Technology Transfer

The increasing number of life science start-ups is impressive evidence for the high entrepreneurial spirit that characterizes the Greater Zurich Area. Dedicated support from a network of institutions, incubators and clusters of established companies combine to give Zurich its unrivalled attraction for both exceptional research and unmatched potential for business opportunities.

Several offices for technology transfer, build an important link between science and business to support spin-off companies at the universities and universities of applied sciences:

  • ETH transfer
  • Unitectra
  • ZHAW Grow
  • swiTT
ETH transfer
ETH transfer supports industrial collaborations, pioneering inventions and patent applications, the licensing of ETH technologies, and lends assistance to early stage spin-off companies.
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Unitectra
Unitectra is the entry point for industrial partners who seek to collaborate with some of the top academic research groups in Switzerland.
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ZHAW - grow
Grow is a start-up centre and concentrates its activities primarily on supporting young firms, but also helps individuals with good business ideas to start their companies.
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swiTT
The Swiss Technology Transfer Association and is the association of technology transfer professionals who are active in the transfer of technology from institutes of public research and education, university hospitals, and other not-for-profit research organizations to the private sector.
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