SME Program
On collaborative innovation

Microcity supports Neuchâtel SMEs to forge a vision, achieve their ambitions and accelerate their projects through a personalized, structured and collaborative innovation program.

We work in cooperation with competence partners and networks: Depending on your needs, we open the doors to world-class R&D institutions or provide you with privileged access to companies, specialists, coaches and funding organisations.

Our main activities are thus the fact finding, the matchmaking and the alignment to sustain collaborations. On request, we take on project management.

Our Services

Coaching & Mentoring

  • Needs analysis
  • Proposal of areas of innovation
  • Putting you in touch with strategic partners
  • Collaborative project set-up
  • Project management and follow-up
  • Platinn coaching (60+ specialized coaches in business development, cooperation, organization, and finance)
  • Coaching by Alliance for Business-High School Collaboration (4 specialized consultants)

Valorisation

  • Activation of our communication channels to give you cantonal, national and international visibility
  • Production and distribution of a video on your innovation project
  • Relay of your communications on social networks
  • Participation to our events and Public Relations
  • Access to the 4 sector promotion platforms in Western Switzerland (Micronarc, BioAlps, Alp ICT, CleantechAlps)

Networking

  • Free access to our Matchmaking platform
  • Preferential access to the services of our sponsors
  • Connecting with the economic and academic fabric
  • Orchestration of interactions with public authorities and business support organizations
  • Access to the 4 sector promotion platforms in Western Switzerland (Micronarc, BioAlps, Alp ICT,CleantechAlps)

Financing

  • Assistance in the preparation of funding applications to NECO, Finergence, and Innosuisse
  • Contacts with private investors (business angels, VC, family offices)

Hosting

  • Equipped premises (coworking, private offices, industrial workshops, clean rooms) on 3 sites in Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • Included: reception desk, IT network, meeting rooms and shared spaces
  • Flexible and scalable lease agreements
  • Possible temporary rent subsidy
  • Business domiciliation services
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Our Sponsors

"With the help of Microcity, we were able to develop the collaborative project COLEARNIS and find other partners."
Francesco Termine
Head of Ra&D - He-Arc Gestion
"Thanks to its large network and its very good knowledge of the industrial fabric, Microcity brings us together with various partners and experts in order to develop our activities!"
Florian Stauffer
COO of Ciposa SA
"Microcity is the ideal partner for us to inspire and support our member companies in innovation."
Philippe Lebet
President of AIP

Colearnis

Totems Positions

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Accompanied SMEs

Fabrinal SA

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GMT Fine Chemicals SA

GT Cadrans SA

Gimmel Rouages SA

Gravity.Swiss SA

Laboratoire Dubois SA

Totems Position Sàrl

Ventura Mecanics SA

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