Long development, high costs – and good programmes for it

In this industry development, approval and first production are often years apart. That is exactly what research funding, agricultural and food programmes and tax-effective research premiums exist for. The amounts are among the highest anywhere – and the rules among the strictest: application before the project start, a documented research share, clean separation of costs.

In this industry development, approval and first production are often years apart. That is exactly what research funding, agricultural and food programmes and tax-effective research premiums exist for.

What gets clarified first

1

Is the research share cleanly separated?

It decides both research funding and the research premium. Without a clean separation of costs, both fall away.

It decides both research funding and the research premium.

2

Which approvals do you need?

Food, medicinal or organic approval: whatever is legally open appears as a requirement of its own in the report – with a note on who decides.

Food, medicinal or organic approval: whatever is legally open appears as a requirement of its own in the report – with a note on who decides.

3

Is a pilot plant coming up?

Plant is the classic case of a project start that comes too early. The report names the earliest safe ordering date per programme.

Plant is the classic case of a project start that comes too early.

Which types of funding apply here

The method in detail
  • GrantResearch and development projects as well as agricultural and food programmes with high documented amounts.
  • Tax reliefResearch premiums provide relief on top, without money being paid out – and are never offset against grants.
  • LoanInvestment loans for pilot plants and production technology.

Typical funding purposes

  • Research & development
  • Pilot plant
  • Approval & testing
  • Regional value creation
  • Production technology
  • Intellectual property

Who funds here

  • National research and innovation agencies
  • Agricultural and food programmes from federal level and canton
  • EU research framework programmes
  • Development banks with investment loans for production plant

Official sources: Innosuisse, Cantonal business development, Guarantee cooperatives, SECO, Fedlex, Swiss foundations

Which package fits

Find funding

Here it is almost always about several programmes side by side – order, combination and deadlines decide. The free check clarifies up front whether you are still before the project start.

Here it is almost always about several programmes side by side – order, combination and deadlines decide. The free check clarifies up front whether you are still before the project start.

Pricing
FAQ

Frequent questions from the industry

The report states the documented maximum per programme with a source – and separately what can realistically be derived for your project. A big figure that falls apart under scrutiny helps nobody.

It works through tax and is therefore never counted into the same total as grants. The report covers both separately.

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