Associate Vice Presidency for Research (AVP-R)

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.

The Global Ethics and Partnerships Committee advises the EPFL Direction and management bodies on ethical issues that arise in connection with collaborative projects, partnerships, research, training, contracts or donations to the EPFL.
Requests for the evaluation of a potential partnership or project are forwarded to the committee by the Direction, the Deans or the AVPs, when deemed relevant by them, for example when questions arise in the context of specific proposals by the EPFL community.

The committee is made up of 9 permanent members:

• the Associate Vice-President for Research (co-Chair)
• the Director of the Development Office (co-Chair)
• the Associate Vice-President for Post-graduate Education
• the Associate Vice-President for Education
• the VPI Director of Industrial Affairs or their delegate
• the Director of the Research Office or their delegate
• the Director of International Affairs or their delegate
• the Director of the Legal Affairs or their delegate
• an EPFL collaborator with expertise in ethical, social and environmental risk analysis

The committee may also invite other participants to its meetings, on an ad hoc basis.