Projects
Financing and intellectual property
Biotechnet’s members and platforms conduct research projects in collaboration with industry. By working with us, you can access financing from Innosuisse and SNSF. We have experience preparing project applications and can help you secure financial support.
Breakthroughs can be transformed into valuable products and services for society when the rights of inventors and their organizations are protected. The members of Biotechnet are experienced in creating intellectual property and working with their respective tech transfer offices to secure background and arising IP
BRIDGE Discovery
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse offer funding opportunities at the intersection of basic research and science-based innovation
- Eligibility: Experienced researchers
- Project type: Establish, explore and implement the innovation potential of research results
- Budget: up to 850K CHF
- Cost sharing: Bridge grant directly to academic institution; Industry acts as implementation partner
- Duration: Up to 4 years
- Number of partners: Maximum 3
- Application led by: Researcher at academic institution
BRIDGE Proof-of-Concept
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse offer funding opportunities at the intersection of basic research and science-based innovation
- Eligibility: Early-career researchers
- Project type: Further development of scientific results to evaluate their market and/or societal potential
- Budget: up to 130,000 CHF
- Cost sharing: n/a
- Duration: 12 months
- Number of partners: n/a (one person grant)
- Application led by: Researcher at acacemic institution
Innosuisse Innovation Cheque
Offers initial support to SMEs for project and innovation concept
- Project type: Viability of your innovation concept
- Budget: Up to 15K
- Application led by: SME with less than 250 FTEs
Innosuisse Innovation Projects with Implementation Partners
Financially supports projects conducted between industrial partners and researchers at Swiss research institutions
- Project type: Developing new products, services, and processes
- Budget: Under 1M CHF
- Cost sharing: Industry 50%, Innosuisse 50%
- Duration: 6 months to 3 years
- Number of partners: 2 or more
- Application led by: Implementation partner (Industry)
Euresearch – Your Swiss Guide to European Research and Innovation
Horizon Europe (2021-2027) is the 9th European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. It includes over 20 types of research and collaboration support programs.
For information about Horizon Europe and other research funding from the EU, please contact a Euresearch team near you:
- Bern: bern@euresearch.ch
- Central Switzerland (LU, NW, OW, SZ, UR, ZG): centralswitzerland@euresearch.ch
- Eastern Switzerland (AI, AR, GR, SG, TG): easternswitzerland@euresearch.ch
- Fribourg and Valais: fribourg@euresearch.ch
- Geneva: geneva@euresearch.ch
- Neuchatel and Jura: neuchatel@euresearch.ch
- Northwestern Switzerland (AG, BL, BS, SO): nwch@euresearch.ch
- Ticino: ticino@euresearch.ch
- Vaud: vaud@euresearch.ch
- Zurich (GL, SH, ZH): zurich@euresearch.ch
Innosuisse Flagship Initiative
Financially supports projects designed to promote transdisciplinary collaboration and systemic innovation
- Project type: Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences with a Focus on Human Health
- Cost sharing: Implementation Partners 40-60%, Innosuisse 40-60%
- Number of partners: At least 2 industry and 3 research partners
- Application led by: Host institution and its partners (Consortium)