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Executive Board and Central Administration

Innovation Office

Your first point of contact for questions related to innovation and entrepreneurship.

As part of a dynamic culture of innovation, the Innovation Office supports students, researchers and clinicians in translating ideas, research and inventions into innovations. It thus strengthens the University’s role of creating value through knowledge for the benefit of society and economy.

Our Vision

«A thriving innovation ecosystem shaping our society of tomorrow.»

Our Mission Statement

«We inspire and enable our academic community to translate knowledge and ideas into impactful innovations that create sustainable social and economic value.»

 

Services

Advisory

We offer free, confidential, open advisory service, that provides discussion on innovative ideas, consulting on innovation related non-dilutive funding schemes and creation of personalized workshops. More specifically, we advise and offer feedback on:

We can also advise faculties, departments, institutes and clinics on promoting innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Information and Resources

We provide you with an overview of the support offers at the University and beyond, keep you updated on the latest developments and opportunities, and curate useful resources for your innovation project.
 
This includes:

Outreach and Engagement Activities

Through outreach and engagement activities, we aim to foster a vibrant community of students, researchers and clinicians with an interest innovation, knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship. Contributing to an “Engaged University”, our team facilitates networking and engagement opportunities with industry and society players.

  • Networking and Community building events
  • Innovation Skills Workshops (upcoming)
  • Innovation@breakfast (Industry-Academia exchanges)
  • Womxn who start up

Funding

We support the spirit of innovation, knowledge transfer and the first steps in entrepreneurship with internal funding instruments that enable researchers and employees to further develop and expand their ideas.

Infrastructure

We offer a space for exchange, events, interactive workshops and courses on all aspects of idea generation and innovation and guide UniBE start-ups looking to rent space on campus.

 

Team

Head

Advisory

Communication

Events and Internal Funding Instruments

Student Innovation and Ideenlabor

Student Assistants