Moving the World with Swiss Innovations. Funding Opportunitiesfor National Innovation Projects

InnoSwiss is Switzerland’s national agency for promoting science-based innovation, with around 500 million Swiss franks invested in 2022 (13M for startups, 20M for networking)

Three main funding instruments:

• Innovation Check (up to 15,000 francs)
• Standard Innovation Projects
• Startup Innovation Projects

Key project requirements:

• Must be science-based research
• Requires collaboration between research partner (university) and implementation partner (company)
• InnoSwiss covers up to 70% of costs for research partner
• Implementation partner contributes 30-60% of total costs

Project approval rates:

• Innovation Checks: ~70% approval
• Standard Innovation Projects: ~45% approval
• Startup Innovation Projects: ~40% approval

Assessment criteria focuses on:

• Innovation degree
• Market potential
• Project setup quality
• Sustainability and value creation for Switzerland

Project durations:

• Maximum 36 months for standard projects
• Average project value around 400,000 CHF
• 8 decision meetings per year for standard projects
• 4 decision meetings for startup projects

Current statistics:

• Over 800 project applications assessed in 2022
• Approximately 1,200 ongoing standard innovation projects
• 10-15 active blockchain-related projects

Switzerland ranks #1 in Global Innovation Index 2023, with 25 billion invested in R&D in 2021

Available to Swiss and Liechtenstein partners, with at least one Swiss implementation partner required

Decision timeframe is typically within 2 weeks, with detailed feedback provided for rejections