Biotech grants in Switzerland
Explore Biotech grants for companies in Switzerland. This list brings together funding for drug discovery, diagnostics, cell and gene therapy, biomanufacturing and life-science research from Swiss innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in Switzerland, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Biotech in Switzerland come first.
Showing 1-24 of 596 grants
IICT — 12th
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds large-scale Swiss clinical trials addressing unmet medical needs to strengthen real-world implementation.
BRIDGE Proof of Concept
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds young Swiss researchers moving research into practical demonstrations to strengthen real-world implementation.
SNSF Project Funding
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds Swiss individual and team science projects across strategic research areas.
Venture Kick — Stage 2
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Venture Kick alumni to continue development with growth support before next-stage financing opportunities.
Venture Kick — Stage 3
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Venture Kick scale-up companies with bridge capital and follow-on equity support toward expansion.
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🇨🇭venture · Switzerland
Awards up to CHF 150,000 in cash prizes to early-stage Swiss startups and nonprofits, no equity taken.
IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network
🇨🇦IHI JU · European Union
Funds a pan-European industry-and-academia incubator network that re-grants up to EUR 2,000,000 each to early-stage healthcare startups.
Innovation Project with Implementation Partner
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Supports Swiss innovation by co-funding projects between research institutions and implementation partners.
BRIDGE Discovery
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Funds experienced Swiss researchers conducting applied research with high translational potential for industry adoption.
Innovation Project without Implementation Partner
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Funds Swiss researchers developing feasibility studies, prototypes, and testing facilities before engaging an industry partner.
SPRIND Equity Investments & Convertible Loans
🇩🇪SPRIND · Germany
Invests in German deep-tech ventures through shared-equity support with private co-financing and downside risk share.
Start-up Core Coaching
🇨🇭Innosuisse · Switzerland
Provides Switzerland innovators with hands-on guidance for startup coaching and commercialization preparation and commercialization planning.
Venture Kick — Stage 1
🇨🇭Venture Kick · Switzerland
Funds Swiss university spinout founders in an early pre-seed stage with a jury reviewed non-dilutive grant path.
BRIDGE Discovery — 10th
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds high-potential Swiss researchers translating ideas into practical demonstrations to strengthen real-world implementation.
EUREKA CH-NL Call: Cell and Gene Therapy Towards Clinical Practice
🇨🇭EUREKA CH-NL · Global / Multinational
Funds joint Swiss-Dutch R&D projects moving cell and gene therapies toward clinical use.
SNSF Starting Grants
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds early-career Swiss investigators building independent research groups through sustained support.
EIC Pathfinder Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds European consortia developing breakthrough solutions across AI, climate, energy, materials, medical, and quantum fields.
EIC Accelerator Challenges
🇪🇺EIC · European Union
Funds strategic deep-tech challenge projects in materials, energy, biotechnology, and climate innovation.
Innowwide — Next
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers market-feasibility support for small companies exploring non-European markets through Europe-wide innovation networks.
Eureka Network Projects — Permanent
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Offers open access collaboration through Eureka Network Projects so small enterprises can join international innovation groups.
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships — ISERD)
🇪🇺ISERD · Israel
Supports internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers placed in Israeli institutions to build independent research careers through EU mobility fellowships.
Biotechnology for Healthy Soil and Resilient Agriculture
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds two €6.4M projects that turn soil-friendly biotechnology into scalable, safe and market-ready farm solutions.
AI Predictive Biomarkers for Chronic Diseases
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds trustworthy AI biomarker methods that predict chronic-disease progression and treatment response for personalised care.
Climate Exposures in the Human Exposome
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds climate-health exposome research linking lifelong exposures, disease burden, vulnerability and resilience.