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Innosuisse – Innovation projects with implementation partner

Innosuisse – Innovationsprojekte mit Umsetzungspartner

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

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%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Innosuisse – Swiss Innovation Agency

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — 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.

Your odds
Not published

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.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

You fund 40% yourself.

Who can apply

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

  1. Find a research partner at a Swiss higher education or non-commercial research institution. — link
  2. 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).
  3. Submit the joint application at least six weeks before the relevant Innovation Council meeting.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.innosuisse.admin.ch/en/innovation-project-with-implementation-partner

"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."

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.innosuisse.admin.ch

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