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 569 grants
SNSF Project Funding
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds Swiss individual and team science projects across strategic research areas.
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.
IICT — 12th
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds large-scale Swiss clinical trials addressing unmet medical needs to strengthen real-world implementation.
venture
🇨🇭venture · Switzerland
Awards up to CHF 150,000 in cash prizes to early-stage Swiss startups and nonprofits, no equity taken.
BRIDGE Proof of Concept
🇨🇭SNSF · Switzerland
Funds young Swiss researchers moving research into practical demonstrations to strengthen real-world implementation.
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.
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.
Eurostars Call 11
🇪🇺EUREKA · Global / Multinational
Funds small and medium enterprises across Europe via Eurostars Call 11 for collaborative innovation with international partners.
Euratom Radiation Protection Partnership (PIANOFORTE)
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds PIANOFORTE’s 2026-27 continuation, an EU radiation-safety research partnership — only for its current members and any partner who joins them.
Horizon Cancer Mission: Microbiome Early Detection
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €15M project that turns microbiome signals into a test for spotting cancer risk years ahead of any symptoms.
Horizon Cancer Mission: Ukraine Research Capacity
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds a €5M programme that pairs EU and Associated Country research institutions with Ukrainian cancer centres for joint training and staff exchanges.
Horizon Cancer Mission: Virtual Human Twins
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds up to four €8-9M grants for teams building AI-driven digital models of a patient's cancer to predict how it develops and guide personalised treatment.
Horizon Cancer: Pragmatic Immunotherapy Trials
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds three pragmatic clinical trials, €7-8M each, testing existing cancer immunotherapies in real-world care for patients whose disease resists treatment.
Horizon Health: Rare Disease Partnership (ERDERA) Phase 2
🇪🇺European Commission · European Union
Funds rare-disease research calls, clinical trial networks and shared data for ERDERA's second phase — open only to the existing coordinator.
EIT Health - Entrepreneurship & Innovation Micro-Credentials Call
🇪🇺EIT Health · European Union
Funds one consortium to build a certified micro-credentials programme teaching entrepreneurship and innovation to health and life-science students.