PrintPartnerships
This service helps build partnerships and collaborative projects in order to realize business innovations. It is based on:
- A methodology internationally recognized as “best practice” (smE-MPOWER);
- A portfolio of tools made freely available to firms;
- A network of partners in Switzerland and abroad to mount consortia projects;
- Access to innovation programs for co-financing projects;
- A team of accredited coaches who assure that firms realize the maximum benefit from collaborative projects.
The “open innovation” philosophy is in the process of replacing the old paradigm of “closed innovation.” More and more often, it is start-ups, micro- and small firms who are the driving force behind innovation. But they need allies to succeed, for example:
- Pilot customers;
- Technology suppliers;
- Research centers;
- Public funding programs.
The partnerships service helps firms transform this complex task into a lasting benefit. It makes available accredited coaches and a network of specialists in areas like intellectual property, contracts, finance and technological expertise.
View the four stages of the Partnerships Service : Reference process « Cooperation » (E-F-D)
Testimony
BioApply, leader in biodegradable bags
| To develop and market products made from vegetation, compostables, biodegradables, and recyclables, all produced within a 1000 km radius, that’s BioApply’s challenge. By Cécile Aubert Le sac et l’emballage. Voici les produits phares de la société BioApply, fondée en 2006 à Genève. Mais pas n’importe quel sac. Celui que propose BioApply est 100% écologique. «Un sac n’est pas seulement un objet utilitaire, c’est aussi un vecteur de communication, explique Frédéric Mauch, le fondateur de BioApply. A nos débuts, il y a trois ans, ce n’était pas facile, je dirais même que c’était de la science-fiction, car les produits bio étaient trois fois plus chers. Il nous a donc fallu développer une valeur ajoutée au produit. En faire un outil de sensibilisation, de marketing durable. Prouver que ce n’est pas un banal sac en plastique mais un vecteur de communication !» Un des moyens qu’a trouvé BioApply, c’est de permettre au client de créer son sac online. «Il suffit de choisir un type de sac, de mettre votre logo ou une image et votre sac personnalisé est prêt. Nous sommes les seuls à proposer ce service.» |
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ELFIX Production SA : A watchband clasp made in French-speaking Switzerland
| At its inception in 1999, Elfix Production SA of La Chaux-de-Fonds operated as a subcontractor for brand-name watchmakers, manufacturing watchbands. Within a few years, the company expanded more and more in its field and now employs thirty people. By Céline Aubert
Gilles Garino, fondateur d’Elfix, se souvient: «J’ai créé ma propre entreprise de fournitures horlogères en 1999. Professionnellement, j’avais atteint mes limites dans le groupe où je travaillais comme technicien et j’ai donc décidé de me lancer et de créer une entité indépendante. Grâce au savoir-faire technique acquis dans mes expériences précédentes et à ma connaissance du marché, j’ai vite enregistré des commandes car je savais où aller trouver des clients. |
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Infoteam or 20 years of solutions in informatics
| Since several decades, the information system represents a tremendous assistance for enterprises, under condition that its management is efficient. From tracking of stocks, supervision of production processes, development of internet sites, Infoteam SA is offering services adapted to the needs of enterprises. |
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LS Instrument - Analyzing microparticles
| LS Instruments, a Fribourg company, is one of the leaders in nanoparticle analysis. This company, nursed in Fri Up’s incubator since 2007, makes optical laser instruments for particles in suspension. It even enjoys a monopoly in the analysis of opaque suspensions. |
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Success story : JetSolutions
| JetSolutions : mixing of growth vectors The enterprise based in Fribourg is specialized in mixing powders and liquids. For Patrick Mayor, the success of JetSolutions could be explained not only by its diversified services, enlarged by the time, but also by its management style. |
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Success story : SimpleUI – synergy between the academic and the industrial
| How to simplify computing? That’s the question asked by the two academics who created SimpleUI (Simple User Interfaces), Denis Lalanne and Enrico Bertini. |
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BAGNOUD
Frédéric
Areas of Expertise :
- market analysis
- development of products & services
- industrialization & marketing
- business development
- investor relations and raising capital
Experience & training :
- accredited Partnerships & Business coach
- 5 years in marketing research and Telecom products innovation, marketing IT products and services
- 10 years coaching innovation, start-ups and promotions
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
BART
René
Head of Organisation Service
Areas of expertise :
- people, systems
- organization
- indicators, visual communication
- overall performance of installations and productive maintenance (TPM)
- production techniques (Lean Manufacturing)
- continuous improvement techniques (Kaizen)
Experience & training :
- optimization of processes projects, cycles, performance, rapid changes
- industrial production of instrumentation and equipment goods
- textile production
- IMD (International Institute for Management Development)
- Eric Krauthammer School of Management, SA
- business management
- mechanical engineer (Vaud State Engineering School)
- stationary engineer (Bobst SA)
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
CHEVREY
Gilles
Areas of expertise :
- development of private enterprise, interest groups or pratical communities (the organisation)
- corollary : strategic decision-making (the intention) and management of activities (the action)
Experience & training :
- commercial experience
- degree in social psychology
- postgraduate degree in psychlogy of labour and organizations, University of Neuchâtel
Languages :
- french
- english
FRYCEK
Rudolf
Domaines :
- partenariats & coopération pour l'innovation
- projets européens & réseaux internationaux
- industrialisation & commercialisation
- consultant dans les domaines de la nanotechnologie et en science des matériaux
Expérience & formation :
- 7 ans dans la recherche et l'innovation pour projets de PME
- projets internationaux
- chef de projet auprès de la Commission européenne
Langues :
- anglais
- français
GAPANY
Pierre-Alain
Areas of expertise :
- helps businesses take the time to reflect on the future
- arrive at goals by listening
- three words: “analyze, formalize and remedy”
Experience & training:
- UTS School of Management Engineering
- mechanical engineering background
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
KLAYE
François
Areas of expertise :
- a business consultant for 15 years
- engineer in electronics computer technology
Experience & training :
- helped support businesses in their research and development of competitiveness
- worked on their capacity to innovate, their organizational efficiency and their methods of work
Languages :
- french
- english
MEIER
Christoph
Areas of expertise :
- business strategy (strategic resources, business strategy and business models)
- organizational design
- identifying partners and relationships
Experience & training :
- business workshops
- international projects
- management of platinn, IMS and president of the national program for technology transfer of the CTI
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
- italian
MEIER
Thomas
Areas of expertise :
- people and Corporate Management
- Medical Technology – Pharma OTC – Nutrition - Sports
- International commercialization: strategy up to its execution
- Business Development
- Sales concepts / solutions – customer loyalty
- Mergers and related tasks for integration
- methods of international negotiation
Experience & training :
- Economist originally from Basel
- Master Marketing Management
- Master International Trade and Sales
- Expat experience gained in Canada and Russia
- International Executive Management within the industry
- Hands-on experience in global business development
- Founder of start-ups such as you-can.biz and others
- International networking made easy
- excellence in international negotiations
Languages :
- german
- french
- english
- russian
MERINO
Esther
Strategic Resources Developer
Areas of expertise :
- skills management
- especially focused on the management and integration of intangible resources in collaborative organizations
Experience & training :
- bachelor of Sociology and Anthropology from SSP
- a postgraduate degree in project management from the University of Lausanne (Faculty of Psychology)
Languages :
- french
- english
- spanish
MEYER
Richard
Strategic Resources Developer
Areas of expertise :
- strategic development, analysis and development of organizations (public sector, semi-public, and private sector)
- skills and knowledge management
- resolution of conflicts within firms
- conception and mentorship for projects and an instructor
Experience & training :
- labour Psychologist
- professor at HES-SO in business economy
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
NOBILE
Massimo
Areas of Expertise :
- life sciences, Biotech, Medtech and Pharma
- business development
- technology valorization
Experience & training :
- Ph.D. in Life Sciences
- 5 years in Biotech start-up environment
- industrialization of novel technologies
Languages :
- french
- english
- italian
PLAN
Eric
Areas of expertise :
- licensing & IPR
- development of products & services
- industrialization & marketing
- business development
- european projects & international networks
Experience & training :
- coach CTI Start-up (energy, biotech, etc.)
- 10 years on innovation projects for PME and coaching Start-ups
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
ROCHAT
Kim
Areas of Expertise :
- analysis and optimization of business & manufacturing processes
- risk management
- quality system implementation & audit (ISO 9000, ISO 13485 & ISO 27001) and medical devices regulatory
- projects design and management
Experience & training :
- degree in economy
- CAS in project management (Certificate of Advanced Studies)
- MBA in IS security (Information systems)
- principal adviser & founder Edifis Sàrl
- founder iPros Sàrl
Languages :
- french
- english
SCHMIDT
Eric
Areas of expertise :
- optimization of systems “Strategy - Processes - Organization - Skills - Individual”
- optimizing processes
- piloting projects
- human relations and management
Experience & training :
- HES Engineer in microtechnology
- postgraduate MBA in Change Management
- engineering and R&D
- IT Manager
- project leader
- Business Development Analyst
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
VOGEL
Paul-André
Head of Business Service
Areas of expertise :
- business strategy
- development of products & services
- industrialization & marketing
- business development
Experience & training :
- CTI Start-up coach
- 15 years on innovation projects for SMEs and coaching start-ups
Languages :
- french
- german
- english
WISMER
Jean-Marc
Areas of expertise :
- over 20 years in Medical Devices, MEMS and Enabling Sciences
- financing and managing innovation
Experience & training :
- MBA (IMD) and MSc-EE (EPFL) (Master of Science, Electrical Engineering)
- CEO, Sensimed AG
- interim manager, consultant and board director with numerous technology start-up and SMEs
- CEO, Neocast SA
- COO, Lysis SA
- product manager, Medtronic SA
- product development manager, Silicon Microstructures Inc (USA-CA)
- project manager, Vatronic SA
Languages :
- french
- english
PEIRY
Snezana
International Projects Manager
Head of Cooperation Service
Responsabilities :
- in charge of preparation and management of international projects
- management of Cooperation Service
Languages :
- french
- english
- russian
- serbo-croatian