Advice, courses and coaching

Canton of Aargau

 

Business Hub Aargau– Information about innovation at the Canton of Aargau

Founding in the Canton of Aargau – Information about the support by the Canton of Aargau for founders

Hightech Zentrum Aargau –  support and advice on innovation matters in the areas of engineering, life sciences, medical technology, information and communications technology, micro and nanotechnology plus energy and environmental technology.

Genisuisse Aargau – offers coaching free of charge for young entrepreneurs.

Cantons Basel Stadt and Basel Landschaft:

 

Innovation Office University of Basel – supports members of the University of Basel in all matters related to innovation and entrepreneurship. 

Entrepreneurship at the University of Basel – The University of Basel offers a Coaching & Mentoring Program for startups.

BaselArea.swiss – Promoter of innovation and inward investment for the Basel region.

Unitectra – Unitectra supports scientists in their collaborations with industry involving commercialization of research results and contractual matters.

BASEL INKUBATOR – At BASEL INKUBATOR, young entrepreneurs from the fields of natural sciences, medicine, information technology and engineering technology can take their first steps towards creating a startup.

 

Switzerland

 

Startupticker.ch – Overview of awards and workshops. Network of companies and innovators. 

Brochure «Gründen»  – Guide to various Swiss initiatives around the topic “startups”.

Switzerland Innovation – Umbrella organization of Swiss Innovation parks at five sites (ETH Zürich, EPFL, in Villigen at PSI, Biel, and Basel)

Innosuisse Startup Training –  Course for members of universities and startups in Switzerland by the federal government’s funding agency for innovation and startups Innosuisse. www.unibas.ch/de/Innovation/CTI-Coaching—Entrepreuneurship-Kurse.html

Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ) Startup support – Contact point for startups in Switzerland  

Startup-academy.ch – Initiative by Startup Academy and Engagement Migros

Technologies Program of the Business Incubation Centre (BIC) of CERN Technologies – Incubation program designed to support entrepreneurs in their business endeavor by offering them access to unique world-leading technologies, tailor-made business and management training and seed funding totalling CHF 50,000.

Challenges/awards

 

Swiss Startup Challenge – Challenge of the University of Applied Science Northwestern Switzerland  

Swiss Technology Award

CTI Swiss Medtech Award