INNOVATION BOOSTER
APPLIED CIRCULAR SUSTAINABILITY
Our Innovation Booster promotes the implementation of
100% circular concepts and solutions in Switzerland.
Between 2021 and 2024, the program will support Swiss startups and established companies with funding ans trough the transfer of knowledge, helping them to transform their systems and our society from a linear to circular economy.
Leading House:
About
IB Applied Circular Sustainability
Our Innovation Booster (IB) is one of 18 Innovation Boosters powered by Innosuisse, the Swiss Federal Innovation Agency.
Our Consortium is made up of experts from the following fields:
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Life Cycle Assessment
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Material Science
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Business Modelling
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Product- and Process Development
Leading House
Institute of Product Development and Production Technologies (IPP) from the Zurich University of Applied Science (ZHAW) is the Leading House of our Booster and coordinates all activities.
Open Innovation Culture
We foster an open innovation culture and an
active exchange of knowledge between research,
business and idea providers.
Funding
Funding of Ideas (Circular Campaigns)
Funding of Testing (Open Innovation Challenges)
Funding of up to 24 ́000 CHF / Team.
Promotion of radically innovative Ideas.
Moderated Design Thinking-Sprints together with circularity experts.
The Innovation Booster provides a plattform to connect.
The aim of the IB ACS is to connect funded teams with each other, to use synergies and to learn from hurdles.