The Swiss Industry Liaison Office supports Swiss companies to achieve commercial supply or provide service contracts at international research organisations.
The responsibilities of the Office include:
Informing Swiss companies about business opportunities at international research organisations
Qualifying Swiss companies as competent providers to international research organisations.
Promoting Swiss technology capabilities inside international research organisations.
Guiding Swiss bidding companies through international tendering rules.
Arranging discussions between Swiss and international companies interested in bidding on future tenders at international research organisations.
Recording contracts placed by international research organisations with Swiss companies and monitoring the Swiss geo-return.
Federal Department of Ecomic Affairs, Education and Research EAER State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
The Swiss Industry Liaison Office (ILO) is financed by the State Secretariat for Education Research and Innovation SERI. The Swiss ILO Convention signatory members supporting the ILO activity are EPFL, PSI, University of Geneva and SwissMEM.