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Spin-offs & Patents 2025: Innovative Strength Driven by Basic Research
Four new Spin-offs were founded in 2025 – this is in line with the university’s excellent track record: a total of 168 Spin-offs have been emerged from UZH.
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Turn research into a Spin-off with the Entrepreneur Fellowships
Impactful program, as described through the experiences of the Fellows
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What truly matters when building a convincing pitch
At this years Innovator Morning, our jury members shared valuable insights around the topic of proof-of-concepts.
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FimmCyte has announced strategic research collaboration
First-in-class immunotherapy designed to target the underlying causes of Endometriosis
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DIZH Project-Call: Funded projects
12 Projects are being funded in the 5th Project-Call of the DIZH Innovationsprogramms, 10 of them with University Zurich teams
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Innovative Researchers in the Spotlight
At the research gala Sparkling Research two Entrepreneur Fellows were honored
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Start-up for Founders: UZH among the best in Europe
According to the study “Entrepreneurial Impact of Academic Institutions” the University of Zurich ranks among the top ten universities in the DACH region
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DIZH Founder Call: Funded projects
11 Projects are being funded in the 2nd Founder Call of the DIZH Innovationsprogramms, 5 of them with University Zurich teams
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UZH Spin-off secured financing
The additional capital will support the company's clinical developments and broaden its reach into new markets.
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The first Starlab Hackathon
The Innovation Hub teamed up to organize successfully the first Starlab Space Hackathon.
Innovation in the University of Zurich News
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From Cleanroom to Market
Wyss Zurich supports promising biotech start-ups in making the difficult, expensive transition from university to industry.
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Innovative Strength Driven by Basic Research
At UZH, basic research brings about innovative products and applications. Researchers at UZH filed several patents in 2025, and four new spin-offs were created.
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Through Zurich Without Barriers
At the UZH Healthy Longevity Center, researchers working across disciplines are developing solutions that help older people live healthier, happier lives.
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New Skin for Burn Victims
Researchers at UZH have been working on bio-engineered skin grafts for over 15 years, leading to the founding of spin-off Cutiss that produces living skin tissue from the patients’ own cells.
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“Innovations need to make it into the clinic”
The Wyss Zurich Translational Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The platform provides support to help first-class research projects make the step to clinical trials and progress to the founding of a startup company.
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Back to the Big Bang
UZH physicist Ben Kilminster designs the most precise parts of the enormous CERN detectors to look for flaws in the physical models used to explain the beginnings of the universe.
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Sleepless in Dübendorf
Students spent 30 hours working meticulously on business ideas for space. The Starlab Space Mission Hackathon shows the level of networking that goes into UZH’s commitment to supporting cooperation between research and industry in the aerospace sector.
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Strengthening Supply Chain Management with AI and Mathematical Insight
Funded by a BRIDGE Discovery Grant, UZH physicist Nicola Serra and ETH mathematician Alessio Figalli plan to pair optimal transport theory with AI to fortify supply-chain weak spots.