Ursula Keller wins “Swiss Nobel” Marcel Benoist Prize
Farewell: the NCCR MUST ended 
MUST2022 Conference
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FELs of Europe prize for Jeremy Rouxel
Ruth Signorell wins Doron prize
New FAST-Fellow Uwe Thumm at ETH
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
New scientific highlight
EU XFEL Young Scientist Award for Camila Bacellar,
Prizes for Giulia Mancini and Rebeca Gomez Castillo
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to RESOLV Member Benjamin List
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NCCR MUST at Scientifica 2021Support for start-ups
Start-ups and researchers interested in starting their own business are supported by many different organisations. The lists below are far from complete: if you miss an important entry, we're glad to add it.By the way: the NCCR MUST provides financial support if you wish to take part in a start-up workshop: please contact us!
MUST partner institutes each have their own support structures for the development of new technologies.
- ETH Transfer supports the development of (pre)-commercial technology, e.g. with the Pioneer Fellowship
- ieLab (ETH) supports young entrepreneurs with a wide range of services
- Innogrants, an EPFL initiative, which financed more than 80 teams and helped to create 50+ start-ups. These start-ups subsequently received more than CHF 100M in additional grants and equity
- Unitectra supports scientists at the Universities of Basel, Zürich and Bern in their collaborations with industry involving commercialization of research results and contractual matters, and in the creation of start-up companies
- be advanced is the main platform in the Canton of Berne preparing high-tech startups from industry and academia for take-off.
- Basel Inkubator enables young entrepreneurs from the field of natural sciences, medicine, information technology or engineering technology to make their first steps in creating their start-up. It is a joint initiative of the University of Basel, the FHNW, the "ErfindungsVerwertung AG EVA" and the canton Basel-Stadt
- Unitec is the Technology Transfer office of the Université de Genève
- UniNE Entrepreneurship supports the creation of new ventures based on University research and will assist the promoters of these projects along the way through its Technology Transfer Office (TTO)
- The PSI Transfer Office offers a a comprehensive range of Research- and Development-Services. A new Innovation Park: Innovaare, will be established close to the large scale accelerator and research facilities available at the Paul Scherrer Institute.
Swiss organisations and initiatives:
- startupinvest is the Leading Financing Platform for Swiss High-Tech Start-ups
- Venture, is an initiative of the ETH Zurich, Knecht Holding, the innovation promotion agency CTI and McKinsey & Company, Switzerland (bi-annual competition), which supports young entrepreneurs in founding a company.
- Gruenden.ch is a resource for people considering self-employment and wanting to set up their own company
- Startupticker.ch is the online news platform for young entrepreneurs, innovators and supporters. The hub increases the visibility of young Swiss companies and serves to highlight the diverse and vibrant start-up scene.
- EasyGov is a service offered by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to facilitate and simplify the creation of new businesses in Switzerland.
Prizes and awards for start-up companies
- Jungunternehmerpreise (in German), a list of almost 20 different prizes and awards for starting entrepreneurs
- Venture kick, CHF 130'000 for the best start-up idea
- Swiss Startups Awards, CHF 50'000 for the four best ideas
- INNOGAP was created by Unitec (UniGE) as a proof-of-principle fund to help researchers at UNIGE and HUG to move their research discoveries toward practical implementation (five grants per year of up to CHF 30'000)
- The Swiss Federal Foundation for Promotion of the National Economy through Scientific Research, or "Volkswirtschaft Stiftung", fund newly founded technology firms with a onetime interest-free loan of up to 150’000 Swiss Francs
Private companies specialized in company foundations
- STARTUPS.CH is a NEXUS-owned company, which focusses on company foundations, and assists you in starting a GmbH, AG, sole enterprise or limited partnership
- LeanStart, supports start-up in their initial steps
Workshops for high-tech ideas that may turn into start-up companies:
- for example the Neworks pre-seed workshop organised in Switzerland by SwissCompanyMaker
- Startup Weekend Schweiz is a network of passionate leaders and entrepreneurs on a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals, teams and communities. Come share ideas, form teams, and launch startups. It organizes regular weekend workshops (6 in 2015)
- Venturelab workshops and circles bring together selected startup talents through a structured stress test of their entrepreneurial and business readiness, enhancing their entrepreneurial knowledge and skills, and connect them to the community of high value adding founders, mentors and industry experts.
