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<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Engineering and Architecture Department (Technik und Architektur) department has recently established a technology transfer department (Wissens- und Technologietransfer;&nbsp;</span></span>[https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/technik-architektur/forschung/wissens-und-technologietransfer/ https://www.hslu.ch/de-ch/technik-architektur/forschung/wissens-und-technologietransfer/]<span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">) for the Engineering and Architecture department. In addition, the building sector of the Engineering and Architecture department has its own technology transfer program (</span></span>[https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts/research/projects/detail/?pid=3716 https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts/research/projects/detail/?pid=3716]<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium">)&nbsp;</span>

<span style="font-size:medium"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"></span></span>Further funding opportunities for colloaborative innovation efforts are available through Innosuisse governmental grants ([https://www.innosuisse.ch/inno/en/home/start-your-innovation-project/innovationsprojekte.html https://www.innosuisse.ch/inno/en/home/start-your-innovation-project/innovationsprojekte.html]) that encourage Swiss universities and industry companies to work together. The Lucerne University of Applied Science regularly takes advantage of this opportunity, especially on the graduate student level.

<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium">Especially the engineering and architecture department has built up collaborations with partners in the industry, that allow hundreds of students each semester to work on collaborative projects. Every bachelor student in Engineering completes their thesis as a co-production of the student and an industry partner.</span>

<span style="font-size:medium">In the environment surrounding the university, there are a number of further support networks for entrepreneurs, including Technopark Luzern - which houses later-stage startups. There are further funding opportunities such as Innosuisse, a governmental body promoting innovation provides funding both for startups and for university-industry collaborations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>   = Related Links = [http://universityinnovation.org/Lucerne%20University%20of%20Applied%20Sciences%20and%20Arts%20Student%20Priorities Lucerne_University_of_Applied_Sciences_and_Arts_Student_Priorities] University Innovation Fellows, 2019: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Lara_von_Däniken Lara_von_Däniken] [http://universityinnovation.org/Rachel%20Cummings Rachel Cummings] [http://universityinnovation.org/Lauren%20McMillan Lauren McMillan] [http://universityinnovation.org/Gian%20R.%20Grob Gian R. Grob] University Innovation Fellows, 2017: [http://universityinnovation.org/Vinzenz%20Leuenberger Vinzenz_Leuenberger] [http://universityinnovation.org/Jonathan%20Grubenmann Jonathan_Grubenmann] [http://universityinnovation.org/Michael%20Huonder Michael_Huonder] [http://universityinnovation.org/Philipp%20Hamm Philipp_Hamm]