also our institutions, are challenged to find the best approach to address the current pandemic.
