Welcome to Innovation

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1 Welcome to Innovation Thierry Calame, Attorney at Law Partner and co-head of Intellectual Property at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich Member of the Board of Innosuisse

2 Orientation Organisation

3 Switzerland innovation champion? 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place The World Competitiveness Scoreboard 2016 Global Innovation Index 2016 WEF Global Competitiveness Report Union Innovation Scoreboard 2016

4 CTI becomes Innosuisse new organisation, same mission Promoting science-based innovation in all disciplines represented at university-level research institutions in the interests of the economy and society. Acting as a catalyst for the transfer of knowledge and technology between research and the economy.

5 Reasons for transformation Better integration into Swiss research and innovation environment (SNSF and others) Greater instrumental and organizational flexibility Clearer governance in organisational structure: separation of strategic and operational activities

6 Good to know The funding instruments will stay the same and will be tailored to the short or medium term as necessary The "bottom-up" principle will remain, with applicants defining their own innovation topic

7 To achieve our goals, we need to be willing and above all able to take risks. This involves aiming to achieve great success with all the potential positive effects, while also accepting the risk of making a mistake or failing without it being the end of the world. André Kudelski, Chairman of Innosuisse

8 "Let's innovate the Switzerland of tomorrow" Innosuisse helps to create jobs that add significant value and boost our prosperity. Digitalisation is transforming the world even faster than globalisation has done. Innosuisse brings together leaders from the worlds of academia, technology and economics. Innosuisse opens up new horizons for companies by promoting innovative business models and forging international partnerships. Innosuisse attaches particular importance to protecting intellectual property. Innosuisse is committed to giving SMEs the scope to take risks and promotes a disruptive approach to problem-solving. Innosuisse makes every effort to ensure that SMEs are able to stay level with their foreign competitors.

9 Orientation Organisation

10 Innosuisse bodies Board Strategic body AUDITING BODY Management team Operational body Innovation Council Specialist body Secretariat Experts Coaches / Mentors (accredited)

11 Board Chairman: André Kudelski Vice-Chairwoman: Martina Hirayama Members: Edouard Bugnion Thierry Calame Trudi Haemmerli Marco Illy Nicola Thibaudeau

12 The Board in office for a year now Elected by the Federal Council on 9 December 2016, Innosuisse has spent 2017 preparing to launch Innosuisse's activities. Its work has included submitting an ordinance on Innosuisse's contributions to the Federal Council for approval. This instrument is relevant to all applicants and is accessible on the Innosuisse website. It elected the 21 members of the Innovation Council, the body responsible for assessing applications and supporting projects.

13 Innovation Council Chairman: Eschermann Bernhard, ABB Group Vice-Chairman: Zwinggi Alois, World Economic Forum Members Bazin Jean-Luc, Swatch Group Béhar Yves, fuseproject Casanova Nicoletta, FEMTOprint SA Copéret Christophe, ETH Zurich Demen-Meier Christine, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne De Tonnac Alisée, Seedstars SA Dransfeld Clemens, FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Hemmer Frédéric, CERN The European Organisation for Nuclear Research Heuberger Renat, South Pole Group Keller Emanuela, University Hospital Zurich Kornowski-Bonnet Sophie, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Meyer Myriam, mmtec Nasciuti Adriano, SUPSI University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland Puschmann Thomas, Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab Renaud Philippe, EPFL Lausanne Ribar Monika, SBB Richdale Kelly, ID Quantique SA Sigrist Stephan, Think Tank W.I.R.E., ETH Zurich Tzonis Stelios, digital-strategy

14 Looking ahead... With Innosuisse launching while implementation of the ERI Dispatch is in full swing, the Board is developing a medium-term vision for Innosuisse's strategy. Work on the multi-year programme will be launched in 2018 and will form the basis of Innosuisse's future strategy.

15 Thank you for your attention!

16 Moving forward with Innosuisse Annalise Eggimann, Director CTI/Innosuisse 6th December 2017

17 Who we are What we do

18 What is changing, what stays the same? CTI: Federal government agency for the promotion of sciencebased innovation Executive commission able to act independently of the Federal Administration Current organisational structure: Commission (72 members) Secretariat SAME NEW NEW Innosuisse: Federal government agency for the promotion of science-based innovation Public institution with its own legal personality New organisational structure: Board (7 members) Innovation Council (21 members) Management Team Auditing body

19 Legal basis The Innosuisse Act provides the legal basis for the setting up of Innosuisse (organisational aspects of Innosuisse). It entered partially into force on 1 January 2017 and will enter fully into force on 1 January The Research and Innovation Promotion Act (RIPA) serves as basis for Innosuisse s remit. The Innosuisse Funding Ordinance defines the rights and duties of the applicants and the beneficiaries of subsidies Implementing regulations issued by the Innovation council

20 Innosuisse bodies Board Strategic body AUDITING BODY Management team Operational body Innovation Council Specialist body Secretariat Experts Coaches / Mentors (accredited)

21 Innovation Council Innovation Council ICT K. Richdale F. Hemmer T. Puschmann S. Tzonis Plenary (Inputs on strategy development and promotion concepts) Chair: Bernhard Eschermann / Vice-Chair: Alois Zwinggi Life Sciences E. Keller S. Kornowski- Bonnet P. Renaud S. Sigrist Engineering B. Eschermann C. Dransfeld M. Meyer N. Casanova Energy & Environment J.-L. Bazin C. Copéret R. Heuberger A. Nasciuti Social Sciences & Business Mgt. Y. Béhar C. Demen-Meier M. Ribar A. de Tonnac A. Zwinggi Pool of experts Pool of experts working on behalf of all units according to concrete expertise needs SCCER Experts

22 Remit of the Innovation Council The Innovation Council is the specialist body of Innosuisse which: Decides on project submissions and accompanies sponsored activities from both a scientific and innovation standpoint. Nominates experts to be appointed by the Board. Develops proposals for the funding strategy and supports instruments, establishes corresponding implementation conditions for these instruments. Prepares the multi-year programme to be submitted to the Board for approval.

23 Management team CEO: Annalise Eggimann Members of the management team: Andreas Reuter, Head of Project and Programme Funding Dominique Gruhl-Bégin, Head of Start-ups and Young Talent Caroline Boutillon-Duflot, Head of Finance and Operations Marc Pauchard, Head of Transversal Funding (starts on 1 st April 2018)

24 Remit of the management team The management team is the operational body of Innosuisse which: Leads the activities and manages the Secretariat. Prepares the groundwork for the IC s decisions and submits requests to the IC. Takes decisions and concludes contracts on the basis of the IC s decisions. Monitors the budget and the status of the commitments made and planned; it is responsible for managing finances, reporting and controlling the sponsored activities. Assists the Board and the IC in preparing their activities. Reports to the Board on a regular basis, and in the event of anything extraordinary without delay.

25 Who we are What we do

26 Innosuisse funding instruments Start and grow your business Start your innovation project Go global Be connected

27 Go global Innosuisse s international cooperations are starting to take off: An international strategy will be developed by the end of 2018 Responsibility for «Enterprise Europe Network» and integration of the «EEN advisers» in Innosuisse organisation as of January 2018

28 Financial perspective Expenses cap after reduction (in mio. francs): total Provisional budget 2018 for new allocations (in million francs): Innovation projects Funding overhead costs 16.1 Funding programme «Energy» 30.2 Start-ups and Young Talents 11.7 Know-how and Technology Transfer (KTT) 6.2 Joint programme with SNSF: BRIDGE 8.5

29 Thank you for your attention! Funding instruments in detail: Andreas Reuter

30 Promoting innovation projects (incl. SCCER and BRIDGE) and KTT Support what remains the same, what changes? Andreas Reuter Dep. Director, Head of R&D Project Promotion and KTT Support 6 th December 2017

31 Innovation projects SCCER BRIDGE KTT

32 Start your innovation project

33 Promotion criteria remains the same, but some conditions have been improved! Start your innovation project What remains? Promotion criteria: Innovation degree (novelty of scientific and economic approach) Quality of methodology (quality of the project set-up: f.e. quantified goals and milestones) Competences of the project partners to run the project and for intended market implementation Sustainability and value added in Switzerland.

34 What remains? Start your innovation project Project accompaniment incl. go/no-go review by experts Stronger focus on new, unexperienced project partners and projects in critical phases Payment by instalments (mostly in 3 tranches with at least 20% for the last tranche) Overhead contribution (the maximum of 15% remains) Projects without implementation partner are still eligible Rules on IP / licensing remains the same.

35 What changes? Start your innovation project Concept of salary costs Average costs per research staff category and research institution of today will be replaced by cap on expenses for each staff category Effective gross salary of each researcher is decisive! Payment of effective costs of employers contribution to social security (no more fixed to 20%)

36 What changes? Start your innovation project Two versions of calculating salary costs possible: Version 1: Annual salary x percentage share of project work, for N.N. estimated value possible Version 2: Standard costs / hour x working hours for project (precondition: accounting system is externally audited and certified)* By submitting the signed subsidy contract, a list of employess with names and salary costs is needed. * For the application, research partner uses standard costs for own staff categories (f.e. depending on educational background, work experience, age). The standard costs are reflecting the effective gross salary costs for one productive hour of project work, based on the annual working time of the research institution. These standard costs have to be used also for financial reporting.

37 What changes? Start your innovation project Material costs are chargeable: Explicitly regulated in implementing regulations If project-specific and non-standard equipment and in reasonable ratio to salary costs Use of specific research infrastructure is chargeable as utilisation rate (f.e. clean room using for 2 hours) Travelling costs inside Europe (not within Switzerland) and intercontinental travelling.

38 New caps on expenses for labour costs Function 2017 (hourly rate as mean value) Project leader CHF 105 Deputy project leader CHF 87 Experienced scientist CHF (hourly rate as cost ceiling) 2018 (gross annual salary as cost ceiling, absolute maximum) CHF 119 CHF Scientific collaborator CHF 60 CHF 68 CHF Skilled worker CHF 54 CHF 61 CHF PhD and auxiliary CHF 32 CHF 46 CHF Start your innovation project f.e. researcher, who are engaged in both, as project leader and as experienced scientific collaborator, will get the same tariff. In justified cases, subsidizing of more than 20% of the work as project leader is possible.

39 Overview: Cost structure of project promotion Start your innovation project 100% max. 15% Overhead contribution to research partners Material costs of project Employers contribution to social security Gross salary Cash contribution Performance of implementation partner Contribution of Innosuisse for research partner Own share of implementation partner

40 New ranking concept Start your innovation project Evaluation Expert 1 (points) Innovation degree: x points in maximum Quality of methodology: x points in maximum Decision-making basis of Innovation Council subgroup «Both experts are equal and are evaluating independently from each other» Competences of the project partners: x points in maximum Sustainability and added value in Switzerland: x points in maximum Application 1: AA (score) Application 2: AB (score) Application 3: BB (score) Application n: BC (score) Application n+1: CC (score) «Budget allocation per subgroup meeting» Evaluation Expert 2 (points) = points in maximum by expert; double points in maximum

41 The need of independancy between research and implementation partner is fixed in the implementing regulations Research and implementation partners need to be independant from each other in financial terms and personnel matters. This means that collaborators of the research partner cannot work for the implemetation partner at the same time (f.e. as CEO) But, holding of shares, also in cases of SMEs and start-ups without the possibility to influence the business activities will be allowed Advisory mandates will be allowed There will be the possibility for self-declaration by research partners along with the application Start your innovation project

42 Project amendment with additional costs will be possible Start your innovation project Art. 11 of implemeting regulations for project promotion In exceptional cases, additional costs of approved project changes can be financed by request. The subsidy contract will be adjusted.

43 Innovation cheque raise up to CHF Start your innovation project The cost ceiling of Innovation Cheque will be raised up from CHF to CHF. Less complicated, more efficient: No need for subsidy contract There will be only a voucher and the need for a financial and content-related short report by research partner, signed by implementation partner.

44 Innovation projects and innovation cheque: Deadlines for the transition into 2018 Start your innovation project Preparation of new applications is possible at any time But, between 15th - 30th of January 2018, the IT system is down due to the changeover of the financial system First decisions by Innovation Council subgroups will be expected by the beginning of March 2018.

45 Innovation projects SCCER BRIDGE KTT Support

46 SCCER are about innovation Vision finding solutions for a future problem not just "more of the same" research! Mission The SCCER, in their domains, explore and develop solutions, that are scalable and acceptable and which are adopted seamlessly by industry. «For a better Switzerland»

47 119.5 Mio CHF for four years SCCER Name 1 a. Future Energy Efficient Buildings and Districts FEEB&D b. Efficiency of Industrial Processes EIP Leading House Empa ETH Zurich Funding Mio CHF Future Swiss Electrical Infrastructure FURIES EPFL Heat & Electricity Storage: Materials, Systems and PSI 17.2 Modelling HaE 4 Supply of electricity SoE ETH Zurich Competence Center for Research in Energy, Society Uni Basel 18.5 and Transition CREST 6 Efficient Technologies and Systems for Mobility ETH Zurich BIOmass for SWiss EnErgy future - BIOSWEET PSI 12.1

48 25 research institutions with more than 1000 researchers involved Researcher participating 45 Others 154 Professors More than 20 industry partners in each SCCER! New created jobs in research 10 Others 28 Professors PhD and scientific collaborators 431 Senior Res. PostDoc Neuchâtel Yverdon Muttenz Villigen Basel Windisch Birmensdorf Züric h Biel Burgdorf Bern Luzern Fribourg Winterthur St. Gallen Dübendorf Rapperswil Buchs PhD and scientific collaborators 147 Senior Res. PostDoc Genf Lausanne Cantonal universities ETHZ / EPFL Research Centers Univ. of Applied Sciences Lugano

49 Joint Innosuisse SNSF steering and an internat. evaluation panel New Head! Bernhard Eschermann Stefan Nowak Innosuisse Adriano Nasciuti J.-L- Bazin Renat Heuberger Evaluation Panel (30) Core Group (10) SNSF Frank Paul ScheffoldSöderlind Marcel Mayor Steering Committee (7+1) Topical Experts (20) SFOE Benoît Revaz consulting SCCER Efficiency Grids Storage Energy supply Economy, Environment, Law, Behaviour Mobility Kathrin Kramer Secretariat Innosuisse Biomass

50 Innovation projects SCCER BRIDGE KTT Support

51 Building Bridges

52 Bridge the gap «Bridge the gap between SNSF and CTI funding» resources e.g. SNSF funding gap e.g. Innosuisse industry value chain (Fundamental) research Technology Development Product Development December

53 Proof of Concept Details of the funding scheme Eligibility criteria for the applicants Early stage of career (bachelor s or master s degree, doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers) supported by a Swiss research institution Based on the applicants own scientific results or on scientific results they have substantially contributed to Projects may cover any type of innovation or research field. Eligible costs Project budget: up to 130 kchf (salary of applicant) Duration Up to 18 months (12 + 6) December

54 Discovery Details of the funding scheme Eligibility criteria for the applicants Experienced researchers at a Swiss research institution Integration of excellent science and high-impact innovation Centered on technological innovation. Eligible costs Project budget: up to 3 miochf (4 years, max. 3 applicants) Duration Up to 4 years December

55 Bridge Current Status Proof of Concept % % 13% % 20% 15% 10% 5% Submitted proposals Projects funded 0 1st call 2nd call 3rd call 4th call 0% December

56 Bridge Current Status Discovery 1 st call 190 proposals submitted on 10 April 2017 Evaluation was ongoing until end of November 2017 Available budget allows funding of projects Expected success rate still only between 4-5% December

57 Important Dates Proof of Concept Deadline for the fifth call: 11 December 2017, 17:00 CET Discovery Second call: Submission of letters of intent in February 2018 Submission of full proposals in April 2018 December

58 Innovation projects SCCER BRIDGE KTT Support

59 Be connected

60 No costs for SME KTT Support: Concept of Mentoring 2 SME 4 Be connected a. Analyzing innovation project: Basic Support: max CHF b. Help to find the right research partner: Main Support 1: max CHF Approves invoice Select and signs contract with mentor (sample to be provided) c. Support to elaborate application: Main Support 2: max CHF d. Help to revise rejected application: Follow-up: CHF Sends voucher including «voucher rules» Sends invoice Tariff: CHF per hour, all inclusive Innosuisse 1 5 Releases payment Mentor 3

61 Be connected KTT Support: National Thematic Networks Application by Swiss non-profit organisation by call Description of very important innovation topic for Swiss economy Decision by Innovation Council subgroup (perhaps for transversal topics with the need to coordinate with other subgroups) Contract for 4 years with annual agreements, extension of 4 years in maximum is possible Controlling and supervision by KPI s by assigned experts Annual core contribution: max. 60% of max CHF

62 Be connected KTT Support: Specialist events Application by Swiss non-profit organisation Criteria of evaluation: Quality of concept Competences of staff Quality of already conducted events Focus of event Good balance of research and economics inputs Sustainability of the event concept Quality management of the organisation. Chargeable costs: effective salary costs, space rent, catering, costs of speakers and moderator, marketing and communication.

63 Any questions?

64 Promoting Start-up and Entrepreneurship what remains the same, what changes?

65 Start and grow your business

66 Start-up Training New for Mod 3&4! Cluster-based courses: ICT, Adv engineering, Biotech/MedTech, Social e ship Start and grow your business Module 1 1 day Module 2 1 semester Module 3 5 days Module 4 5 days Business Ideas Business Concept Business Creation Business Development Level of maturity motivational event for those who aspire to found a start-up for those just before or shortly after founding for those who want to grow for members of universities (students, PhDs, scientists, professors etc) start-ups

67 Start-up Coaching: Types of vouchers Start and grow your business Initial Coaching Core Coaching Scale-up Coaching business idea reviewed develop strategy, enter markets being ready to grow Level of maturity up to CHF up to CHF up to CHF

68 Start-up Coaching: New vouchers for coaching Start and grow your business Startup 2 What remains? Approves invoice 4 Quality, extent and goal of coaching Select and Qualification of coaches signs contract with coach What changes? (sample to be provided) Voucher for coaching, Conducting Sends service and no more mandates by Innosuisse contract sends incl. invoice «voucher New programme of scale-up rules» coaching in 2018 for high potential growth companies Innosuisse Coach Releases payment

69 Excursion: Special Support for Bridge fellows by Innosuisse coaching Privileged considerations for Initial Coaching For Bridge fellows, Innosuisse has prepared a Bridge check box in the application. The Innosuisse experts will positively discriminate your application as Bridge fellow, at least for the technical/science-based evaluation. However, the business point of view will need to be assessed before the acceptance into the initial coaching. October

70 Milestone-based coaching process remains! Start and grow your business

71 Internationalisation camps

72 Go global Internationalisation camps: Opportunities for market penetration and validation 8 camps 5 countries

73 Any questions?

74 Thank you for your attention! More information: