Scientists and research teams
Exploring research findings, potential applications and the conditions for taking a solution beyond the research environment.
VBS / SCIENCE × BUSINESS
From research.
Into the world.
Connecting researchers, student research societies and entrepreneurs. We support innovative initiatives so that knowledge, research findings and prototypes can find a place in business.
Let’s discuss your technology01 / Research and businessVenture Business Solutions
Knowledge has potential.
Give it a purpose.
A good idea can start in a laboratory. Its next step calls for partnership.
We create opportunities for researchers, research teams, student research societies and businesses to collaborate. We help connect research with a real user need, a model for applying the technology and a plan for what comes next.
We support early concepts as well as solutions with an initial prototype. We begin by understanding the technology, the team’s expectations and the terms of collaboration with the university and the owners of the research rights.
02 / Areas of collaborationVBS / Expertise
From discovery
to application.
The scope reflects the research stage, the team’s readiness and the problem the technology could solve.
Student societies and young creators
Supporting student technology initiatives by refining the concept, identifying users and planning the next stage of the project.
Potential and market needs
Connecting a technology’s capabilities with a specific customer problem. Defining its value proposition, constraints and assumptions to validate.
Prototypes and pilots
Planning validation, a prototype and a pilot in collaboration with a potential business partner.
Partners and collaboration models
Defining partner profiles, team roles and a path to commercialization, taking into account agreements with the university, its technology transfer office and the rights holders.
Development and funding
Structuring stages, resources and capital needs. Preparing materials for conversations about developing the initiative.
03 / How we collaborateVBS / Process
Shared understanding.
A clear direction.
From the first conversation about research to an agreed plan for applying it.
Understand
Explore the technology, the team’s motivation, the current stage and the terms governing the research findings.
Connect
Define the application and intended users, and identify the skills and partners needed.
Validate
Plan a prototype or pilot and the criteria for evaluating the solution’s usefulness.
Develop
Outline subsequent stages, responsibilities, the collaboration model and funding needs.
04 / OutcomesVBS / Deliverables
Research with a path
to real application.
Depending on your needs, we can work together on:
- 01A map of potential applications and assumptions to validate.
- 02A prototype or pilot concept with clear success criteria.
- 03A proposed collaboration model and business partner profiles.
- 04A plan for further development, resources and funding needs.
Your knowledge.
A shared future.
Conducting research, working in a student research society or developing a technology? Tell us about your current stage and the collaboration you are looking for.
Let’s discuss your technologyThe scope and terms of support are agreed individually with the team and the relevant research partners.