Team:ETH Zurich/ETH Zuerich

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Zuerich

View of the inner city with the four main churches visible, and the Albis in the backdrop

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural center and sometimes called the "cultural capital" of Switzerland. The political capital of Switzerland is Berne. Zurich can be considered one of the world's preeminent global cities. According to several surveys from 2006 to 2008, Zurich was voted as the city with the best quality of life in the world.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuerich 1]

ETH Zuerich

ETH Hoenggerberg with the new HIT building

The ETH Zurich is a science and technology university in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Locals sometimes refer to the ETH as "Poly", derived from its original name "Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum" or "Federal Polytechnic Institute".

Like its sister institution "École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne", it is an integral part of the ETH domain and directly subordinate to the "Federal Department of Home Affairs".

The ETH is an internationally oriented university. It is a founding member of the "IDEA League" and the "International Alliance of Research Universities" (IARU). Additionally, it is a member of the "Top Industrial Managers for Europe" network.

Our Lab

Our Workingplace

For our work on the iGEM project, Prof. Panke provided us working space in his "Bioprocess Laboratory" of the ETH Zurich.

CAB/CNB Building

It is located in the CNB building in the center of Zurich.

Past Teams

2007 Igem Team

2007 ETHZ Igem Team

[http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php?title=ETHZ 2007 ETHZ Igem Wiki]

2006 Igem Team

2006 ETHZ Igem Team

[http://parts.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/ETH_Zurich_2006 2006 ETHZ Igem Wiki]

2005 Igem Team

2005 ETHZ Igem Team

[http://parts.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/ETH_Zurich_2005 2005 ETHZ Igem Wiki]

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-For our work on the Igem project Prof. Panke provided us with a working place in his group at the Bioprocess Laboratory of ETH Zuerich.
+For our work on the iGEM project, Prof. Panke provided us working space in his "Bioprocess Laboratory" of the ETH Zurich.
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 [[Image:ETH_building1.jpg|left|thumb|250px|CAB/CNB Building]]
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