As a result of the partnership between DGES (Direction générale de l’enseignement supérieur) and MassChallenge, students and professors have the opportunity to take part in the MassChallenge courses and workshops.

You will find here the MassChallenge 2019 curriculum. This program has been designed with and for Entrepreneurs & Corporates, with the intent of teaching them the necessary skillset to execute on their business model.

To register for a lecture, please click here. The registration links are in the right-hand column.

Are you interested to develop your business skills by trying out an entrepreneurial project? Do you aspire to make use of your knowledge and creative mind to address a new high-tech venture? The free federal program Business Concept offered by Innosuisse – the Swiss Innovation Agency, is open to application in Lausanne for next September: a 1-semester federal program with weekly evening session on Tuesday.

Get familiar with all the tools needed to successfully launch a start-up project by learning from seasoned entrepreneurs sharing their experiences, success and mistakes. Not only is this a great opportunity to extend your network to entrepreneurs, company executive and investors, it’s also a great way to diversify your profile by acquiring actual business skills.

You will have the opportunity to compose a multidisciplinary team to develop your own innovative start-up project or join a project submitted by other participants.

Apply here before June 15th!

Details:
• www.science2market.ch
• Every Tuesday evening mid-September to mid-December 2019
• Course in English
• Competitive admission & certificate upon successful completion of the program
• Contact: bry@epfl-innovationpark.ch

Le Fonds national suisse (FNS) comble une lacune dans son portefeuille d’encouragement: le nouvel instrument Spark met en lumière des idées prometteuses ou audacieuses qui passeraient sinon entre les mailles du filet.

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En deux années d’existence, le programme d’encouragement BRIDGE a financé 81 projets situés à l’interface entre la recherche fondamentale et l’innovation basée sur la science. Le FNS et Innosuisse ont ainsi permis la création de 16 start-up.

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THE BEST START FOR LIFE SCIENCE ENTREPRENEURS

Have you got a great idea for a novel therapy, a groundbreaking diagnostic, or a whole new way of looking at a disease? Now to put that drive and inspiration to work, and turn your vision into a practical reality, you are searching for the perfect environment to nurture your dream.

Welcome to StartLab!

Next application date : June 30th 2019

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Spring CALL 2019 You are a UNIL-CHUV researcher who would like to create a start-up and need a financial support to start? Apply for a one-year InnoTREK grant of           CHF 100’000.- to launch your project!

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BILAN : Quatre startups romandes partent pour la Silicon Valley

VENTURELAB : Meet Venture Leader Olga Dubey’s plant-inspired treatment startup

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AgTech startup AgroSustain has closed its seed investment round with a financing of CHF 1.1 million. National & international private investors and family offices have invested in the spin-off of the University of Lausanne, in addition to the support obtained from Venture Kick and Canton of Vaud (FIT seed loan), all supporting the long-term vision for sustainable crop protection. The funds will be used to move forward with the certification and product development of AgroSustain’s first plant-inspired product to prevent molds on fruits & vegetables in post-harvest.

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AGROSUSTAIN closed first financing round

AGROSUSTAIN boucle sa première levée de fonds