| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.07.2026 | InnoBooster backs three deep tech startups with CHF 450,000 |
InnoBooster, an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, supports university founders who have reached the second stage of the Venture Kick programme with up to CHF 150,000 over a maximum of 18 months to advance their research and developmen... |
| 05.05.2026 | First Ventures backs private 5G, humanitarian design and medication cooling |
First Ventures is an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung designed to support bachelor’s and master’s students from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in transforming their ideas into market-ready businesses. Projects receive up... |
| 10.03.2026 | First Ventures funds digital and agritech innovations |
First Ventures is an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung designed to support bachelor’s and master’s students from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in transforming their ideas into market-ready businesses. Projects receive up... |
| 14.01.2026 | Stiftungen bündeln Kräfte für Fachhochschul-Spin-offs |
First Ventures, ein Förderprogramm der Gebert Rüf Stiftung, unterstützt Startup-Projekte in der ganzen Schweiz. In den vergangenen Jahren sind daraus zahlreiche Startups hervorgegangen, darunter Cowa Thermal Solutions von der HSLU oder Luy... |
| 18.11.2025 | Forgis Secures $4.5M to Revolutionize Factories | Swiss startup Forgis lands $4.5M pre-seed. Aims to boost European factories with AI. Focus on efficiency and automation.
Forgis, a Swiss startup, just secured $4.5 million in pre-seed funding. Redalpine led the round. The money will fuel Fo... |
| 18.11.2025 | University projects receive up to CHF 150K in First Ventures program |
First Ventures is an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung designed to support bachelor’s and master’s students from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) in transforming their ideas into market-ready businesses. Projects receive up... |
| 17.11.2025 | InnoBooster supports six early-stage startups with CHF 900’000 |
InnoBooster is an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung (GRS) designed to support university students that have already entered the second stage of the Venture Kick program with up to CHF 150,000 for a maximum of 1.5 years. This funding al... |
| 14.11.2025 | $4.5M pre-seed funding to fuel the next industrial revolution |
For years, European firms relentlessly outsourced production, prioritizing cost reduction over long-term strategy. A decade later, China absorbed industrial know-how and now outcompetes on price, while the US leads in innovation. Western c... |
| 04.09.2025 | Johnson & Johnson acquires Obaris |
OBaris AG is a preclinical-stage spin-off from ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich (USZ) founded in 2024. Following six years of research, the startup has developed a technology platform, OctoPatch, a painless suction patch that ... |
| 01.09.2025 | Swiss {ai} Weeks launch across 24 cities |
The lineup of 160 events illustrates just how broadly AI has already impacted everyday life in Switzerland. The spectrum ranges from workshops, panels, and hackathons to educational offerings, citizen dialogue, and easily accessible online... |
| 26.08.2025 | Talpa-Inspection starts commercialization trajectory |
ETH Zurich spinoff, TALPA-Inspection is on the mission to revolutionize outdated corrosion assessment techniques for infrastructure by focusing on providing inspection technology rather than continuous monitoring. Their solution complement... |
| 28.07.2025 | Fresh funding to validate consumer and industrial solutions |
Initiated by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, the First ventures program provides bachelor’s and master’s students at Universities of Applied Sciences with funding and support to accelerate the development of their projects. The support includes p... |
| 06.05.2025 | Private biotech companies set new records |
During 2024, Switzerland’s biotech sector continued to demonstrate resilience despite significant financial and market challenges. Revenues remained strong at CHF 7.2 billion, while R&D investment grew to CHF 2.6 billion. Private biote... |
| 24.03.2025 | First Ventures empowers future innovators |
Powered by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, the First Ventures initiative enables bachelor’s and master’s students from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) to transform their innovative business ideas into market-ready ventures. Projects ... |
| 13.02.2025 | A deep dive into Zurich's private equity landscape |
The study subsumes the cantons of Zurich, Zug and Schwyz under Zurich’s financial center. For this region, it identifies 168 private equity and venture capital firms that are directly part of the financial sector. 63% of which are located ... |
| 28.01.2025 | CHF 9 Billion Invested in Venture Kick Startups | In 2024, Venture Kick reviewed 880 applications and invested CHF 6.7 million in 97 new startup projects. Applications grew by 13% year-on-year up from 781 in 2023, covering a wide range of high-tech fields: ICT, biotech, medtech, cleantech,... |
| 20.12.2024 | Switzerland's Deep Tech Revolution: A New Era of Innovation and Growth | Switzerland is on the brink of a deep tech revolution. The landscape is shifting. Two powerful foundations have joined forces to amplify the Swiss startup ecosystem. The Deep Tech Nation Switzerland Foundation (DTNSF) and the Swiss Entrepre... |
| 20.12.2024 | Venture Kick to double its support to 200 startups annually |
Launched in 2007, Venture Kick set out to double the number of spin-offs at Swiss universities by helping researchers bring innovative ideas to the market. The program sharpens business concepts, identifies attractive customer segments, an... |
| 18.12.2024 | Two foundations join forces to strengthen the Swiss start-up ecosystem |
Both organizations share the same foundational purpose: to promote Switzerland’s innovation ecosystem. Together, the foundations can now pursue these objectives more consistently, with a longer-term vision and with greater strength.
While ... |
| 08.11.2024 | The Future of Innovation: How InnoBooster is Fueling Health and Environmental Solutions | In a world where challenges loom large, innovation is the beacon of hope. The InnoBooster program, powered by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, is a launchpad for startups tackling pressing health and environmental issues. With CHF 150,000 in financ... |
| 05.11.2024 | InnoBooster startups address health and environmental issues |
Powered by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, the InnoBooster program aims to accelerate the market entry of promising university-based, high-potential business cases by providing financial support and resources. Eligible for the support are deeptec... |
| 10.10.2024 | First Ventures supports ambitious university projects |
Powered by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, the First Ventures initiative enables bachelor’s and master’s students from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) to transform their innovative business ideas into market-ready ventures. Projects ... |
| 05.07.2024 | InnoBooster injects CHF 750,000 in five projects |
The InnoBooster program an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung supports university-based, high-potential business cases from the Venture Kick program with the aim of substantially accelerating their market entry. The program provides up ... |
| 20.06.2024 | NXI Therapeutics raises CHF 3.5 million in Pre-Seed financing to innovate novel immunotherapies | NXI Therapeutics, known for developing innovative immunotherapies through coronin 1 modulation, has announced a pre-Seed financing extension of 3.5 million CHF. This precedes a larger Seed financing round currently in progress.
New investor... |
| 19.06.2024 | NXI Therapeutics extends pre-seed financing to CHF 3.5 million |
NXI Therapeutics, a spin-off from the Biozentrum at University of Basel, is committed to creating tomorrow’s disruptive immunotherapies through modulation of coronin 1 in immune cells. Coronin 1 depletion in preclinical models allows long-... |
| 03.05.2024 | Support for startups tackling societal and enviromental challenges |
The selection committee for the InnoBooster program, an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung that provides university-based high-potential projects, has announced the startups that will benefit from a grant of CHF 150’000. The funding and... |
| 19.04.2024 | Mistakes, a narrowly avoided bankruptcy and untapped potential in the startup scene |
Dave Kellog (Balderton Capital): The Top 5 mistakes European technology startups make in US expansion
International expansion is hard. Expanding internationally means managing differences not only in language and time zone – but in culture... |
| 26.02.2024 | Fresh funds to push five First Ventures projects forward |
Organized by the Gebert Rüf Stiftung, the First Ventures program provides financial support to students of Swiss universities of Applied Sciences and support for 18 months, enabling them to conceptualize, validate and accelerate the market... |
| 23.02.2024 | Progressing towards market entry with InnoBooster |
The InnoBooster program is an initiative of the Gebert Rüf Stiftung that provides university-based high-potential projects with a grant of CHF 150’000 to support the development of their solution. The new selection this year includes four ... |
| 15.01.2024 | Two early-stage startups receive First Ventures support | |
| 04.12.2023 | Gebert Rüf Stiftung restructures the First Ventures program | |
| 20.11.2023 | A stirring of entrepreneurial spirit: Switzerland celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week | A stirring of entrepreneurial spirit: Switzerland celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week 20.11.2023 10:00, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Last week was Global Entrepreneurship Week, a global celebration ... |
| 20.11.2023 | Foodtech and deeptech startups to advance their solutions | |
| 11.10.2023 | Economic miracle from 1000 kicks | World-class research as raw material
Research at Swiss universities is a global leader in many areas. Switzerland stands as the world champion in patent innovation and has consistently attracted top-tier talent. Among other things, the PC, ... |
| 11.10.2023 | 1000 kicks creating 13’000 jobs | |
| 19.09.2023 | Venture Briefing Lugano: Unlocking the secrets of entrepreneurship with Priyanka Dutta-Passecker, CEO & founder of Healiva | Venture Briefing Lugano: Unlocking the secrets of entrepreneurship with Priyanka Dutta-Passecker, CEO & founder of Healiva 19.09.2023 13:20, Rita Longobardi linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
In a bid to guide budding en... |
| 14.07.2023 | InnoBooster welcomes a new cohort | |
| 15.05.2023 | InnoBooster to accelerate novel solutions with high potential | |
| 12.05.2023 | First Ventures projects with high climate ambitions | |
| 11.04.2023 | PeriVision and Swistor get FIT Funding | Virtual eye testing for the 21st century thanks to PeriVision
The elderly population, which is also most susceptible to eye disease, is growing year after year, but current eye testing technologies are stationary, expensive and unreliable. ... |
| 24.02.2023 | 25 Jahre im Dienst der Startups | |
| 20.02.2023 | Three projects selected for the InnoBooster program | |
| 24.01.2023 | KUORI sichert sich 2,3 Millionen Franken | |
| 12.12.2022 | Schub für Winterthurer Medtech-Startup | |
| 18.11.2022 | 15 Years of “Kicking” Startups to Success | |
| 08.11.2022 | First Ventures to accelerate their startup journey | |
| 07.11.2022 | InnoBooster accelerates four new projects | |
| 05.07.2022 | First ventures supports two new projects | |
| 04.07.2022 | Four startups each receive CHF 150’000 | |
| 12.05.2022 | InnoBooster projects have high ambitions | |
| 24.02.2022 | New projects to fast-track progress with Innobooster | |
| 10.11.2021 | Six Innobooster projects up for the next step | |
| 16.07.2021 | Three InnoBooster projects each receive CHF 150’000 | The InnoBooster programme by the Gebert Rüf Foundation enables university-based, high-potential businesses from the Venture Kick programme to accelerate their market entry substantially. During a period of 1.5 years, the selected teams rece... |
| 14.07.2021 | More than half a million Swiss francs invested in university projects | Organised by the Gebert Rüf Foundation, the First Ventures Programme supports students from Universities of Applied Sciences with funding and the necessary expertise to transform their ideas into a business. The new cohort is working on sol... |
| 29.06.2021 | Boost for Oxyle’s market entry | |
| 29.06.2021 | Boost for Oxyle’s market entry | Oxyle has developed several novel nanoporous catalysts that destroy over 95% of a wide variety of toxic micropollutants from wastewater effluents, including the highly persistent compounds that are resistant to existing treatments. The aim ... |
| 10.06.2021 | Innobooster fuels artificial intelligence solutions | |
| 10.05.2021 | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation 10.05.2021 12:00, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
ETH Zürich spin-... |
| 10.05.2021 | FenX raises CHF 2.7M to support R&D efforts for the production facility and market entry of its mineral foams for building insulation | FenX has developed a patented technology that uses mineral waste and low-value inorganic particles to produce a cost-effective solution for a sustainable, safe, and efficient thermal insulation of buildings. The investment proceeds will be ... |
| 03.02.2021 | First Ventures boosts five new projects | The First Ventures program offers students from Universities of Applied Sciences funding and necessary support to transform their ideas into a business. Following the recent selection round, the jury confirmed to support five projects. ONED... |
| 03.02.2021 | First Ventures boosts five new projects | |
| 28.01.2021 | Musy Award goes to two EPFL Female Entrepreneurs | |
| 28.01.2021 | Musy Award goes to two EPFL Female Entrepreneurs | The first winner is Clara Moldovan, CEO and founder of Lausanne based Swistor. Battery life has become a significant selection criterion when purchasing a mobile device; however, the slow charging systems and shorter lifespan of the batteri... |
| 06.01.2021 | Venture Kick takes the next step | |
| 06.01.2021 | Venture Kick takes the next step | Venture Kick, the leading seed support program in Switzerland, continues to grow its impact. Over the past 14 years, juries of successful entrepreneurs and investors have chosen 755 startup projects from close to 4,700 applications. The com... |
| 12.11.2020 | Medtech and Cleantech startups get boosted | |
| 12.11.2020 | Medtech and Cleantech startups get boosted | The InnoBooster program of the Gebert Rüf Foundation aims at speeding up innovative, science-based deeptech businesses that have high market potential, and have already entered the Venture Kick process. The selection committee has selected ... |
| 30.10.2020 | Online Scale Up Bootcamps connect industry leaders with fast-growing startups for rich business development opportunities in 2020 | More than 150 1:1 meetings enabled, including more than 60 further meetings pre-scheduled for today’s bootcamps, connecting more than 65 corporate representatives with 67 entrepreneurs in overall 6 bootcamps throughout 2020. On average each... |
| 27.10.2020 | Financial boost for nine deeptech startups | The InnoBooster program aims at speeding up innovative, science-based deep tech businesses which have already entered the Venture Kick process and promise high market potential. At the previous two selection meetings, the Gebert Rüf Stiftun... |
| 27.10.2020 | Financial boost for nine deeptech startups | |
| 21.10.2020 | Introducing our principal and key partners | Principal: Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency |
| 21.10.2020 | Introducing our principal and key partners |
Principal: Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency
Innosuisse’s role is to promote science-based innovation in the interests of industry and society in Switzerland. It especially promotes the partnership between academia and the market with n... |
| 21.10.2020 | Introducing our principal and key partners | |
| 25.08.2020 | Scale up Bootcamps Connect Swiss Industry Leaders and Fast-Growing Startups Online to Build Fruitful Partnerships | Each industry vertical’s half-day session began with inspirational and captivating pitches and set the pace for a day of rich networking opportunities. On a Zoom meeting, a fine and rare selection of top scaling startups and Swiss corporate... |
| 25.08.2020 | Scale up Bootcamps Connect Swiss Industry Leaders and Fast-Growing Startups Online to Build Fruitful Partnerships | Scale up Bootcamps Connect Swiss Industry Leaders and Fast-Growing Startups Online to Build Fruitful Partnerships 25.08.2020 11:37, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
More than 40 growth-oriented entrepreneu... |
| 20.08.2020 | Bloom Biorenewables completes €2.9 million seed round | |
| 20.08.2020 | Bloom Biorenewables completes €2.9 million seed round | Founded in 2019 by Remy Buser, Florent Héroguel and Jeremy S. Luterbacher, Bloom Biorenewables (Bloom) transforms plants into renewable materials and energy to substitute detrimental petroleum-derived products. The Freiburg based startup ac... |
| 11.05.2020 | Scale up Bootcamps Connects Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups Online to Start Strong Partnerships | Each industry vertical’s half-day session began with inspirational and captivating pitches and gave the pace for a rich connecting day. On a Zoom meeting, a fine and rare selection of top scaling startups and Swiss corporates alike had 90 s... |
| 11.05.2020 | Scale up Bootcamps Connects Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups Online to Start Strong Partnerships | Scale up Bootcamps Connects Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups Online to Start Strong Partnerships 11.05.2020 16:19, Guillaume Tinsel linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
More than 40 growth-oriented entrepreneurs and heavy... |
| 02.03.2020 | Four new First Ventures projects ready for the next steps | Launched in 2018 by the of the Gebert Rüf Foundation, the First Ventures program provides students from Universities of Applied Sciences with the required resources to help them transform their ideas into a business. The objective is to inc... |
| 02.03.2020 | Four new First Ventures projects ready for the next steps | |
| 24.02.2020 | Venture Kick Alumn Largo Films Raises CHF 550k Seed Financing Round | Largo Films, an EPFL spin-off developing an analytical platform for the movie industry, has closed the CHF 550.000 seed financing round and will deploy the new capital to launch the new SaaS platform. On top, the Lausanne-based company has ... |
| 24.02.2020 | Venture Kick Alumn Largo Films Raises CHF 550k Seed Financing Round | Venture Kick Alumn Largo Films Raises CHF 550k Seed Financing Round 24.02.2020 11:45, Gianmaria Sbetta linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
The film analytics technology startup Largo Films has announced the closing of the see... |
| 10.02.2020 | Gebert Rüf’s Innobooster program supports film, gas and energy solutions | |
| 10.02.2020 | Gebert Rüf’s Innobooster program supports film, gas and energy solutions | The Innobooster program supports promising start-up projects developed by bachelor and master students from Universities of Applied Sciences. Each project obtains CHF 150’000 to advance to the next stage.
In the recent selection round, the ... |
| 14.01.2020 | Swiss National Startup Teams Welcomed by Chinese Ambassador After Their Roadshow to Hong Kong and China | Swiss National Startup Teams Welcomed by Chinese Ambassador After Their Roadshow to Hong Kong and China 14.01.2020 09:37, Raffael Kellner linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
On January 8th, 2020, the Embassy of the People’s R... |
| 19.11.2019 | Scale up Bootcamps Confirm Strong Interest from Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups to Partner | Inspiring and engaging pitches set the tone at the start of each industry vertical’s half-day session. A fine and rare selection of top scaling startups and Swiss corporates alike had 90 seconds to present their areas of interest and lay th... |
| 05.11.2019 | Extra boost for five spinoff companies | The 4th cohort of the InnoBooster program comprises startups that are affiliated with the EPFL, ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich. The startups are developing solutions in the fields of robotics, sustainability, drones and medte... |
| 29.08.2019 | Smart Pregnancies and Smart Sports: Startups Making Intelligent Pads to Reassure Pregnant Women, and Digital Equipment-Lockers Win CHF 40,000 | BoxUp: smart lockers for sports equipment
HES-SO Valais-Wallis alums Frank Rouillier, Florian Voumard and Lucien Manueddu developed BoxUp during their masters in product development, using the design thinking method. It’s a smart locker and... |
| 22.08.2019 | Matching corporates with startups in Scale up Bootcamps | |
| 19.07.2019 | CHF 450’000 for Foodtech, cleantech and Biotech projects | |
| 09.07.2019 | InnoBooster funds deep-tech solutions | |
| 24.04.2019 | Evictas and Polariton win for Faster Internet and More-Efficient CRISPR Gene-Editing | Evictas: developing a drug to improve CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing
Hundreds of thousands of people are born with incurable hematopoietic diseases such as Sickle cell and beta thalassemia each year. Gene editing techniques could unlock cures by ... |
| 23.04.2019 | Ypsomed CEO Michel on Supporting Venture Leaders Life Sciences | Ypsomed CEO Michel on Supporting Venture Leaders Life Sciences 23.04.2019 10:00, Joseph Heaven linkedIn facebook twitter instagram youtube -->
Ypsomed, a global leader in autoinjectors and injection pens for patients with chronical disea... |
| 16.04.2019 | Scale up Bootcamps Prove Fertile Ground for Swiss Corporates and Growing Startups to Partner | Lightning pitches set the tone at the start of each industry vertical’s half-day session. Scaling startups and Swiss corporates alike had 90 seconds to present their areas of interest and lay the foundations for 1-on-1 meetings. The entrepr... |
| 08.04.2019 | With InnoBooster funds towards market entry | |
| 05.03.2019 | First Ventures supports five promising startup projects with CHF750,000 | |
| 19.02.2019 | Что умеет робот ANYmal — самая «умная» робособака в мире Статьи редакции | Четвероногий робот преодолевает препятствия, определяет и анализирует объекты вокруг себя и может устоять под ударами человека.
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| 11.02.2019 | Four InnoBooster-startups to progress towards market entry | |
| 07.12.2018 | Seed financing for a startup fighting drug resistant infections | |
