Entrepreneurship BFH

• With our pioneering innovation and research, we are actively shaping the future and creating added value for society.
• BFH is part of Bern’s vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. This makes us a valuable partner in all matters relating to entrepreneurship, spin-offs, start-ups and starting a business.
• Whether your entrepreneurial process is in the initial stages or more advanced, we support you every step of the way, from problem analysis to idea generation, business modelling and founding a company.
• BFH offers a home for start-ups and spin-offs, and thus easy access to technical expertise and infrastructure. Our goal is to make entrepreneurship more sustainable, more social and more diverse.

Excellence and growth: our offer for start-ups and established companies

Have you already launched a start-up or do you run a company and would like to take it a step further? You are at the right place. We support you in the following areas:

• Contacts and interactions with practice-oriented researchers
• Laboratories
• Test facilities
• Work stations
• Help in clarifying specific questions (by means of a research project with research associates or students)
• Access to research results
• Help with financing

We carry your project forward with great expertise and equally great interest.

Are you working on a digitisation project in the area of humane digital transformation? Find out how we can support you.

From innovation to the market: our offer for researchers and staff

Are you planning to launch a spin-off to use and commercialise the results of your research? You are at the right place. We support you in the following areas:

• Work stations and infrastructure: conduct your research while exploring business ideas.
• Funding and financing options: BFH helps you navigate and make the most of the various options, be in in the Espace Mittelland, the whole of Switzerland or in an international context.
• Intellectual property rights: BFH has formulated a company-friendly business policy that provides clarity.

The best starting point: our offer for students

Would you like to take an innovative idea further or launch your own start-up? You are at the right place. We support you in the following areas:

• Inspiration: we put you in contact with change agents, doers, entrepreneurs and future shapers.
• Entrepreneurial skills: at BFH you can develop and expand your competences in entrepreneurship. We offer business coaching and modules on creativity, innovation and the development of business ideas.
• Funding: we help you navigate the world of funding and obtain the best possible support.
• Network: students who have a strong interest in entrepreneurship can join the students’ Entrepreneurship Club of BFH and the University of Bern: www.ec-bern.ch.
• Students4Sustainability: With the cross-university hub "Students4Sustainability", we offer content-related and financial support for sustainable project ideas. With Students4Sustainability, students can realise projects with a budget of CHF 10,000. The submission deadline for the first call for proposals in 2024 is 31 March 24. Further information can be found on the Students4Sustainabilty website.