KTUR
KTUR

The Knowledge Transfer Upper Rhine network (KTUR²)

Make the Upper Rhine region an international innovation hub

The KTUR² network brings together Knowledge and Technology Transfer offices and academic research units in the Upper Rhine to stimulate innovation in the region.

KTUR² news and events

Lab Visit at ICAM

Spotlight

R&D

Lab Visit at ICAM

KTUR² Summer School 2025 Entrepreneurship

25/08/2025

KTUR² Summer School 2025

For students and (future) entrepreneurs

From your first idea to a business model in five days with the KTUR Summer School.
Move your idea forward and learn about market strategies, team building, financing and how to present your project at the end.

The summer school offers students from the Upper Rhine region a glimpse into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship.

It runs from August 25 to August 29, 2025, with two days in Freiburg, two days in Basel and one day in Strasbourg.

Towards a trinational innovation strategy Work Priority 1 : R&D NEEDS

11/06/2025

Towards a trinational innovation strategy

As part of the KTUR² project, Axis 1 “Access to innovation and technology for research units” brings...
KTUR

KTUR's mission

12 universities, their research units and 3 key economic players are joining forces to create a solid bridge between the academic and business worlds in the cross-border Upper Rhine region, where Germany, France and Switzerland meet.

What does KTUR² want to achieve?

  • Unite scientific and industrial forces
  • Stimulate local economy
  • Strengthen the trinational network

Launched in September 2024, KTUR² is supported by the European Union.

The 4 work priorities of KTUR²

R&D NEEDS
#1

R&D NEEDS

TO ACCESS

innovation and technologies from research units.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
#2

CONTINUING EDUCATION

TO TRAIN

thanks to cross-border continuing education.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
#3

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

TO FOSTER

the development of entrepreneurship and startups around the Upper Rhine.

CROSS-BORDER FUNDING
#4

CROSS-BORDER FUNDING

CONSOLIDATING

Upper Rhine innovation funding schemes.