ETH Zurich's portfolio attracted a record $649m in funding last year, and the university also spawned more businesses year-on-year.
ETH Zurich generated a total of 30 spinouts during 2019, up three on the 27 launched in the previous year.
The total is 50% greater than the 20 spinouts ETH Zurich launched in 2010, with six of the new businesses focusing on materials-related applications.
A further 10 ETH Zurich spinouts debuted in the information and communications technology space. Biotech and pharmaceuticals accounted for four of the companies, as did the mechanical engineering and aerospace segment.
ETH spinouts attracted a total $649m in funding over the course of 2019, a new record for the university, which also celebrated its first unicorn last year. Germany-based travel activity booking platform GetYourGuide achieved the landmark, having secured a $2bn valuation on the back of its $484m series E round in May 2019.
ETH Zurich-founded logistics sensor technology business Nexxiot collected $35.2m in the same month, before workplace…
