According to the 2020 Federal Decree on the Horizon Package, SERI can directly fund researchers and innovators in Switzerland who have not received funding from the European Commission because Switzerland is not associated to the respective programmes (see Transitional Measures). This applies to collaborative and mono-beneficiary projects.
Mono-beneficiary projects 2021
The proposals for the ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants as well as the EIC Accelerator of the 2021 calls were evaluated by the European Commission on an exceptional basis without Switzerland being associated to Horizon Europe. Therefore, SERI can award ‘SERI-funded ERC Starting Grants’, ‘SERI-funded ERC Consolidator Grants’ or ‘SERI funded-EIC Accelerator Grants’ (see Mono-beneficiary projects 2021). If they carry out their project in Switzerland, researchers and innovators with a successfully evaluated project receive direct funding from SERI under the same conditions as those of the European Commission (e.g. regarding project budget and project duration).
SERI-funded ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants
"SERI-funded ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants" (listed below) are awarded for positively evaluated project proposals of the ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants 2021 that are carried out at a host institution in Switzerland. This direct funding by SERI enables cutting-edge research in all fields, based on scientific excellence that has proven itself in international competition. Not only does it support basic research in Switzerland, the funding also contributes to the attractiveness of Switzerland as a research location. The Starting Grants are aimed at talented researchers who want to start their own independent career and establish their own working group, while the Consolidator Grants serve to strengthen existing independence.
SERI-funded ERC Starting Grants
| Acronym | Principal Investigator/Institution | Direct funding by SERI (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| DryCO2 | HARRISON Ana University of Bern |
1’658’388 |
SPREAD |
BERTELSMEIER Cleo University of Lausanne |
1'515'915 |
I'M AGEING |
BERSINI Simone Università della Svizzera italiana |
2'647'966 |
E-CONVERT |
PERRIN Mickael Lucien Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Sciences and Technology (Empa) |
2’003’582 |
CoGS |
MATHESON Benjamin University of Bern |
1'658'664 |
Strong-H-cQED |
SCARLINO Pasquale Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
2'211'252 |
MitoControl |
KEMPF Anissa University of Basel |
1'650'362 |
IMPOSSIBLE |
GÖÖS Mika Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'648'111 |
GEOSYM |
BOUMAL Nicolas Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'645'555 |
ARTISTE |
FLEURY Romain Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'658'971 |
FoBEx |
THAKUR Madhav University of Bern |
1'658'747 |
VolCOPE |
HUHTAMAA Heli University of Bern |
1'618'243 |
SAND |
SHOARAN Mahsa Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'658'039 |
FIREPATH |
JELESCU Ileana Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) |
1'659'300 |
2ATMO |
SOSSI Paolo Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'900'125 |
TENSE |
COLOMBO Maria Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'544'974 |
CURATE |
LEESE Matthias Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'651'067 |
TRIDENT |
ZHANG Ce Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'656'489 |
STRESSIG |
GAPP Katharina Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'658'491 |
TAILSS |
ASH Elliott Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'659'300 |
META-MORPHOSIS |
FABRE Anne-Claire University of Bern |
1'657'710 |
HEALTHSENSE |
GUENTNER Andreas Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'658'161 |
DriveTransformation |
HOSPENTHAL Manuela Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'659'300 |
TransMed |
VOGT Julia Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'658'864 |
CULTURES ADAPT |
APLIN Lucy University of Zurich |
1'659'079 |
PROMISE |
RAZAVI Kaveh Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
1'658'806 |
SERI-funded ERC Consolidator Grants
| Acronym | Principal Investigator/Institution | Direct funding by SERI (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| CASCOFEM | DONNER Tobias Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
2'206'035 |
| SafeAI | VECHEV Martin Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
2'206'600 |
| DEBATE | KING Carolyn University of Basel |
2’201’864 |
PROFEM |
STEINMETZ Stephanie University of Lausanne |
2'099'693 |
FiatLux |
OESCH Pascal University of Geneva |
2'206'558 |
GeneREPAIR |
SCHWANK Gerald University of Zurich |
2'205'996 |
mifeePs |
SCHLAEPPI Klaus University of Basel |
2'206'600 |
CavitySuperTop |
KLINOVA Jelena University of Basel |
2'163'888 |
RACE-GO |
KUEHN Jonas Guillaume University of Bern |
2'762'939 |
AI-PERCEIVE |
HILLIGES Otmar Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
2'212'400 |
| deTermINT | JONAS Stephanie Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
2'206'600 |
| DDisQS | BRANTUT Jean-Philippe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
2'186'514 |
| ProteusDrone | KOVAC Mirko Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Sciences and Technology (Empa) |
2'196'190 |
| COLLABORO | MIGLIANO Andrea University of Zurich |
2'206'321 |
muEDM |
SCHMIDT WELLENBURG Philipp Paul Scherrer Institut |
2'189'735 |
SVEN |
MAMELI Manuel University of Lausanne |
2'206'350 |
POTCO |
SVENSSON Ola Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
1'894'123 |
TDP-43 transitions |
POLYMENIDOU Magdalini University of Zurich |
2'203'617 |
EXPAT |
COLETTI Filippo Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) |
3'298'055 |
cryOcean |
ENGEL Benjamin University of Basel |
2'205'282 |
SenseLife |
DEMORY Brice Olivier University of Bern |
2'200'670 |
Epi-Mnemo |
GRAEFF Johannes Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
2'206'577 |
MechanoBody |
NASH Michael University of Basel |
2'205'262 |
NEQS |
CARLEO Giuseppe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) |
2'206'600 |
CANWAS |
ERB Matthias University of Bern |
3'146'612 |
SERI-funded EIC Accelerator Grants
‘SERI-funded EIC Accelerator Grants’ (listed below) are awarded for projects, which have been positively evaluated in the first EIC Accelerator cut-off 2021 (after two evaluation stages) and will be carried out in Switzerland. Funding by SERI should accelerate the market entry and growth of these companies. Their newly developed products shall contribute to addressing societal challenges.
| Acronym | Institution | Direct funding by SERI (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
OXYPREM |
OxyPrem AG |
2'205'005 |
Rapid-C |
Plair SA |
2'727'653 |
SOFT ECoG |
Neurosoft Bioelectronics SA |
2'557'071 |
NanoDrip |
Scrona AG |
2'659'254 |
VALORISE |
Bloom Biorenewables SA |
2'734'975 |
Deasyl |
Deasyl SA |
2'648'030 |
THEIA |
Insolight SA |
2'734'360 |
Perovskite-QDD |
Avantama AG |
2'059'026 |
Piomic |
Piomic Medical AG |
2'734'975 |
Miraex |
Miraex SA |
2'734'360 |
Oxara |
OXARA AG |
1'868'172 |
SmartGUIDE |
Artiria Medical SA |
2'698'482 |
LMtrace |
Ariadne.ai AG |
2'203'947 |
NAGI |
Nagi Bioscience SA |
2'718'219 |
CycloPlast |
DePoly SA |
2'716'049 |
Coacillium |
Legacy Healthcare (Switzerland) SA |
2'692'854 |
ProRange |
embotechAG |
564'585 |
SaneMembrane |
dimpora AG |
1'852'125 |
KOVE |
KOVE medical AG |
2'106'888 |
INFERREO |
Lumiphase AG |
2'734'975 |
PROTEUSQ |
Qnami AG |
2'734'975 |
ATCC |
Swiss Airtainer SA |
2'734'975 |
CuTrace |
Nuclidium AG |
2'409'376 |
cPET |
gr3n SA |
2'465'567 |