International calls for proposals

Innosuisse promotes international innovation projects in the open-topic initiatives EUREKA and Eurostars, in thematic initiatives of the EU partnerships as well as bilateral cooperations between companies and research institutions from strategic partner countries. Innosuisse will also help you find the right partner with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).

On this page you will find all current calls for proposals for Swiss companies, research institutions and other organisations within the scope of Innosuisse’s international support offers. You can currently submit project proposals for the calls indicated below.


Funding contributions from Innosuisse for international projects

Funding for project partners in international innovation projects differ depending on the support offer. For Eurostars and the EU thematic partnerships, the European funding rules apply; for all other international innovation projects, the Innosuisse funding rules apply.


Switzerland-UK Call 2023

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Participants from Switzerland and the United Kingdom are invited to submit joint project proposals for research and development of innovative products and applications with a strong market potential in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The full application is to be submitted online in the Innosuisse online tool.

Timeline
17 March 2023 Call launch
17 April 2023 Opening date for submission
26 July 2023 Closing date for submission of Full application
18 September 2023 Communication of evaluation results and decision

Further information:

Guidelines Bilateral Call 2023 (PDF, 678 kB, 28.03.2023)
Joint Call document (DOCX, 807 kB, 21.03.2023)

Partner search:
The search of project partners in Switzerland and the United Kingdom is supported by Enterprise Europe Network EEN (Ladina Schubert, +41 58 465 35 95, ladina.schubert@innosuisse.ch) through the b2match platform.

Information webinar:
A webinar on the Switzerland-UK Call 2023 was held on 20 April. Watch the replay of the video.

Learn more about the international projects with the United Kingdom and the local partner Innovate UK.


Transforming Health and Care Systems Call 2023 

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The THCS is a call for collaborative, transnational research, and innovation actions. It aims to support the development of new and innovative solutions that can address the current and future challenges facing health and care systems.

The objective of this call is to encourage the optimization of patient care pathways and contribute to the transition towards more sustainable, efficient, resilient, ethical, high-quality, and accessible person-centered healthcare systems. The call addresses the challenge posed by the increasing number of patients treated in hospitals or other healthcare facilities and the need to ensure continuity of care and offer better integration of hospital services with outpatient care (for more information please visit the THCS Website).

The THCS call is open to Universities, higher education institutions, research organisations, hospitals, foundations or any healthcare providers, user organisations, SMEs and large companies.

Timeline
14 March 2023 Call launch
16 March 2023 Webinar
23 May 2023 Submission deadline for Intent to Apply letter
13 June 2023 Deadline for proposal submission
October 2023 Communication of the funding decisions to the applicants

Switzerland-Brazil Call 2023

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Participants from Switzerland and Brazil are invited to submit joint project proposals for research and development of innovative products and applications with a strong market potential in Switzerland and Brazil. The pre-proposal must be submitted via the PrivaSphere transfer platform. The Full-proposal is to be submitted online in the Innosuisse online tool.

Timeline
17 February 2023 Call launch
28 June 2023 Submission deadline for Pre-proposals
End July 2023 Communication of recommendation for next step
30 September 2023 Submission deadline for Full-proposal
End December 2023 Communication of evaluation results and decision

Further information:

Guidelines Joint Call 2023 (PDF, 326 kB, 20.02.2023)
Pre-Proposal Template (DOCX, 926 kB, 20.02.2023)
Joint Call document (for pre- and full-proposal) (DOCX, 806 kB, 20.02.2023)

Partner search:
The search of project partners in Brazil and Switzerland is supported by Enterprise Europe Network EEN (Nicolas Lentze, +41 58 469 07 59, nicolas.lentze@innosuisse.ch) through the b2match platform.

Information webinar:
Potential applicants are advised to participate in our information webinar on 15th March 2023  at 15:00 hrs (CET).

Learn more about the international projects with Brazil and the local partner, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial (EMBRAPII)


Switzerland-Korea Call 2023

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Participants from Switzerland and South Korea are invited to submit joint project proposals for research and development of innovative products and applications with a strong market potential in Switzerland and South Korea.
The pre-proposal must be submitted via the PrivaSphere transfer platform. The Full-proposal is to be submitted online in the Innosuisse online tool.

Timeline
14 Feb 2023 Call launch
26 April 2023 Submission deadline for Pre-proposals
End Mai 2023 Communication of recommendation for next step
26 July 2023 Submission deadline for Full-proposal
End Sept 2023 Communication of evaluation results and decision

Further information:

Guidelines Joint Call 2022 (PDF, 300 kB, 08.02.2023)
Pre-Proposal Template (DOCX, 796 kB, 08.02.2023)
Joint Call document (for pre- and full-proposal) (DOCX, 782 kB, 08.02.2023)

Partner search:
The search of project partners in South Korea and Switzerland is supported by Enterprise Europe Network EEN (Ines Rossetti, +41 58 468 70 38, ines.rossetti@innosuisse.ch) through the b2match platform.

Information webinar:
Potential applicants are advised to participate in our information webinar on 8th March at 08:00 hrs (CET).

Learn more about the international projects with South Korea and the local partner Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT).


KDT Call 2023

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The KDT calls 2023 aim at the reinforcement of the industrial competitiveness, by supporting the growth of existing partnerships and/or fostering new partnerships on technologies that already are at a higher technology readiness level. Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) and Innovation Actions (IA) essentially differ by the technology readiness level. They focus on and therefore by the reimbursement rates. Projects selected should demonstrate high impact, Europe wide collaboration with a mixed participation of large enterprises, SMEs and academia. Expected outputs are novel technologies, pilot lines, large scale demonstrators, and platforms for innovative product developments.

If no separate specific rules apply for the focus topics, Swiss participants are eligible for both the IA and RIA Calls.

Timeline
7 February 2023 Call opening
3 May 2023 Submission deadline for Project Outline
19 September 2023 Submission deadline for Full Project Proposals
Early December 2023 Communication of the evaluation results
January 2024 Negotiation of Innosuisse and SERI funding contracts

Transnational Eureka Lightweighting Call

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For R&D Projects between Austria, Belgium (Flanders & Wallonia), Canada, France, Luxembourg, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Lightweighting Technology is the key enabling technology that provides environmental-friendly solutions, while at the same time adding commercial value, across all industries. In an increasingly connected world, collaboration across borders is essential. Strong partnerships within leading Europe regions and worldwide allow access to customers, technologies and best practices for all stakeholders’ businesses and research institutions.

We invite Swiss companies and universities to establish an international R&D cooperation with partners from the participating countries, to solve challenges in this domain. Areas of interest and topics are listed in detail in the call document.

Timeline
25 January 2023 Call launch
25 April 2023, 17:00 CET Submission deadline to Innosuisse
September, 2023 Communication of the evaluation results

Driving Urban Transitions Call 2022

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The purpose of this Call is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities in their transition towards a more sustainable economy and functioning.
The Call is open to a wide range of scientific disciplines and welcomes interdisciplinary approaches. It intends to support a large range of activities, from research to innovation and implementation. It also asks to engage explicitly stakeholders (companies, public authorities, NGOs…) in the projects and to consider users’ needs in the identification of the project goals.

Call topics:

Positive Energy Districts Pathway (PED)
PED topic 1: Energy communities – energy transition driven by civil society
PED topic 2: Energy flexibility strategies – technological, legal, societal challenges
PED topic 3: Energy efficiency in existing urban structures

15-minutes City Pathway (15mC)
15mC topic 1: Strengthen the mix of urban functions and services
15mC topic 2: Foster sustainable options for personal mobility and logistics in urban outskirts (and beyond)
15mC topic 3: (Re)imagine urban public spaces and streets for vibrant, sustainable neighbourhoods

Circular Urban Economies Pathway (CUE)
CUE topic 1: Urban Resource Sharing and Circularity
CUE topic 2: Nature-based solutions (NBS)
CUE topic 3: Urban food systems

Timeline
21 September 2022 Call launch
21 November 2022 Pre-proposal submission deadline  
3 May 2023 Full proposals submission deadline
July 2023 Funding decisions announced
September 2023 – January 2024 Start of the projects

Last modification 10.05.2023

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International Cooperation team

Eurostars
Janique Siffert
+41 58 466 70 70
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EUREKA
Colette John-Grant
+41 58 466 77 32
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Bilateral cooperation
Prabitha Urwyler
+41 58 469 17 67
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KDT, DUT, THCS
Larissa Beutler
+41 58 467 16 05
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