Innovate UK, GB: UK-Switzerland bilateral: collaborative research and development

11/05/2023

26/07/2023

UK registered organisations, in collaboration with at least one Swiss registered business can apply for a share of up to £2 million for research projects resulting in innovative solutions. The aim of this competition is to support UK-Swiss international business-led innovation collaboration. Through grant funding Innovate UK will support UK businesses to collaborate with Swiss counterparts for their mutual global growth prospects. Up to £2 million from Innovate UK and up to CHF 2 million from Innosuisse, has been allocated to fund innovation projects in this competition. Your project’s total grant funding request must not exceed £400,000.

The project must have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants, from the two jurisdictions. These advantages can include: - increased innovation capability - commercial leads - access to R&D infrastructure - new fields of application.

Eligibility Note To lead a project from the UK side your organisation must: - be a UK registered business of any size - collaborate with at least one Swiss registered business applying for funding from Innosuisse - have at least one research technology organisation (RTO) registered either in Switzerland or the UK as a collaborative partner in the project. Any Swiss registered organisation that joins an application must be a separate legal entity which is not linked to the UK partners. UK project partners must carry out the majority of their project work in the UK and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.