Innovation Center Partners

The Fondation privée des HUG supports institutional projects that promote innovation, medical research and the quality of care for the benefit of patients.

The Unitec Technology and Skills Transfer Office is at the service of researchers from the University of Geneva, Geneva University Hospitals and the Geneva University of Applied Sciences to help them in the process of technology transfer and to promote the discoveries resulting from research activities.

Open Geneva is a non-profit association whose mission is to promote and stimulate open innovation in Greater Geneva by bringing together innovators, bringing their ideas to life, communicating about their projects and supporting their development in the fields of art, science, technology and society.

BioAlps is the Life Sciences cluster of Western Switzerland. It is a gateway to a wealth of contacts, know-how and knowledge to support people, scientists and institutions.

The mission of the Fongit, the Geneva Foundation for Technological Innovation, supported by the State of Geneva, is to help entrepreneurs accelerate the transformation of their projects into real companies. Fongit offers an incubation service (fully equipped offices, administrative and legal services, access to start-up capital and coaching for entrepreneurs) that empowers start-ups to focus on creating added value.

The tasks of the Cantonal Office for Economic Development and Innovation (OCEI) are the development of a dynamic, diverse and sustainable local economic fabric, the promotion of entrepreneurship, digital transformation, the encouragement of innovation, and the enhancement of the ecosystem.

As the federal agency for innovation promotion, Innosuisse supports applied research and development (R&D), the promotion of entrepreneurship and the development of young companies.

Venturelab offers training modules dedicated to start-ups, in order to support and guide them on the path to success.