Finances
Financement
The HUG share their knowledge
As part of Geneva's humanitarian tradition, the HUG are committed to sharing the extensive expertise of their staff. These activities are a key aspect of their strategic plan.
Café de l'innovation: "Spinoff/Startup académique: avantages et inconvénients"
Funding
Research projects developed at HUG benefit from financial support from various partners, notably from private foundations and the Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research (FNS)
In total, 178.5 million francs were invested in research in 2018, of which:
- 27.1 million francs came from the Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research
- 53 million francs came from private funds.
- 98.4 million from the Department of Public Education (State of Geneva)
Foundations supporting research at HUG
Medical research foundations are non-profit organizations whose purpose is to support medical science by funding projects or people.
Several foundations support HUG, helping advance medicine in various sectors by creating centers of research and of excellence in priority fields (neuroscience, chronic illnesses, oncology, imaging and information science, etc.)