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Innosuisse — Swiss Innovation Agency

Supports Swiss companies and researchers with innovation projects, startup coaching, and knowledge-transfer programs.

Switzerlandwww.innosuisse.admin.ch

Key stats

Annual fundingCHF 250M

Programs9

Active grants1

Total grants7

About

Innosuisse is the Swiss Innovation Agency, the federal funding agency that supports science-based innovation in the interests of the Swiss economy and society. As an entity under public law with separate legal identity, Innosuisse supports SMEs, start-ups, research institutions and other Swiss organisations in their research and development activities, facilitating collaboration and knowledge tran…

Programs & grants under this funder

BRIDGE — Joint Innosuisse / Swiss National Science Foundation programme

Offers BRIDGE funding in Switzerland at the border of academic discovery and commercial application for researchers with promising translational concepts.

Innosuisse Eurostars (Swiss channel)

Funds Swiss participation in Eurostars through Innosuisse, supporting international cooperative innovation consortia with small and medium organisations.

1 grant

Innosuisse Eurostars Q1 cut-off

Between cycles

— pool

Innosuisse Flagship Initiative

Funds transdisciplinary Swiss innovation through Innosuisse Flagship consortia that join research and implementation partners around large economy-wide challenges.

1 grant

Flagship Initiative — Innosuisse × armasuisse dual-use technologies

Open

CHF 20M pool

Innosuisse Start-ups GoGlobal

Supports Swiss startups in international market entry through exploration camps and trade fair exposure.

Innosuisse Innovation Booster

Offers Swiss Innovation Booster networks through co-created thematic challenge teams that test radical ideas in multi-stakeholder consortia.

Innosuisse Innovation Projects with Implementation Partner

Funds Swiss co-funded innovation projects by pairing implementation companies with research partners for market-ready development outcomes.

2 grants

Innovation Project without Implementation Partner

Between cycles

CHF 30M pool

Innovation Project with Implementation Partner

Between cycles

CHF 150M pool

Innosuisse Start-up Innovation Projects

Funds Swiss startup innovation work through direct Innosuisse contracts, helping young science-based teams reach first market entry.

Innosuisse Start-up Coaching

Provides Swiss science based start-ups with coaching support from initial planning through growth focused scale-up.

1 grant

Start-up Core Coaching

Between cycles

CHF 15M pool

Innosuisse Swiss Accelerator

Funds Swiss market-ready small and medium companies through Innosuisse Swiss Accelerator with support for commercialization and growth-ready innovation.

Last verified: 15 May 2026Source: www.innosuisse.admin.ch