Friedrich Schiller University Jena regards transfer and innovation as central responsibilities of a research-intensive university. Scientific knowledge gives rise to new applications, collaborations and start-ups, and helps address today’s societal challenges.
To support this process systematically, the University brings together advisory services, scouting, project development, networks and expertise in intellectual property, commercialisation and funding. In this way, scientific ideas can develop into viable transfer pathways — from initial orientation and validation to protection, collaboration and practical application.
At the University of Jena, innovation means turning scientific knowledge into new applications, collaborations, start-ups and societal impact. Innovation emerges where research meets practice, entrepreneurship and society — and where ideas are developed, tested and translated into concrete solutions together with suitable partners.
Innovation rarely follows a fixed path. Some projects begin with a research idea, others with a cooperation request, an invention disclosure or the ambition to found a company.
The Service Centre for Research and Transfer brings together central support services at the University of Jena. It helps researchers and teams identify the right next step — whether research results are to be made visible, further developed, protected, communicated or transferred into concrete applications.
The following examples offer insights into different paths from research to application — and show how scientific knowledge can create impact.
Do you have questions about transfer, innovation or the support available at the University of Jena? The Service Centre for Research and Transfer offers initial guidance and helps you find the right contact for your idea, project or enquiry.
