Associate Vice Presidency for Research (AVP-R)
@ Alain Herzog / EPFL 2021
About the AVP-R
The Associate Vice Presidency for Research coordinates and oversees the activity of the central services for research support, the Research Office and the Technology Transfer Office. It contributes to the management and tech transfer of EPFL’s research projects.
Prof. Annalisa Buffa, Associate Vice President for Research
Services and Units
The Research Office mainly supports EPFL research community in administative tasks linked to research projects. It also coordinates large projects and ensure ethical clearance for research projects.
The Technology Transfer Office works with EPFL researchers to turn their technologies into business opportunities that can benefit society – in particular by capturing and licensing EPFL’s intellectual property assets, managing collaborations with industry, and by accelerating the commercialization of early stage technologies.
Swissuniversities PgB “Promotion de la relève scientifique”
The programme “Promotion de la relève scientifique”, funded by swissuniversities, is aimed at encouraging the next generation of researchers by promoting optimal working, teaching and research conditions for postdoctoral researchers at universities and strengthening doctoral training at universities of teacher education and universities of applied sciences.
EPFL has developped an action plan, coordinated by the AVP-R, to implement this program.
AVP-R Administration
+41 21 693 7788