Building a future where AI works for everyone requires strong partnerships. We place collaboration at the core of our mission, working across research, industry, and society to turn AI advances into real-world impact.
Together with our partners, we aim to:
Through these collaborations, ideas are transformed into solutions that benefit people, organizations, and society at large.
The list of our partners 
and collaborators is provided below.
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Swisscom is a strategic partner in the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI), jointly led by EPFL and ETH Zurich, strengthening its commitment to the development of artificial intelligence in Switzerland. As one of the first industry partners, Swisscom supports the development of innovative, reliable, and trustworthy AI solutions for the Swiss economy.
Julius Baer is a Swiss private banking and wealth management company, an industry member of the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI), and the first financial institution to join the initiative.
Google is an industry member of the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI), strengthening a long-standing collaboration with EPFL and ETH Zurich. Building on Google.org’s funding to advance AI research in Switzerland, the collaboration supports work in areas such as human-AI interaction, generative model evaluation, language innovation, and climate and weather applications, while reinforcing a shared commitment to an open, reliable, and impactful Swiss AI ecosystem.
Sony and EPFL collaborate under a framework agreement to foster dialogue across diverse research areas and advance artificial intelligence. The partnership strengthens connections between industry and academia while exploring how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and innovation.
The EPFL AI Center and the ETH AI Center jointly lead the Swiss National AI Initiative (Swiss AI). The initiative is the largest open science, open-source effort for AI foundation models worldwide, and the first initiative of the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI), a partnership between the ETH AI Center and the EPFL AI Center.
The EPFL AI Center and AITHYRA have launched a new research collaboration to advance cross-institutional work at the interface of artificial intelligence, computational biology, and bioengineering. The partnership builds on a shared commitment to advancing AI-driven science and innovation. Together, the two institutes explore cross-institutional challenges, strengthen knowledge exchange, and develop cutting-edge research integrating computational modeling, machine learning, and biochemical engineering.
The EPFL AI Center collaborates with the Swiss Data Science Center (SDSC) as part of the ETH Domain’s data science and AI ecosystem, supporting interdisciplinary research and applied data science initiatives.
The EPFL AI Center hosts the ELLIS Unit Lausanne as part of the ELLIS network of excellence, a pan-European initiative in artificial intelligence. The unit brings together researchers across disciplines to advance fundamental AI research, foster education and collaboration, and strengthen Europe’s leadership in machine learning and AI innovation.
The EPFL AI Center engages with Stanford HAI (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence) through a collaboration established under the Swiss National AI Institute (SNAI), jointly led by EPFL and ETH Zurich. The partnership supports long-term collaboration in AI research and education, with a focus on large-scale foundation models and their societal impact, strengthening academia’s role in advancing open and responsible AI.
The EuroTech Universities Alliance brings together six leading European universities of science and technology to strengthen research, innovation, and education. As one of its member institutions, EPFL contributes to this collaboration aimed at building a strong, sustainable, sovereign, and resilient Europe while addressing major societal challenges.
EPFL is a founding member of the International Computation and AI Network (ICAIN), a global initiative that aims to broaden access to computing infrastructure, data, and AI expertise. By bringing together academia, public institutions, and international partners, ICAIN supports collaborative research and promotes more equitable access to AI resources worldwide.
The EPFL AI Center engages with the National University of Singapore (NUS) through academic and innovation collaboration, fostering collaboration in research.
The EPFL AI Center is a member of the AI, Data and Robotics Association (Adra, asbl), the private-sector partner of the European Partnership on AI, Data and Robotics under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 4 on Digital, Industry and Space.
