Innovation Hub Directories

The AO is the premier innovator in the surgical treatment of bone fractures and disorders. Innovation at the AO goes from bench to bedside, including...

 Foundations /  Davos

AVINA is an independent Swiss funding foundation with a focus on sustainably produced and healthy nutrition. We mainly support projects in the areas of research...

 Foundations /  Hurden

BaseLaunch partners with scientists and entrepreneurs to help launch and grow exceptional biotech ventures from inception to Series A funding. BaseLaunch actively aims to build...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Basel

The BioEntrepreneurship & Innovation (BEI) program offers hands-on education and training for researchers in the field of Life Science, MedTech, and Pharma who aspire to...

  • Institution: UZH

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Schlieren

BML is a collaborative and interdisciplinary consortium based at ETH Zurich bringing together biologists, biophysicists, chemists, and material scientists. The research of the consortium orbits...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine (CABMM) aims to promote interdisciplinary and translational research by fostering collaboration between basic researchers and clinicians from...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Center for Gerontology (ZfG) is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty competence center of the University of Zurich. It develops scientific foundations for aging with a...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis is a technology platform specialized in high end light and electron microscopy, supporting the research community at the...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Centre for Digital Health Interventions (CDHI) is a joint initiative of the Department of Management, Technology and Economics at ETH Zurich, the Future Health Technologies Programme...

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Centre on Aging and Mobility, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, is part of the geriatric clinics of the University Hospital Zurich...

  • Institution: USZ

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Children’s Research Center (CRC) is a unique institution in Switzerland, which bundles, coordinates and promotes scientific research at the Children's Hospital Zurich. It aims...

  • Institution: University Children's Hospital Zurich

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

In the field of congresses and conferences, the Convention Bureau is oriented to the economic industries of the Canton of Zürich. Congresses and conventions follow...

 Public Sector /  Zürich

Advancing life sciences at the interface of technology and biology CSEM is a non-profit public-private Swiss technology innovation center renowned for developing advanced technologies with...

 Technology Transfer /  Zürich

The Datalab is a cross-departmental cooperation of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences that unites several institutes in the field of Data Sciences. Our goal...

  • Institution: ZHAW

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Winterthur

There is an impressive number of researchers from different disciplines at the UZH who investigate development and developmental changes across the entire life span and...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

In the digital health center bülach (dhc), start-ups, established IT companies and healthcare organizations work together to develop common solutions in the field of digital...

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Bülach

dTIP is an ETH technology platform created to support researchers in clinical evidence generation and support entrepreneurs with the regulatory aspects of product development. dTIP...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Baden

The Electrophysiology Facility (e-phac) offers expertise, instrumentation and support in the area of in-vitro electrophysiology to researchers from UZH and associated institutions. We combine in-vitro...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

Excellence in entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich is driven by world-class research and education. It gives rise to groundbreaking new ventures that consolidate Switzerland’s technological leadership....

  • Institution: ETH

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Schlieren

The ETH Phenomics Center (EPIC) is a centrally organised, state- of-the-art research and service platform for experimental laboratory animal research with a focus on laboratory...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

Overview of spin-off companies of the ETH Zurich.

  • Institution: ETH

 Company Databases /  Zürich

The mission of Eureka’s Eurostars-3 program is to support innovative SMEs to develop products, processes and services and bring them to the market through funding...

 Grants & Funding for Research & Innovation /  Bern

feminno offers all female scientists (from life sciences, natural sciences, medicine, health, psychology, and tech) the opportunity to bridge their academic research with innovation, entrepreneurship, and industry....

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Zürich

We advertise, accommpany and empower people with rare diseases and collaborating with associated projects in Switzerland as well as abroad that carry out educational, social...

 Foundations /  Zürich

The Functional Genomics Center Zurich (FGCZ) is a joint state-of-the-art research and training facility of the ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich. With the...

  • Institution: ETH, UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Gebauer Stiftung supports and promotes institutions, persons and projects in Switzerland and abroad which pursue charitable, humanitarian, educational, educational, social, scientific, cultural or artistic...

 Foundations /  Zürich

Healthtechpark Zurich-Schlieren is a hub for Medtech, Invtitrodiagnostics and digitalHealth Startups to booster their business idea. We provide experts know-how as well as lab-and office...

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Schlieren

The European Union’s 9th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, runs from 2021 to 2027. It is the largest research and innovation funding...

 Grants & Funding for Research & Innovation /  Bern

The "House of Lab Science" is an innovation cluster where startups, large companies, SMEs, industry associations, academia and the best individual talents can be found...

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Hombrechtikon

Kantonsspital Winterthur (KSW) is one of the ten largest hospitals in Switzerland. As a center hospital, it treats around 240,000 outpatients and around 27,000 inpatients...

 University Hospitals & Cantonal Pharmacy /  Winterthur

The Life Science Zurich Business Network is an independent association comprising representatives from industry, economic development, business clusters, and technology transfer. It represents the life...

 Industry Associations /  Zürich

The Mindfire Foundation is dedicated to the creation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the many, not the few. The Mindfire Foundation is a Swiss non-profit...

 Foundations /  Zug

The Minor (30 ECTS) offers new ways of thinking for a new generation of BioMed scientists! The combination of research knowledge and entrepreneurial thinking induces...

  • Institution: UZH

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Schlieren

Molecular Tumor Profiling is a state-of-the-art diagnostic facility in the Dept of Pathology and Molecular Pathology of the University Hospital. The Molecular Tumor Profiling Lab...

  • Institution: USZ

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Schlieren

NEXUS Personalized Health Technologies is an ETH core facility providing services to research groups at ETH Zurich and its partners, including hospitals and industry, on...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Schlieren

The OPO Foundation is a charitable foundation that primarily supports third-party projects within the framework of its objectives. In accordance with the Foundation's purpose, the...

 Foundations /  Zürich

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland, conducting cutting-edge research in three main fields: matter...

 Academic & Applied Research Institutions /  Villingen

The goal of the PH Alliance Zurich-Basel (PHB) is to combine our complementary local strengths into a regional, scientifically excellent research hub. PHB coordinates its...

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Basel

Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT) is a strategic focus area of the ETH domain. The program has been financed by the ETH Board with...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The research laboratory of the Spinal Cord Injury Center at Balgrist University Hospital is engaged in latest basic as well as clinical research into spinal injuries....

  • Institution: Balgrist University Hospital, UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is an internationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to biological and biomedical data science. It is present in the main academic institutions of Switzerland and leads numerous national and international...

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Lausanne

SIX operates and develops infrastructure services for the Swiss and Spanish Stock Exchanges, for Securities Services, Banking Services and Financial Information with the aim of...

 Financing Networks /  Zürich

BRIDGE is a joint programme conducted by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse - the Swiss Innovation Agency. It offers new funding opportunities...

 Grants & Funding for Research & Innovation /  Bern

Since 1999, more then 140 spin-offs originated from the University of Zurich and bring to market new products or services based on UZH research and...

  • Institution: UZH

 Company Databases /  Zürich

Superlab Suisse's «Lab as a Service» business concept includes innovatively designed laboratory facilities, state-of-the-art equipment, and professional and concierge services, as well as financing support...

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

The Swiss 3R Competence Centre (Swiss 3RCC) promotes research, education and communication for the replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experimentation (3Rs principle). The Swiss...

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Bern

The Swiss AI Award honours the most promising and innovative AI start-ups from across Switzerland. A dedicated jury assesses the business potential as well as...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Zug

The Swiss Economic Award is most important prize for young entrepreneurs in Switzerland. It is presented yearly sind 1998.  The best start-ups in the categories...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Bern

Innovations are a key driver of the Swiss economy. They ensure our prosperity. The presentation of the Swiss Technology Award supports and promotes this culture...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Bern

The Synapsis Foundation - Alzheimer Research Switzerland AFS is a tax-exempt foundation that promotes research into Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases at Swiss universities...

 Foundations /  Zürich

Technopark Zurich has been bringing people together from the fields of science, technology and economy at its 47,000 m² site since 1993. It is the...

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

TEDD (Tissue Engineering for Drug Development and Substance Testing) is an education, R&D and networking platform promoting the application of 3D organotypic technologies, with the...

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Wädenswil

The Therapy Development Accelerator (TDA) offers expertise and professional coaching to projects and spin-offs in the field of Life Sciences at the University of Zurich (UZH). We...

  • Institution: UZH

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

The TOP 100 Swiss Startups started in 2011 and has become a benchmark in Switzerland to discover the most promising deeptech startups. The platform comprises...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Schlieren

Turos Capital is a specialized finance boutique that provides strategic advice to life science companies during all phases of their development to meet their financing...

 Financing Networks /  Zürich

The University Hospital Zurich is one of Switzerland’s largest hospitals and a pioneering institution in the field of clinical research. In its 40 departments and...

 University Hospitals & Cantonal Pharmacy /  Zürich

The University Research Priority Program (URPP) on Global Change and Biodiversity (GCB) examines feedback mechanisms between biodiversity loss and global change with the aim to...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

As part of the strategic orientation of the research conducted at the University of Zurich, the University Research Priority Program (URPP) "Human Reproduction Reloaded" |...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

Evolution happens in every biological system, and understanding evolutionary mechanisms is key to answer any biological question. Traditionally, Evolutionary Biology has been based on measures...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Adaptive Brain Circuits in Development and Learning (AdaBD) is a network of researchers from the University of Zurich and...

  • Institution: University Children's Hospital Zurich, UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The University Research Priority Program (URPP) ITINERARE fosters excellent translational research on rare diseases at the University of Zurich (UZH) and beyond. Furthermore, ITINERARE addresses...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Schlieren

The Health Innovation Hub is the incubator for start-ups and entrepreneurship of the University Hospital Zurich. It’s goal is to promote start-ups and entrepreneurship in...

  • Institution: USZ

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

With the UZH Entrepreneur Fellowships the University of Zurich provides funding, coaching, training and lab facilities to young researchers who intend to start up a...

  • Institution: UZH

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Zürich

The UZH Healthy Longevity Center is the center for research, innovation and societal impact for healthy longevity at the University of Zurich.

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The UZH Innovation Hub is the platform for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Zurich. It acts as a catalyst to accelerate the development...

  • Institution: UZH

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

The philanthropic initiative Venture Kick provides up to CHF 150,000 in seed funding to Swiss startups. In addition, it offers a well-structured entrepreneurial path towards...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Schlieren

The Venture Leaders—the members of the Swiss National Startup Team—have a clear goal: They envision themselves as global players and want to take the first...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Schlieren

Verve Ventures is a network and technology-driven venture capital firm based in Switzerland. Founded in 2010 by Steffen Wagner and Lukas Weber, Verve Ventures has...

 Financing Networks /  Zürich

The VVF is a central technology platform of the UZH, offering production of viral vectors and associated services to the scientific community worldwide. The VVF...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The W.A. de Vigier Award is the oldest prize for young entrepreneurs in Switzerland and, with annual prize money of up to CHF 600,000 (six...

 Awards & Accelerator Programs /  Solothurn

The World Food System Center was established at ETH Zurich based on the belief that the real-​world solutions needed to tackle the challenges our food...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Wyss Zurich is a joint accelerator of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich), which was made possible...

  • Institution: ETH, UZH

 Incubators and Innovation Parks /  Zürich

The ZHAW Digital Health Lab is a virtual, interdepartmental organization of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) that connects experts from the fields of...

  • Institution: ZHAW

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Wädenswil

The PSC is a competence center linking and supporting the plant science research community of the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich, and the University of...

  • Institution: ETH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich

The Zurich Kidney Center (ZKC) is a research network that brings together leading specialists in experimental and clinical nephrology in Zurich. It has evolved from...

  • Institution: UZH

 Scientific Competence Centers & Academic Networks and Initiatives /  Zürich