Ypsomed Innovation Award 2026

Your application

Please submit your application together with the required documents by 27 September 2026 at the latest.

Personal details

Please note: We expect the person listed here to pitch to us and to be named in media coverage.

Educational institution
Connection of the startup/project to the capital regions (i.e., the cantons of BE, FR, NE, SO, VS)*

This award requires a connection to the five cantons listed above. Please describe your connection in as much detail as possible. This can include, for example, collaborations with institutions in these cantons, partnerships, plans to establish a production site, significant customers, etc. A “Letter of Intent” (LOI) is not sufficient in most cases.

This award requires a connection to the five cantons listed above. Please describe your connection in as much detail as possible. This can include, for example, collaborations with institutions in these cantons, partnerships, plans to establish a production site, significant customers, etc. A “Letter of Intent” (LOI) is not sufficient in most cases.

Target industry and/or cluster
Which industry are you active in?*
Project summary
How did you hear about the Ypsomed Innovation Award?*
Documents

Please upload the following documents:

  • A short CV (résumé) of the applicant, with particular emphasis on activities related to the project
  • A list of key project participants, including first name, last name, address, profession/field of study, university/university of applied sciences, institute/department
  • A project presentation (e.g., a pitch deck in Kawasaki format).
    Please ensure that the key content is presented clearly and concisely, so that it does not get lost in excessive text and information. Design your presentation so that your USP and the relevant evaluation criteria are quickly and easily understandable for the jury.
  • Allowed file types: JPG, JPEG, PNG, XLS, XLSX, PPT, and PPTX

File naming and size:

  • For all documents, start the file name with the project name (e.g., projectname_cv_xxx.xy)
  • If your files are very large, please compress them into a ZIP archive to reduce file size. Maximum file size: 64MB.
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If you have any questions or urgent inquiries, please contact Managing Director Regula Buob at regula.buob@softtec.ch.