About Us

We inform, advise and connect anybody in Switzerland interested in EU Funding Programmes for Research and Innovation.

Researchers or any other interested party in Switzerland can request information on funding opportunities tailored to their specific research and collaboration goals or needs. We provide support every step of the way for the whole application process, ranging from your search for research partners and relevant research topics, to writing a proposal and submitting your application to the chosen funding scheme. We advise you throughout the various phases of project management and assist you with any administrative questions. In addition, our advisors offer training sessions and relevant workshops for applicants as well as specific events and services for companies. We connect researchers based in or coming to Switzerland and keep you updated on any upcoming calls for proposals and opportunities within the European research and innovation programmes.

Euresearch is the Swiss competence centre for any questions regarding EU funding opportunities.

Please find our open positions here.

Our Regional Offices are located all over Switzerland, hosted by universities, Federal Institutes of Technology and universities of applied sciences. These are your first point of contact for all your initial inquiries. The Euresearch Regional Offices have advisors who are familiar with the European funding opportunities and the specifics of their own institution, as well as company advisors who offer dedicated support to businesses.

The Network Office, on the other hand, is the operational centre of the Euresearch Association under the leadership of the Co-Director, Cornelia Spycher and Francesco Kienzle. The Network Office comprises all the National Contact Points (NCPs), who specialise in the various topics and areas of the European research and innovation programmes, and are familiar with the corresponding European networks. 

Here you can find the contact information of both the Network Office and the Regional Offices and the organigram of Euresearch. Our Company Advisors in the regions are there to help SMEs, start-ups and industry representatives alike.

Stay up to date on the latest European research and innovation opportunities by creating a profile in our database. You will receive our tailor-made email alerts on events, calls for proposals, news, and partner searches. You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter "Euresearch Info".

Francesco Kienzle, Co-Director
Cornelia Spycher, Co-Director

Karl Kerschbaum, Vice-Director


Petra Hertkorn-Betz, Member of the Management Board

Sibylla Martinelli, Member of the Management Board

Riccardo Scarinci, Member of the Management Board

Markus Weber, Member of the Management Board

Euresearch Board

President
Prof. Dr. Edwin Charles Constable

Vice-President
Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha

Board Members

Prof. Dr. Corina Caduff
Berner Fachhochschule 

Prof. Dr. Emanuele Carpanzano
SUPSI

Prof. Dr. Katharina Fromm
Université de Fribourg 

Prof. Jan Hesthaven
EPF Lausanne 

Laure Ognois
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds 

Prof. Dr. Christian Wolfrum
ETH Zürich 

Dr. Adam Martin Gontarz
SWISSMEM

Advisor / Beirat

Philipp Langer
Head of Unit EU-Framework Programmes
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

Universities

Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ)
Prof. Dr. Christian Wolfrum

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Prof. Ambrogio Fasoli

Universität Basel
Prof. Dr. Torsten Schwede

Universität Bern
Prof. Dr. Hugues Abriel

Université de Fribourg
Prof. Dr. Katharina Fromm

Université de Genève
Prof. Brigitte Galliot

Université de Lausanne
Prof. Dr. Estelle Doudet 

Universität Luzern 
Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel

Université de Neuchâtel 
Prof. Felix Kessler

Universität St. Gallen 
Dr. Monika Kurath

Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI)
Prof. Patrick Gagliardini

Universität Zürich
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark

Universities of Applied Sciences

Berner Fachhochschule
Prof. Dr. Corina Caduff

Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Prof. Dr. Emanuele Carpanzano

Fachhochschule Graubünden
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Zika

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW)
Prof. Dr. Falko Schlottig

Fachhochschule Ostschweiz (OST)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Ettemeyer

Hochschule Luzern
Prof. Dr. Viktor Sigrist

Haute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)
Dr. Christine Pirinoli

Zürcher Fachhochschule (ZFH)
Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerber-Grote

Further Members

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)
Laure Ognois 

SWISSMEM
Dr. Adam Martin Gontarz