Innovation Project with Implementation Partner
Supports Swiss innovation by co-funding projects between research institutions and implementation partners.
Innovation Projects with Implementation Partner is the flagship Innosuisse mechanism. Two parties apply jointly: a Swiss research partner (university, ETH/EPFL, federal research institute, or non-commercial research centre) and a Swiss implementation partner (SME, large company, start-up, or non-profit). Innosuisse pays the research partner directly at 40-60 percent of total project cost. The impl…
Any field of innovation. Decisions are made by the Innovation Council in five thematic subgroups: ICT, Life Sciences, Engineering, Energy and Environment, Social Sciences and Business Management.
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