Innosuisse introduced the Swiss Accelerator in 2022 and is launching its second call for projects in 2023. Established Swiss SMEs and start-ups with high innovation potential can apply for direct financial support for innovation projects under the Swiss Accelerator. Innovative products and services must be able to be implemented quickly and efficiently, and enable scalability.
We are pleased to share a wonderful interview with Pascale VanLanduyt, innovation mentor Alliance, Industrial Liaison Officer at VPI-EPFL and Innosuisse expert, along with three other EPFL experts. An interview by Patricia Michaud, with photos by Alain Herzog, published on the EPFL website.
The winners of the Source d'Innovation competition!
The Source d'innovation competition was created by the Alliance association to encourage collaboration between companies and universities by rewarding 5 innovative projects.
In collaboration with CleantechAlps, Platinn is developing a new approach to help companies in Western Switzerland define and implement solutions to increase their resilience to any potential crisis (energy, health, etc.).
HES-SO joins forces with 5 of its engineering schools in Western Switzerland to create the Centre Suisse d'Intelligence Artificielle pour les PME (CSIA). AI is coming into our societies and is already widely adopted by large organizations, while SMEs don't always know how to integrate it according to their needs. The CSIA's aim is to support SMEs in this digital transition, so that they remain competitive.