Innosuisse – Innovation projects with implementation partner
Innosuisse – Innovationsprojekte mit Umsetzungspartner
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Innosuisse funds the Swiss research partner's costs; the implementation partner (company) must cover '40–60% of total project costs' from its own resources and contribute at least '5% of total project costs' in cash toward the research partner's expenses. No maximum funding cap is published on the page.
You must co-fund 40%.
Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Continuous submission. Applications must be submitted at least six weeks before an Innovation Council evaluation meeting; decisions normally arrive within six to eight weeks. Meetings are scheduled across five thematic areas (Energy & Environment, Engineering, ICT, Life Sciences, Social Sciences & Business Management) throughout 2026.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
You fund 40% yourself.
Who can apply
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Implementation partners can be SMEs, large companies, start-ups, administrative bodies, non-profits and other private or public institutions. Innosuisse does not fund implementation partners directly; it funds the research partner's project costs.
How to apply
- Find a research partner at a Swiss higher education or non-commercial research institution. — link
- Jointly define the innovation project and agree the cost split (implementation partner covers 40-60% of total project costs plus at least 5% in cash to the research partner).
- Submit the joint application at least six weeks before the relevant Innovation Council meeting.
What you will need
- Joint project application (research partner and implementation partner)
- Cost and financing plan showing the own contribution and cash contribution
- Declaration of the implementation partner
Source. https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/innovation-project-with-implementation-partner — checked 2026-08-14
"Implementation partners must cover 40–60% of total project costs from their own resources and contribute at least 5% of total project costs toward research partner expenses."