i4Challenge 2024
The i4Challenge, an initiative of the Basel Area, is launching its call for projects for the year 2024, aimed at supporting innovation in Industry 4.0. This program is aimed at start-ups, SMEs and individual innovators, who want to launch a new product on the market.
Details & application (deadline: July 31, ❗️2024 for the submission of applications❗️)
The support programme for Industry 4.0 projects
There are many steps to take to turn an innovative concept or idea into a viable project and a product ready to be launched on the market. It is to facilitate the passage of these stages and move forward on the path to commercial success that the i4Challenge program supports entrepreneurs.
Whatever the stage of progress of your project, ready-to-sell solution, prototype or simple idea, the program offers you a suitable solution for:
- help you develop a proof of concept and define your business model,
- Enable you to develop and test your solution in a secure environment
- or connect you with a local company to conduct a real-world test.
Thanks to your innovative idea or project, you will have the opportunity to meet the real needs of the industry and to get directly involved in concrete projects. An open and innovation-friendly environment will support the implementation and validation of your business concept, demonstrating its viability and go-to-market potential.
Among the many benefits offered by the i4Challenge program, you will be able to benefit from:
- in-kind support of up to CHF 40,000
- numerous opportunities for strategic and cross-border partnerships through a network of industry leaders, potential customers and/or investors.
- privileged access to additional services such as access to the Delaware accelerator, a free one-day consultation with the Hightech Zentrum Aargau or a 50% discount on the CAS management programme at the University of St. Gallen
Details & application (deadline: July 31, ❗️2024 for the submission of applications❗️)
