Direct Mandates

Collaborate with Data Scientists for your organization

Today, there is a gap between data scientists and business domain experts, which limits the impact of AI. Many organizations wish to be accompanied by an external, neutral partner in their digital transformation journey. These partnerships must provide innovative solutions to organizations’ business challenges. The SDSC teams provide support in gathering, analyzing and exploiting data at best.

Value proposition

How we help organizations become more data-driven

Deliver

Proofs of concept and Minimum Viable Products
Tailored coaching and expertise

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We collaborate with organizations on strategic business cases by delivering robust, effective proofs-of-concept that can be easily industrialized. We provide expertise and impartial feedback on organizations’ data-driven initiatives.

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Educate

Training and events
Capability enhancement

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We help organizations gain maturity and impact in data-driven decision-making by providing bespoke coaching and training by our professional data scientists.

Transfer

Capacity building
Academic experts

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We help organizations set up an AI and data science strategy and recruit specialized and dedicated data scientists.

projects

Canton de Vaud: ENERBAT

Data-Driven Pathways to Net Zero for the Canton of Vaud’s Building Portfolio

Completed

Energy & Sustainability

Climate & Environment

Public sector

OneDoc: Ask Doki

Enhancing Healthcare Access with GenAI-empowered Booking Assistance

Completed

Digital Society

Health & Biomedical

Private sector

ICRC: Patterns of violence

Monitoring patterns of violence with data science

Completed

Digital Society

NGO

All projects

Collaboration

Ways of collaboration

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Research agreements

One or more data scientist(s) hosted and managed by the Swiss Data Science Center
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Hands-on data science work by a full-time SDSC professional
Project-related meetings with the collaboration lead
Organization of relevant use case workshops Ad hoc access to machine learning experts

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Memberships & Community building

Bespoke coaching/supervision, training & joint thematic workshops
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Campus immersion for your data scientists
Support to data science footprint growth & talent retention
Premium: Support to hiring for Member’s AI team

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Cantonal programs for SMEs

Dedicated programs funded by Swiss Cantons to promote AI impact for SMEs

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Coaching and training
Projects in collaboration with Cantonal and Applied Science universities

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National calls

Yearly calls for collaboration to ensure that novelty developed by academia and public sector unleashes its full potential in production and end-user contexts

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Projects with in-kind contribution by SDSC data scientists
Expertise mandates delivered by senior SDSC scientists

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NGO and IO programs

Initiatives to help Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and International Organizations (IOs) integrate artificial intelligence into their missions

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Collaboration with ETH domain centers and international Foundations
Training programs to develop AI maturity
Projects with in-kind contribution by SDSC data scientists

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Other mandates

Further types of mandates are also possible and evaluated on a case-by-case basis, including:

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Innovation cheques and Innosuisse projects
Service agreements
Bespoke training (see Education)

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In 2022, we embarked on a collaborative journey with SDSC to exploit innovation in machine learning and enable model-informed precision medicine. The expertise and cutting-edge methodologies brought in by the SDSC team have been instrumental in advancing deeper understanding of patient factors influencing disease progression and clinical outcomes.

Nadia Terranova

PhD, Head of QP Advanced Data Analytics, Merck

"In our journey towards Augmented Creation, SDSC is a key partner, providing strong data science & AI capabilities. Their unique set-up, combining academic and industry expertise, brings true value to our digital strategy."

Philippe Glénat

VP Digital Lab / Firmenich

"In our digitalization journey, the SDSC is an essential source of academic and industrial data science expertise, as well as a flexible partner for delivering tangible outputs."

Matthias Graeber

Head of Data Science / Bühler Group

"Collaboration with SDSC was key in advancing EKZ’s innovation. Their state-of-the-art expertise in data science and AI at both scientific and industrial level significantly impacted our daily operations. Their domain expertise helped turning complex data into clear and actionable plans that impacted our business."

Marina Gonzalez Vaya

Head of New Technology / Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)