Outreach

The UZH Innovation Hub co-organizes several events to talk about innovation and entrepreneurship and showcase success stories. Role models of UZH innovation projects and startups are invited to talk about their work, making the translation of research into the market more tangible.

As collaboration and community building becomes blended between the physical and digital space, the UZH Innovation Office continues its focus to establish the Hub’s digital communication channels. In 2022, the website visitors increased by 18 % and the UZH Innovation Hub’s social media channels continued to increase its reach, with over 5’500 followers on LinkedIn at the end of 2022, corresponding to an increase by 30 % in one year.

April: Female founder’s event co-organized with Startup Campus Switzerland. Four female entrepreneurs talked to interested students and researchers about their experience with starting up a company in Switzerland.

September:

The Falling Walls Lab Switzerland co-organized with ETH Zurich, ZHdk, ZHAW and Hirslanden Clinic. Two of the finalists came from the UZH and are (former) UZH Entrepreneur fellows.

October:

Maria Olivares met other academic leaders and discussed Innovation & Entrepreneurship topics at the LERU Ente Group meeting in Barcelona.

November:

At the Long Night of Career, UZH Innovation Hub set up a panel discussion with three UZH Entrepreneur Fellowship Alumni to talk to students about entrepreneurship as career path.

November:

The UZH Innovation Hub was present at the Startup Nights Winterthur. The UZH Startup Arcton was one of six startups that were selected to present on the big stage.

Donors and Sponsors

The innovation and entrepreneurship activities at UZH depend largely on the commitment from foundations and corporations that support the mission of the UZH Innovation Hub. We are grateful to have been able to work with motivated partners in 2022. Without their engagement, several activities and new initiatives of the UZH Innovation Hub would not have been possible. We thank all partners and look forward to future collaboration!