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 and Entrepreneur Fellowships.

Sarah Ebling

Full professor ad personam of Language, Technology and Accessibility 
Zurich Center for Linguistics | Department of Computational Linguistics
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Lauren Howe

Assistant Professor in Management, with a focus on the future of work
Institute of Business Administration
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Thomas Puschmann

Director Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab
Department of Finance
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Claudia Röösli

Senior researchers in Earth Observation
UZH Space Hub
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Anja Schulze

Professor of Technology and Innovations Management
Digital Society Initiative
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Gerhard Schwabe

Professor of Information Management
Department of Informatics
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Stefan Seeger

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

Professor of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
Department of Informatics
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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

Senior Researcher in Ethics and Value Sensitive Innovation
Digital Society Initiative
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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.