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 - Direct Funding). 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.
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.
| Instrument |
Acronym | Full title | Institution | Direct funding by SERI (CHF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SERI-funded EIC Accelerator Grants |
OXYPREM |
Preventing death and disabilities for preterm children |
OxyPrem AG |
2'205'005 |
Rapid-C |
Automatic and real-time bio-contamination monitoring for the pharma industry, life sciences and beyond |
Plair SA |
2'727'653 |
|
SOFT ECoG |
Soft & High-Resolution Neural Interfaces for Epilepsy Surgery Monitoring |
Neurosoft Bioelectronics SA |
2'557'071 |
|
NanoDrip |
Revolutionary NanoDrip printing technology for semiconductor industrial scale manufacturing enabling the next generation of high-end devices |
Scrona AG |
2'659'254 |
|
VALORISE |
High-Value Chemicals from Biomass through Lignin Stabilisation & Extraction |
Bloom Biorenewables SA |
2'734'975 |
|
Deasyl |
Unlocking the world’s transition towards the production of sustainable 2nd generation Biodiesel |
Deasyl SA |
2'648'030 |
|
THEIA |
Translucency & High Efficiency in Agrivoltaics |
Insolight SA |
2'734'360 |
|
Perovskite-QDD |
The most cost-efficient quantum dot material technology for stunning colors and energy efficiency in QLED televisions |
Avantama AG |
2'059'026 |
|
Piomic |
Kickstarting chronic wound healing |
Piomic Medical AG |
2'734'975 |
|
Miraex |
Photonic Sensing Solutions For Extreme Environments |
Miraex SA |
2'734'360 |
|
Oxara |
An admixture technology as materials solution for sustainable and affordable housing |
OXARA AG |
1'868'172 |
|
SmartGUIDE |
A breakthrough smart guidewire device for a fast and reliable stroke treatment that will save lives |
Artiria Medical SA |
2'698'482 |
|
LMtrace |
Revolutionizing drug discovery for neurological diseases by combining human and artificial intelligence |
Ariadne.ai AG |
2'203'947 |
|
NAGI |
“Worm-on-chip”: in vivo testing at the in vitro scale |
Nagi Bioscience SA |
2'718'219 |
|
CycloPlast |
The first PET plastic depolymerisation recycling technology to recover 99% of PET materials for the first truly circular plastics economy |
DePoly SA |
2'716'049 |
|
Coacillium |
The world first broad-spectrum drug for treating Alopecia associated to autoimmune conditions |
Legacy Healthcare (Switzerland) SA |
2'692'854 |
|
ProRange |
Energy-conscious autonomous driving software |
embotechAG |
564'585 |
|
SaneMembrane |
Non-harmful membranes enabling a sustainable circular economy |
dimpora AG |
1'852'125 |
|
KOVE |
Saving babies before they are born |
KOVE medical AG |
2'106'888 |
|
INFERREO |
Integrated Ferroelectric Electro-Optical Chips |
Lumiphase AG |
2'734'975 |
|
PROTEUSQ |
Nanometric Quantum Metrology: Enabling the future of computing |
Qnami AG |
2'734'975 |
|
ATCC |
Ecofriendly, cost-competitive and energy self-sustaining temperature-controlled container for the air transport of temperature-sensitive pharma products |
Swiss Airtainer SA |
2'734'975 |
|
CuTrace |
Novel, broadly available PET tracers for personalised cancer diagnostics |
Nuclidium AG |
2'409'376 |
|
cPET |
Turning unrecyclable plastic waste PET into 100% virgin material for a full circular economy |
gr3n SA |
2'465'567 |