Federal Institute for Materials Testing and Development
- Country: Switzerland
- Type: Education
- Website: www.empa.ch
- Update: 05-02
The Federal Institute for Materials Testing and Development (EMPA; Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs-und Forschungsanstalt) is Switzerland's leading institute of higher education for materials research, founded in 1880 in German-speaking Switzerland, and is dedicated to the study of application-oriented materials.