Are the perfect partners for your innovation project not located in Switzerland? Eureka offers you the opportunity to get involved in cross-border innovation projects. Eureka is an initiative of 50 countries aimed at fostering cross-border cooperation projects in market-oriented research and development, which is independent of the framework programmes of the European Commission. The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the competitiveness of the member states through innovation projects.
Who is the offer aimed at?
The following organisations can apply to Innosuisse for funding for Eureka projects:
- Swiss companies or other private or public organisations as implementation partner;
- together with at least one Swiss or international research partner and at least one implementation partner from a Eureka member country.
- As a Swiss start-up before market entry, you can also submit project proposals without a research partner if the funding rules of the partner country allow it.
This is how Eureka works.
Innosuisse is representing Switzerland in the Eureka initiative. The Eureka member countries offer four different support offers for companies and other implementation partners, as well as research partners:
Funding contributions from Innosuisse to international projects
Evaluation and funding for project partners in international projects differ depending on the support offer. For Eurostars, specific funding rules apply; for Eureka and Globalstars innovation projects, the Swiss funding rules of Innosuisse apply.
Overview
Who is who according to Innosuisse’s funding rules?
START-UP:
- before market entry: the start-up does not yet have ready-developed products or services on the market
- with scalable product or service
- established not more than 5 years ago (in justified exceptional cases up to 10 years)
- with less than 50 full-time equivalents (at the time of submitting the application);
if the start-up is controlled by another company, the entire group of companies cannot employ more than 249 full-time equivalents
SME:
- fewer than 250 full-time equivalents
LARGE COMPANY:
- more than 250 full-time equivalents
Last modification 29.11.2023
Contact
Eureka Project Coordinator Switzerland
Colette John-Grant
+41 58 466 77 32
Eurostars Project Coordinator Switzerland
Janique Siffert
+41 58 466 70 70
