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City of Excellence / HiTech Park

Knowledge and Innovation Platform

The City of Excellence generates knowledge for the entire KANTON network: education flows into research, research into innovation, and innovation into production and export across all territories. It connects universities, international laboratories, startups and venture capital into one platform.

CountryNetwork-wide
RegionLocation to be selected within the network
KANTON TypeRegional Kanton
Economic SpecializationUniversities, laboratories, AI, digital engineering, biotechnology, startups, venture capital
Land StatusConcept stage
PartnersUniversities, research institutes, technology companies and venture funds
CAPEXTo be defined by programme scope
Financing RequirementResearch, innovation and venture instruments targeted
TimelineDeveloped in parallel with the first operating Kantons

Preliminary β€” subject to site, legal, technical and financial due diligence.

Project Focus

  • University partnerships
  • International laboratories
  • AI and digital engineering
  • Biotechnology research
  • Startup incubation and venture capital
  • Training and technology transfer

Clusters

ESG Impact

Knowledge economy jobs, technology transfer to the real economy and international research cooperation.

Position in the Nine-Stage Pipeline

  1. 1Territory Selection
  2. 2Digital Twin
  3. 3Economic Modeling
  4. 4Master Plan
  5. 5Technical Assignment
  6. 6Financial Packaging
  7. 7Tendering
  8. 8Implementation
  9. 9Operation & Scaling