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Committed to innovation

Innovation Ambassadors are researchers from across UZH who are committed to innovation and have  experience in entrepreneurship, commercialization or knowledge transfer. In their institutes they become important role models and can act as advisors for science entrepreneurs, thereby being important contributors to the UZH innovation ecosystem. The Innovation Ambassadors are involved in the selection of projects to be supported by UZH Innovation Grants,Entrepreneur Fellowships and DRIVE | transfer.

Thorsten Buch

Professor for Laboratory Animal Science
Institute of Laboratory Animal Science
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Sarah Ebling

Full professor ad personam of Language, Technology and Accessibility 
Department of Computational Linguistics
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Philipp Fürnstahl

Professor of Orthopedic Computer Science
Digital Society Initiative (DSI)
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Lauren Howe

Assistant Professor in Management
Department of Business Administration
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Thomas Puschmann

Director Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab
Department of Finance
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Claudia Röösli

Group Leader for Earth Observation Application and Services
Department of Geography
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Katja Rost

Professor of Sociology
Department of Sociology
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Anja Schulze

Professor of Mobility and Digital Innovation Management
Department of Business Administration
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Stefan Seeger

Professor of Chemistry, Founder and Director of Business Chemistry Program
Department of Chemistry
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Claudio Tessone

Professor of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
Department of Informatics
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Florent Thouvenin

Professor for Information and Communications Law
Faculty of Law
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Viktor von Wyl

Assistant Professor of Digital and Mobile Health
Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care
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Ning Wang

Research Group Lead in Ethics and Value Sensitive Innovation
Digital Society Initiative
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Fabian Winiger

Senior Research Fellow
Department of Theology
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Want to get involved as an Innovation Ambassador?

Getting involved as an Innovation Ambassador at UZH is a perfect opportunity to learn more about science translation from peers and the Innovation Office. Support the evaluation of early stage startup projects and share your experience with early career reseachers in your field.

If you are a senior researcher or professor, please reach out to us to learn more about this role.