Presentation given by Matthias Kaiserswerth, Director, IBM Research - Zurich Laboratory, SATW Congress, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, September 25, 2009

1. Dr. Matthias Kaiserswerth
Director, IBM Research - Zurich
IBM Innovations: Made in Switzerland
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5. IBM Research - Zurich
AGENDA
๏ Introduction to IBM Research
๏ IBM Research in CH (1956 - today)
๏ IBM Research - Zurich Innovations
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6. IBM Research - Zurich
IBM Research Comes to Switzerland in 1956
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7. IBM Research - Zurich Today
- 350 Persons including
employees, pre-docs and
post-docs and visiting
scientists
- 30 different nationalities
- 90 Collaborative projects
with universities, industrial
partners and governments
- New Nanotech Center to
open in 2011
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8. Our Major Accomplishments
Science Business Impact
 Scanning tunneling microscope  High-speed modems
 Atomic force microscope  IBM Token Ring LAN
 High-Tc superconductivity  PRIZMA switch
 Nanoscience / nanoengineering  Read channels for disk and tape
 Trellis-coded modulation drives
 PRML & NPML  Chip I/O
 Cryptographic protocols  JCOP (smart cards)
 Computational biochemistry &  Tivoli Risk Manager
materials science  Secure solutions
 Chip cooling technologies  Business optimization
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9. IBM Research - Zurich
Nobel Laureates
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10. IBM Research - Zurich
AGENDA
๏ Introduction to IBM Research
๏ IBM Research in CH (1956 - today)
๏ IBM Research - Zurich Innovations
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11. AQUASAR
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A first-of-a-kind water-cooled
supercomputer that will directly
repurpose excess heat for ETH
Zurich buildings during the winter.
Aquasar will decrease the carbon
footprint of the system by up to
85% and is estimated to save up
to 30 tons of CO2 per year
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12. SECURITY ON A STICK
Specialized USB stick adds an
extra level of security and protects
online banking transactions
despite attacks on personal
computers

13. Opening in the Spring
2011 in Rüschlikon, IBM
and ETH Zurich will
jointly collaborate to
explore the field of
NANOSCIENCE nanoscience in a unique
COLLABORATION partnership

14. ONE STEP POINT OF An innovative new test
CARE DIAGNOSTICS that can accurately
diagnose dozens of
diseases in minutes,
instead of hours and days

15. IBM Research - Zurich
Summary
• IBM Research in Switzerland was a
strategic decision
• Collaborating is critical
• Don’t be fooled, we have talent here, but
we need to work globally
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Zurich Research Lab
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