Innosuisse Ip Agreement

10. Dezember 2020

All proposals must meet the following eligibility criteria to qualify for the evaluation: 1) Project consortia must include at least one company from each country; a research institute accredited by embraPII Unit and a Swiss research institute – 2) The participation of other research organizations and other commercial enterprises from both countries according to each country`s funding rules is welcome – 3) Eligibility of research organizations and commercial enterprises must be in accordance with the rules of their respective countries – 4) Project partners designate a designated main contact; EMBRAPII units and Swiss research institutes are automatically regarded as national contacts – 5) The project aims to create relevant innovation content, The project must be just as important to all stakeholders, a country must not account for more than 70% of the total project budget – 7) The proposal encourages the consortium to submit a draft agreement on intellectual property rights (IPR) in order to shorten the negotiation period after the approval of The proposal and the launch of the project – 8) Both agencies will only take into account the costs of projects eligible for funding within their countries. Staff costs can be increased to the cost ceiling, without the funding agreement having to be changed in certain circumstances (for possible reasons, see in the „Research Partner`s Budget and Costs“ section the answer to the question „How big is the project budget (target cost), cost cap and actual costs?). Different types of agreements are available to develop cooperation with industry. The EPFL Research Contracts and Technology Transfer Directive (LEX 3.4.1) sets out the rules and responsibilities for research agreements. Please contact TTO as soon as possible to prepare the corresponding agreement or if you have a specific question about cooperation agreements. The funding agreement or the financial letter of receipt will indicate the surplus per research centre for projects involving several research centres. For research agreements that may involve dual-use technologies (civilian and military), please click here The contribution of the implementation partners is based on the project budget set out in the funding agreement and therefore remains unchanged. NOTE: As these negotiations are important and can be complex, Innosuisse advises project partners to address this issue at an early stage and at least reach an agreement in principle on this issue by the start of the application process. If the implementation partner`s contribution is less than the amount set out in the funding agreement and no appropriate justification is provided, Innosuisse`s funding may also be reduced accordingly.