Innovation Hub

Business

In a constantly changing business world, companies face complex challenges: new business models, circular economy, digitalization, skills shortages and automation are just some of the pressing issues that need to be mastered. These factors are not just trends, but indispensable building blocks for remaining competitive in today’s competitive environment.

BUSINESS iNNOVATION HUB

The Innovation Park is there to help you overcome the challenges mentioned above. We not only offer targeted support, but also valuable resources to modernize your business processes and advance innovative solutions. Together we navigate the complex requirements of the modern business world and pave the way for your lasting success.

In the BUSINESS Innovation Hub, in partnership with the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the Eastern Swiss University of Applied Sciences (OST) , we have developed special service offerings that specifically promote your business innovation. Take the opportunity to benchmark to find out where you stand compared to other players in your sector, especially in key areas such as digitalization and automation. Develop practical solutions to the challenges of the circular economy in joint workshops and exchange ideas with like-minded people in focus groups.

  • Business models
  • digitalization
  • Circular economy

It’s not just the topics of business model innovation and the digitalization of processes that concern a wide range of companies. Our regular impulse events are your source of inspiration. They offer fresh ideas, share practical experiences and provide concrete recommendations for action that you can implement directly in your everyday business.

To ensure that your business innovation not only remains theoretical, but is also implemented interactively and inspiringly, the Switzerland Innovation Park East is creating a dynamic workshop room specifically for the topic of business innovation. In this creative environment, you will work together with our experts on your specific challenges and develop tailor-made solutions based on practical examples.

The Switzerland Innovation Park East uses the existing strengths and offerings of its research partners HSG , OST and Empa in the areas of digitalization and sustainability. These resources are pooled to create a common service portfolio. In this way, the BUSINESS INNOVATION HUB creates a synergy of expertise and innovation that supports companies and organizations in their challenges in these areas.

  • Innovation lectures that introduce participants to new knowledge, tools and trends
    For all companies
  • Formation of focus groups that develop new solution concepts with like-minded companies and partners
    For a group of around 10 companies
  • Organization and implementation of workshops that advance your own company in specific digitalization projects
    For 1 company
  • Carry out benchmarking studies to determine the market reference and position of your own company
    For a group of at least 5 companies

The challenges of digitalization, automation and circular economy lie the hidden opportunities for sustainable business innovations.

Urs is your contact for BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATIONS!

«Digitization is the tool that makes many innovations and business models possible.»

– Urs Sidler