Vice Presidency for Innovation Vice Presidencies EPFL

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Vice Presidency for Innovation EPFL © Alain Herzog Catalyst for innovation with a significant impact on campus and beyondFor more than 20 years, EPFL has been a key player in innovation in Switzerland. The Vice Presidency for Innovation is dedicated to this role and, in particular, to the development of platforms for interaction between EPFL researchers and students, and business and industry. The VPI is in charge of the deployment of the Switzerland Innovation Park Network West EPFL, which is closely linked to the expansion of EPFL’s other campuses. It is the interface with industrial milieus, in particular through the EPFL Innovation Park, a place of interaction and proximity between companies start-ups and large enterprises and the campus. To promote technology transfer and the commercialization of its research, the Vice Presidency for Innovation has put in place a set of instruments and measures to encourage entrepreneurship as well as students’ entrepreneurial spirit. And finally, the VPI has recently launched a social entrepreneurship initiative to address the most pressing challenges faced by our society. The initiative includes the creation of the Yunus Social Business Center – the only one of its kind in Switzerland. Our partner in this initiative is none other than Muhammad Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and the father of microfinance. New turtle-like drone can fly twice as longPublished:06.10.20 — EPFL start-up Flybotix is showcasing its dual-propeller drone today at Xponential the world’s largest tradeshow for unmanned and autonomous systems. Intended for inspecting hazardous locations, this flat-engined aircraft is quiet, saves flight time, and is also capable of flipping like a turtle if it finds itself upside down on the ground.This drone propellers were developed through a joint effort between Flybotix and a major company in EPFL’s Innovation Park. The new drone is expected on the market in 2021.Optical Wi-Fi allows for ultrafast underwater communicationsPublished:22.09.20 — EPFL spin-off Hydromea has developed a miniature optical modem that can operate down to 6,000 meters below the ocean’s surface. It is sensitive enough to collect data at very high speeds from sources more than 50 meters away.Patches to detect when a viral disease is about to get worsePublished:18.09.20 — Xsensio, an EPFL spin-off, has just been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin™ sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.All news EPFL promotes the rapprochement of industry towards cutting-edge research in order to best meet the scientific, technological and societal challenges of the 21st century. The teams of the Vice Presidency for Innovation encourage and support any company interested in collaborating with EPFL.

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