Eureka projects

Are the perfect partners for your innovation project not located in Switzerland? Eureka offers you the opportunity to get involved in cross-border innovation projects.

Eureka is an initiative of 50 countries aimed at fostering cross-border cooperation projects in market-oriented research and development, which is independent of the framework programmes of the European Commission. The aim of the initiative is to strengthen the competitiveness of the member states through innovation projects.

Evaluation and funding for project partners in international projects differ depending on the support offer. For Eurostars, specific funding rules apply; for Eureka and Globalstars innovation projects, the Swiss funding rules of Innosuisse apply.

Innosuisse is representing Switzerland in the Eureka initiative. The Eureka member countries offer four different support offers for companies and other implementation partners, as well as research partners.

Eureka funding offers

With Eurostars, Innosuisse supports innovation projects run by Swiss SMEs in collaboration with international SMEs or research groups

Eurostars projects

As an SME, develop an innovative product or service as part of a project with companies or research groups in partner countries.

Eureka Network projects

The Eureka Network projects allow you to develop an innovation project at international level on the topic of your choice.

Eureka Clusters

As a company or research institution, implement transnational innovation projects on specific innovation topics.

The Globalstars support offer provides the opportunity to work with partners in key or emerging innovation countries with strong growth momentum.

Globalstars projects

As a Swiss company collaborating with a Swiss or international research institute, you can develop new innovation partnerships around the world.