The Knowledge and Technology Transfer (KTT) team helps transform your innovative ideas into reality. We can help you with intellectual property protection, market searches, start-up creation, and financing. We provide tools and examples to accelerate your journey, including workshops on writing BRIDGE and Innosuisse proposals. Learn more about KTT support here.

Our team

Sebastian Dobarco serves as the KTT Manager for Chemistry, Physics, and the Humanities. He brings extensive expertise in patentability assessments and prior-art searches, leveraging tools such as Lens.org. Additionally, he is skilled in conducting market and competitive analyses using platforms like Frost & Sullivan (free access as a Unifr student or employee!).

Maarit Rein is the KTT Manager for Life Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Sciences. She has played a key role in creating and partnering on venture capital funds. Maarit supports researchers in securing funding, designing commercialization strategies, and successfully bringing innovations to market.

Valeria Mozzetti is the Head of the KTT Service, with extensive experience in start-up creation and technology evaluation. She serves on multiple innovation prize committees and acts as an evaluator for Innosuisse. Explore the Innosuisse application package here.

Interested? Contact the KTT early; innovation projects, such as Innosuisse and BRIDGE, require a well-thought-out business case and intellectual property strategy.