Organisation behind Research and Innovation
Members of the Foundation Board
To support the development of the research infrastructure, the HAGERBACH Foundation was established. Through its organisational structure, the Foundation ensures the required scientific evaluation and the associated monitoring of the use of foundation assets in accordance with its organisational regulations.
Members of the Foundation Board:
- Dr. Tobias Walser (ETH Zurich)
- Helen Amberg (Representative of VSH)
- Prof. Matthias Sulzer (EMPA)
Members of the Scientific Council
In addition, the VSH Board of Directors and its management are supported by a Scientific Counsil. This body accompanies the development process, promotes collaboration with other research institutions and industry partners, and provides advice on strategic orientation.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board:
- Prof. Dr. Lyesse Laloui (EPFL Lausanne)
- Prof. Dr. Eleni Chatzi (ETH Zurich)
- Prof. Dr. Jörg Worlitschek (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts)
Hagerbach Test Gallery is a non-profit limited company
It was founded in 1970 with the aim of building a research, test, training and dissemination infrastructure for Switzerland‘s pioneering engineering activities in underground space use.
Hagerbach always offered companies and educational institutions the opportunity to test innovations for the construction and operation of infrastructure systems on a large scale before they are applied in reality. This is done on a total length of more than 5 km of tunnels. The connected caverns vary in dimensions and provide in total more than 25.000 m2 of test and lab-area.
Thanks to the legal security provided by integration in the zoning plan, Hagerbach Test Gallery can continue to grow, flexibly and purposefully.
