Lindau with AgroVet-Strickhof
Research Station for Plant Sciences
The Research Station for Plant Sciences Lindau is an ETH Zurich facility belonging to the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAS). It offers the participating professorships at D-USYS and D-BIOL the opportunity to conduct plant science experiments. Facilities include excellent greenhouses and climate chambers, as well as laboratories and a small agricultural experimental plot.
Besides research activities, the station is used for practical courses and excursions with students. A special advantage of the location is the proximity to and excellent working relationship with the cantonal agricultural competence centre Strickhof.
AgroVet-Strickhof
At the AgroVet-Strickhof platform, ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, and Strickhof cobine their expertise in livestock sciences. Their common purpose is future-oriented research and education, and exploiting operational synergies.
Following a holistic approach “From feed to food”, they address questions relating to livestock science and animal health in an interdisciplinary and practice-based manner.
AgroVet-Strickhof is spread across four sites: external pageLindau (ZH), external pageWülflingen (ZH), external pageFrüebüel (Walchwil ZG), and external pageAlp Weissenstein (Bergün GR). Located at different altitudes, they provide an optimal mix.
At the main site in Lindau (ZH), several new buildings with state-of-the-art research infrastructure were built between 2015 and 2017.
Area plan
Building information
Getting there
Travelling by public transport
From Zurich Main Station (“Hauptbahnhof”) take S-Bahn train line S3 towards Wetzikon, alighting at Effretikon station. From Effretikon take bus no. 650 towards Kemptthal (via Lindau), alighting at Eschikon. The building and greenhouses of the ETH Research Station are about 300 m from the bus station.
You will require a ticket that is valid for three zones (110, 121, 122) for the journey from Zurich to Eschikon.
Travelling by car
- Take motorway exit Effretikon, then turn right towards Effretikon centre (“Zentrum”).
- After around 600 m, turn right again towards Brütten (see signs).
- After 1.8 km, having arrived in Eschikon, turn left in front of the glass greenhouses (see signs to “ETH”).
- After around 40 m, turn right through the open sliding gate.
- After around 50 m you will find visitor parking (“P Besucher”).
30 car parking spaces and 25 covered bicycle parking spaces are available.