Innosuisse Funding Ordinance
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Section 1 General Provisions on Cooperation with F
(Art. 22 para. 2 RIPA)
Art. 51
Innosuisse shall agree the details of cooperation with foreign funding organisations and institutions.
Section 2 Funding of Innovation Projects in the Co
(Art. 22 para. 2 RIPA)
Art. 52 Submission of the application
1 An application for a contribution to an international innovation project may be submitted to Innosuisse by Swiss project partners if the project is being conducted by at least one research partner and at least one implementation partner and at least one implementation partner has its registered office in Switzerland. 2 If the innovation project is being conducted by a start-up company as defined in Article 18, a research partner is not required and the submission of the application is governed by Article 17. 3 Swiss research partners may be the research institutes and institutions mentioned in Article 7 paragraph 2. 4 Swiss research and implementation partners must meet the requirement of independence in Article 7 paragraph 4.
Art. 53 Assessment criteria
The application shall be assessed according to the criteria in Article 8 and based on the added value of the international cooperation in comparison with a national innovation project.
Art. 54 Calculation of the contributions
1 The contributions shall cover a maximum of 70 per cent of the eligible direct overall project costs of all Swiss project partners. 2 The following maximum rates of contributions to the direct project costs of Swiss project partners apply: a. 100 per cent in the case of Swiss research partners; b. 50 per cent in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises that act as Swiss implementation partners; for start-up companies conducting innovation projects without research partners, the maximum rate specified by the Innovation Council in accordance with Article 19 paragraph 4 applies; c. 25 per cent in the case of other companies that act as Swiss implementation partners; 3 The calculation of the contributions to Swiss research partners is governed by Article 9. In addition, the cost of coordination measures and travel costs are eligible, provided they are necessary in order to carry out the project. 4 When calculating the contributions to Swiss implementation partners, the costs of thei
Art. 55 Contribution of the implementation partners to the project costs
The following are regarded as the implementation partner’s contributions: a. the personnel costs incurred by the implementation partner for the working hours effectively performed and required for the project, calculated in accordance with Article 10 paragraphs 1–4; b. material costs, provided they are required to carry out the project; c. the cost of coordination measures and travel costs, provided they are required to carry out the project; and d. financial contributions to the Swiss research partners to cover their direct project costs.
Art. 56 Overhead contributions
The calculation and payment of contributions towards overheads of Swiss research partners are governed by Article 12.
Section 3 Participation in the Promotion Activitie
(Art. 22 para. 3 RIPA)
Art. 57
1 Innosuisse’s participation in the support activities of international organisations and bodies under Article 28 paragraph 2 letter c RIPA shall be agreed with the organisations and bodies concerned. 2 Participation in European Union programmes on research and innovation is governed by the Ordinance of 20 January 2021 on Measures for Swiss Participation in European Union Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation. 3 The details of the support given, in particular with regard to the calculation of the contribution, the submission of the application and the procedure, shall be set out in the calls for proposals.
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