In front of an audience of over a hundred people, the canton outlined the new provisions of the Economic Innovation Act (Linn). The first, which aims to stimulate technology transfer between research centers and businesses, provides for a 25% contribution towards the costs of the research mandate, up to a maximum of CHF 50,000 per project. The beneficiaries will be companies that meet a series of salary and resident employment criteria and decide to award a mandate to one or more Swiss research centers recognized by Innosuisse.
The second new measure expands on a measure already contained in the Linn, which provides support for participation in trade fairs. For 2026 and 2027, the annual subsidy limit is set to increase from CHF 20,000 to CHF 50,000.
During the presentation, which was attended by a large number of representatives from the worlds of politics, business, and academia, State Councilor Christian Vitta emphasized how, in a context marked by wars and tariffs, the strengthening of the Swiss franc, and rising raw material costs, innovation is becoming even more of a key factor in promoting the evolution of the economic fabric.
For their part, Nicoletta Casanova, President of the Ticino Industry Association (AITI), and Cristina Maderni, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Services of the Canton of Ticino (Cc-Ti), stressed that collaboration between academia and business is one of the keys to the success of the Ticino model.
From left: Emanuele Carpanzano, Valesko Wild (Head of the Office for Economic Development, TI), Stefano Rizzi (Director of the Economic Division, TI), Christian Vitta, Nicoletta Casanova, Cristina Maderni, and Luca Maria Gambardella.
These collaborations were presented by Luca Maria Gambardella, Vice-Rector for Innovation and Corporate Relations at USI, and Emanuele Carpanzano. In particular, the Director Research development and Knowledge Transfer at SUPSI illustrated various collaborations between SUPSI research units and local companies. These include the AOI3DSCAN project, which arose from a need identified by the company Delvitech, and FinVA, in collaboration with business partners CubeFinance and QBT, which has been highlighted as a success story by Innosuisse.
Finally, participants were able to see up close some examples of research projects carried out by the Department of Innovative Technologies in collaboration with local businesses.
For further information: www.ti.ch/innovazione