Switzerland-Brazil 2023 Innosuisse

To support Swiss-Brazilian international business-led innovation collaboration and thereby support their global growth prospects EMBRAPII and Innosuisse have opted for a two-stage evaluation process, to align the common targets and allow for a greater number of funded projects.
The innovation promotion agency of Brazil (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial – EMBRAPII) with the support of ApexBrasil and the Swiss Innovation Agency – Innosuisse are announcing the 4th edition of the TechMakers Brazil-Switzerland bilateral call for joint R&D project outlines. The proposals must contribute to the development of ready to market solutions for products, technology-based services or methods, which have a significant market potential in Brazil and Switzerland. The call is open for all scientific disciplines; however, projects in the following topics are particularly appreciated:
 

• Biotech; Medtech; Healthtech
• Agritech and Foodtech
• Bioeconomy; Circular economy
• Climatech and sustainability
• Cleantech; Clean energy & water
• Digitalisation; Industry 4.0; Advanced materials
• Innovation and creativity (social, technical, cultural)
• Mobility

• Funding rate for Research institutions: 100% of eligible costs
   
• Funding rate for Start-ups: 70% of eligible costs, max.
   
• Funding rate for SMEs: 50% of eligible costs
   
• Funding rate for Large Companies: 25% of eligible costs

• Pre-Proposals:          28 June 2023
• Full Application:        30 September 2023

• Identification of project partners (Brazil & Switzerland) provided by ApexBrasil/EEN
• EEN Switzerland provides an online b2match platformwith partner profiles to establish contacts between interested organizations.
• On request, partners will be instructed in detail by the contact persons of the two agencies on how to apply for funding.

• The project consortia must include at least one business entity from each country and one research institute accredited by EMBRAPII as “EMBRAPII unit”.
• The participation of further research organizations and further commercial companies from both countries according to each country’s funding regulations is welcome.
• The research organizations and commercial companies must comply with the regulations of their respective country.
• The project partners shall name a designated main-coordinator.
• The project duration is between 18 and 36 months.
• The project should demonstrate a relevant innovation content, added-value and benefit from the bilateral cooperation in both countries.
• Projects should have a balanced contribution of the total eligible project costs among the partners from the participating partner countries. No more than 70% of the overall project person-months1 can be claimed by any single partner or by all partners from a single participating country.
• Along with the proposal, the consortium is encouraged to present a draft agreement on the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
• Both agencies will only consider project costs, which arise in their country eligible for funding. Cross-border funding is not foreseen.

• Swiss participants must submit the simplified Innosuisse pre-proposal application, as well as a joint call document. Both documents can be found on the Innosuisse webpage.
• The pre-proposal documents (in English) must be submitted exclusively via PrivaSphere.