Workshop
Workshop
The workshop will take place at IBM Research – Zurich in Rüschlikon, Switzerland, and cover the path to commercial exploitation of technical innovations in an industrial research environment. Participants will learn about future applications of photonic and electronic devices as well as quantum information technology as envisioned by IBM Research. It will include a tour of the local state-of-the-art cleanroom, the highly shielded, so-called “noise-free” laboratories, and other relevant facilities. An introduction will be given to innovation management, technology transfer, and in general the challenges of taking research innovation to the market from the perspective of a large corporation. It will include presentations and discussions with experts in these areas. Overall, the students will gain valuable insight into the operation of a world-leading industrial research laboratory and the path to market for innovations.
Agenda
| Day 1, Thursday, 13 February 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event / Speaker |
| 08:45 | Arrival & Registration Reception desk, IBM Research – Zurich |
| 09:00 | 
Opening remarks
|
| 09:15 | 
“About IBM Research”
|
| 10:00 | 
“Quantum computing at IBM ”
|
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 |
“Integrated nanophotonics with gallium phosphide”
|
| 12:30 | Lunch, IBM Cafeteria |
| 13:30 | Lab tours 1. Binnig & Rohrer Nanotechnology Center 2. Noise-free labs 3. Quantum technologies lab |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 | 
“Coherent phenomena of polymers and perovskites in the strong light-matter interaction regime”
|
| 16:15 | 
“Barium titanate photonics — From atoms to a technology”
|
| 17:15 |
Remarks & announcements
|
| 17:30 | Adjourn |
| 18:30 | Dinner Hotel Belvoir |
| Day 2, Friday, 14 February 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event / Speaker |
| 08:45 | Arrival, Reception desk, IBM Research |
| 09:00 |
Remarks & announcements
|
| 09:15 | 
“From the lab to the market: The IBM Research experience”
|
| 10:15 | 
“Opportunities and challenges in commercialising siliconoxynitride optical waveguide technology”
|
| 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 | 
“Opportunities and challenges of founding your own high-tech startup”
Felix Holzner |
| 12:45 | Lunch, IBM Cafeteria |
| 13:45 | 
“Bringing new point-of-care diagnostics from the lab to the bed: A multidimensional challenge”
|
| 14:45 | Lab tours |
| 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 |
Concluding remarks
|
| 16:30 | Adjourn |
| Day 1, Thursday, 13 February 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Event / Speaker |
| 08:45 | Arrival & Registration Reception desk, IBM Research – Zurich |
| 09:00 |
Opening remarks
|
| 09:15 | “About IBM Research”
|
| 10:00 | “Quantum Computing”
|
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 |
“Integrated nanophotonics with gallium phosphide”
|
| 12:30 | Lunch, IBM Cafeteria |
| 13:30 | Lab tours 1. Binnig & Rohrer Nanotechnology Center 2. Noise-free labs 3. Quantum technologies lab |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 | “Coherent phenomena of polymers and perovskites in the strong light-matter interaction regime”
|
| 16:15 | “Barium titanate photonics — From atoms to a technology”
|
| 17:15 |
Remarks & announcements
|
| 17:30 | Adjourn |
| 18:30 | Dinner Hotel Belvoir |
| Day 2, Friday, 14 February 2020 | |
| Time | Event / Speaker |
| 08:45 | Arrival, Reception desk, IBM Research |
| 09:00 |
Remarks & announcements
|
| 09:15 |
“From the lab to the market: the IBM Research experience”
|
| 10:15 |
“Opportunities and challenges in commercialising siliconoxynitride optical waveguide technology”
|
| 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 |
“Opportunities and challenges of founding your own high-tech startup”
Felix Holzner |
| 12:45 | Lunch, IBM Cafeteria |
| 13:45 |
“Bringing new point-of-care diagnostics from the lab to the bed: A multidimensional challenge”
|
| 14:45 | Lab tours |
| 15:45 | Coffee break |
| 16:15 |
Concluding remarks
|
| 16:30 | Adjourn |
Fee and payment
Workshop fee CHF 200. Payment by invoice to be sent with confirmation.
Lunches and the dinner on Thursday, February 13, are included.
Not included: Other meals, accommodations, and travel expenses.
Registration
Fee and payment
Workshop fee CHF 200. Payment by invoice to be sent with confirmation.
Lunches and the dinner on Thursday, February 13, are included.
Not included: Other meals, accommodations, and travel expenses.
Registration
Venue
Venue
IBM Research – Zurich
Säumerstrasse 4
CH–8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland
Tel. (+41) 44 724 8111
GPS coordinates: 47.309820, 8.545411
Directions to IBM Research – Zurich
A taxi from Zurich airport takes 30 to 40 minutes and costs approximately CHF 100 (CHF 50 from downtown Zurich).
It is considerably less expensive (approx. CHF 10 to 16) by train, see details below.
A bus from Zurich Bürkliplatz takes you almost to the door of the IBM Research – Zurich site in Rüschlikon, see details below.
By public transportation (click to open or close)
You can find information about public transportation around Zurich at the ZVV website. Please make sure you have a valid ticket before you board a train, tram or bus. You can get these tickets from vending machines or ticket counters at the Zurich Airport and Zurich main station (on buses with 3-digit numbers you can buy a ticket from the driver if there is no ticket machine at the bus stop). There are random ticket inspections on trains, trams and buses and you will be fined 90 CHF (plus the ticket) if you are caught traveling without a valid ticket—no exceptions made for foreigners.
Timetables and fares for public transportation throughout Switzerland can be found here. Enter, for example, “Zurich airport” as the point of departure and “Ruschlikon, Saumerstrasse” as the destination.
From the Rüschlikon train station (click to open or close)
Upon arriving at the Rüschlikon train station from Zurich, walk back about 200 m towards Zurich. Pass under the tracks and under Nidelbadstrasse. Here you can either wait for the bus (the bus stop is directly over the underpass), or continue walking up the hill via Vordergasse, the narrow lane right at the bus stop. (Not recommended on icy days or for guests with luggage.) Cross Alte Landstrasse and continue up Burain lane. Take the right-hand fork at the top of the steps. Continue along the path and up more steps to reach Säumerstrasse, then turn right and continue to the IBM site.
By bus (click to open or close)
Bus No. 165 takes you from Zurich Bürkliplatz at the lake to Rüschlikon “Säumerstrasse” bus stop, see maps. Note that this bus is only convenient if you are already in downtown Zurich. From the main train station, take tram 11 towards “Rehalp” to get to Bürkliplatz. The bus stop is located in the Bahnhofstrasse just off Bürkliplatz.)
See schedules: Go to Timetables.
By car (click to open or close)
Coming southbound from the airport or downtown Zurich:
Follow green signs “Zurich” — “A1 / A4 Nordring ” — “A3 Westring / Chur”. Take exit “Thalwil / Rüschlikon”. At end of ramp, enter the roundabout and take 2nd exit onto Eggstrasse. At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit (=turn right) onto Feldimoosstrasse, then left at the next intersection onto Säumerstrasse.
Coming northbound on freeway A3:
Take exit “Thalwil/Rüschlikon/Adliswil”. At end of ramp, enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit (=turn right), following signs to “Adliswil/Rüschlikon”. At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit (=turn right), then at the 3rd roundabout, take the 1st exit (=turn right) onto Feldimoosstrasse, then left at the next intersection onto Säumerstrasse.
By rental car (click to open or close)
Note that all cars using Swiss freeways (motorways) have to display a toll sticker called a “vignette” attached to the windshield. One can buy a vignette for CHF 40 at border crossings and customs offices as well as at gas stations throughout Switzerland. They are valid for the calendar year. This means that, although it is no problem to take, for example, a German rental car into Switzerland, you will most likely have to buy and attach a Swiss vignette yourself, because German cars do not necessarily have them. Please also note that most car rental companies charge a considerable additional fee if you return a German rental car in Switzerland.
Here is information about the Swiss freeway vignette.
On foot (click to open or close)
To walk up the hill from Rüschlikon train station to IBM Research – Zurich’s site, pass under the tracks and under Nidelbadstrasse. Continue walking up the hill via Vordergasse, the narrow lane right at the bus stop (not recommended on icy days or for guests with luggage.) Cross Alte Landstrasse and continue up Burain lane. Take the right-hand fork at the top of the steps. Continue along the path and up more steps to reach Säumerstrasse, then turn right and continue to the IBM site.
Approx. 15 minutes uphill.
Accommodation 
Payable directly at Guesthouse Nidelbad
Address
Eggrainweg 3
CH-8803 Rüschlikon
Switzerland
Phone +41 44 724 74 44
Fax +41 44 724 74 45
Make reservation (Message: IBM MICROCOMB)
Available rooms
15 rooms with WC/shower, CHF 115 per person
5 rooms with wash basin, shower not ensuite, CHF 84 per person
Your hosts
Ruth Guskar-Osborne
Workshop secretariat
Paul Seidler
Research Staff Member
Quantum Technology
Funding
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 812818.
