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The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence is an open innovation initiative to foster radical innovation through the use of socially- and economically viable AI. It supports innovative ideas of experts and researchers, enabling the development of new solutions – successful in the market, and accepted by society.

Innovation Process

Explore your challenges

We support you in identifying your challenges in an open innovation environment. We organize ideation sessions, web seminars, and specific workshops on business and technology topics.

Shape your innovation idea

In moderated innovation workshops, you will further shape your innovation idea using the Design Thinking methodology, working with the formed team and additional experts.

Get funding

For innovation projects, public funding is available which may substantially leverage your own innovation ideas. The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence helps you to get access to those funding programs.

About IBs

Innovation Boosters are a community with an open innovation culture in which key players work together with agile and user-centric methods to explore problems and develop sustainable new ideas for radical solutions collaboratively. In doing so, they give Swiss companies and organisations a competitive advantage and create important added value for the Swiss economy and society.

Website: www.innosuisse.ch/innovationbooster

The Innovation Boosters clearly focus on radical innovation and the associated phase of problem exploration, and thus stand out from the other Innosuisse funding instruments to support SMEs, start-ups, research institutions and other Swiss organisations in their research and development activities. An overview of other Innosuisse funding opportunities that may be better suited to your idea can be found here.

Support offers by Innosuisse

If you don’t know which format is best for you, we highly recommend the Innosuisse guide. This guide helps you to find the right support – from individual advice, through national and international networking opportunities, to financial support.

Innosuisse Guide

  • “The Shaping Workshop of the AI Booster was a decisive step in developing our AILAS-Tool – the AI Law Supporter. The pressing need to create a tool to navigate the legal landscape of the AI act was expressed by the participation of a diverse expert crowd ranging from academics and startup representatives up to consulting firms that provided valuable input to the first version of the tool. We look forward to continuing the project based on this user-input.”

    Markus Christen, Managing Director, Digital Society Initiative

  • “The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence program has been instrumental in advancing our project, providing both intellectual and financial support to establish a proof of concept in collaboration with Hes-So Fribourg – Biofactory Competence Center, DataHow AG, and Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. We are evaluating an automated high-throughput screening platform from Beckman Coulter, integrated with an AI-powered Digital Twin from DataHow, to accelerate bioprocess development. We are grateful to the Innovation Booster Team for their support in refining our business case and shaping a clear roadmap for success.”

    Frederic Forini, BioLector XT Portfolio Manager, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences

  • “The IB Artificial Intelligence program was pivotal in shaping the vision of our AI product advisor at JOSEPHA. The workshops provided a structured environment to refine our technology and align it with user needs. Thanks to their support, we were able to chart a clear roadmap for developing our AI-powered shopping advisor, which personalizes online shopping experiences. We’re excited about the journey ahead and grateful to the Innovation Booster team for helping us take this vital step forward.”

    Josef Gitterle, Co-Founder, Josepha

  • “The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence shaping Workshop has been a great support to us at Brändi. The financial support enabled us to conduct a thorough consultation with external experts at a very early stage of our idea process, allowing us to develop a structured way forward. We are very grateful to the Innovation Booster team for the excellent, professional, and pragmatic collaboration.”

    Andreas Liedtke, Leitung Transformation, Brändi

  • “The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence program has empowered us to take the first steps toward a groundbreaking project in collaboration with DataHow and Beckmann Coulter: evaluating an automated high-throughput screening platform from Beckmann Coulter combined with an AI-based digital twin from DataHow. We are very grateful to the Innovation Booster Team for the excellent collaboration and support during the shaping phase, which enabled us to refine the business case and establish a clear roadmap for the successful execution of this project.”

    Carmen Jungo Rhême, Full Professor, HEIA-FR

  • “The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence shaping workshop was a real enrichment for us at smartconext AG. Right from the start, we felt the perfect support and professionalism of the Innobooster team. They were at our side every step of the way and guided us through the entire process with their expertise.
    I would particularly like to emphasize the financial support, which is invaluable, especially for young companies like ours. These funds enable us to further develop innovative ideas and boldly drive them forward.
    The program is a real springboard for young companies that want to establish themselves in the field of artificial intelligence. We are very grateful to the Innovation Booster team for the excellent collaboration and the exceptional support we have received.”

    Dominik Mahn, CEO and Founder, smartconext AG

  • “The AI Booster program allowed us to turn our ambitious Speech-to-Speech AI concept into a working prototype at the Verkehrshaus. Our startup Gaudio aims to make cultural experiences more engaging through an app that offers AI guides for visitors to converse with during museum visits. Without the support of the Data Innovation Alliance, our startup would have struggled to bridge the gap between our technical AI expertise and the practical needs of museums. The program’s emphasis on rapid iteration and real-world testing pushed us to refine our user experience, resulting in a product that’s not just technically impressive but genuinely enhances how visitors interact with cultural exhibits.”

     
    Luisa Lager, Co-Founder, Mindmode GmbH/ Gaudio

  • “The Innovation Booster Artificial Intelligence gave us a unique opportunity to explore and test new directions for our technology. The expert-led workshop helped us ask the right questions and test our ideas directly with relevant stakeholders. We gained fresh insights, forged valuable connections, and walked away with a clear path forward.”

    Matthias Zwingli, Founder & CEO, Connect AI

  • “The Innovation Booster program helped us to push our idea towards a more radical direction, accelerating the development of our digital buying consultant and enabling us to launch a market-ready prototype. We’re incredibly grateful for their support with ‘smart money,’ which provided both funding and access to potential customers, bringing our vision to life through each stage of implementation. This combination of resources and mentorship has been invaluable to our success.”

    Andy Müller, Co-Founder, QOYO Innovations GmbH

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