Life Sciences

Innovation strength

The University of Zurich is especially innovative in the area of biomedicine & life sciences.

Two-thirds of all university spin-offs are in the biotech and medtech areas.

The University of Zurich has the most spin-offs in the biomedicine & life sciences areas in all of Switzerland.

Initiative Lead

Prof. Dr. med. Onur Boyman

A portrait of Onur Boyman, who went from clinic director to entrepreneur to bring a therapy for autoimmune diseases to the market.