Recipients of 2026 Turbo Grants

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the second edition of the NCCR Catalysis Turbo Grants! This entrepreneurship program supports early-stage spin-offs working in the area of sustainable chemistry and catalysis, emerging from NCCR Catalysis labs. The grant enables researchers to take their first steps towards becoming an entrepreneur, transforming their research into a product.

The three recipients of the 2026 Turbo Grants are:

• Roberto Valenza from the Haussener group at EPFL, working in electrocatalytic circular green hydrogen production with integrated CO₂ capture.
• Andrea Ruiz Ferrando from the Pérez-Ramírez group at ETH Zürich, working on single-atom catalysts for sustainable transformations.
• Tom Nelis from the Luterbacher group at EPFL, working on sustainable bio-derived solvents.

Congratulations to the recipients, and we look forward to supporting you in your entrepreneurial journey!