bench2biz workshop

A core concern of NCCR Automation is the transfer of its knowledge and technology in order to make Switzerland a more dynamic business location. One potential way would be through the creation of start-ups that will transform the NCCR's knowledge into attractive products.

However, this transformation is not an easy process and aspiring entrepreneurs often need guidance along the road to technology commercialisation. To facilitate this process, NCCR Automation joined the bench2biz consortium to provide workshops to jump-start new ventures. 

The bench2biz workshop is a consortium of the National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR), which are a funding instrument from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Innosuisse and the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (IPI) also actively support this initiative. 

Participants in the early phase of an innovative idea in science and technology get help to move from an idea to a concept stage, shape their venture ideas, determine the commercial value and marketability of their idea or invention and set the ground of their business plan.

The workshop is organized yearly in Switzerland, and the next one is taking place in November 2023. For more information, please visit bench2biz.ch or contact Benjamin Sawicki, our KTT coordinator.

Check out the Voice of Experience video featuring interviews of previous participants here or read an interview with Manos Barmpounakis, who attended the course last year here.