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UZH Innovation Hub

The UZH Innovation Hub is a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Zurich. It serves as a central repository for knowledge and competencies at the university, connects students and researchers with the innovation ecosystem nationally and internationally and helps to turn research results into marketable products and transform innovative ideas into reality by founding start-ups.

From Visionary Idea to Launching a Company

The UZH Innovation Hub strengthens innovation at the University of Zurich in strategic thematic areas and increases the visibility of academic innovation successes. As a catalyst, the UZH Innovation Hub accelerates the development of new inventions and ideas and strengthens the transfer of innovative research and teaching to the economy and society.
UZH Innovation Hub: Mission and Impact

Innovation Clusters

Four strategic thematic clusters of the UZH Innovation Hub with intensive innovation activities have been identified: life sciences, digitalization, aerospace and healthy longevity. Further strategic themes will follow.
UZH Innovation Hub: Innovation Clusters

Toolbox for the Future

From developing an entrepreneurial mindset to receiving the UZH Startup Label: the UZH Innovation Hub offers customized support for researchers and students interested in starting a business, helping them take their innovative ideas to the next level and shape their future as entrepreneurs. The offers are structured in three steps:

  • Get started – for Innovators: Gain skills, prototype ideas & build the mindset
  • Take action – for Entrepreneurs: Move to the next level with funding & expertise
  • Speed up – for Founders: Access to support services, funding & networks

UZH Innovation Hub: From Ideation to Entrepreneurship

Weiterführende Informationen

Start-Ups and Spin-Offs

Since 1999, more than 100 spin-offs which develop or bring to market new products based on UZH technologies have been founded at the University of Zurich. A number of other start-ups have been founded since then by students, alumni and other members of the University of Zurich community.

For Researchers

Further information and advisory services in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship can be found on the UZH Innovation Hub website.