About us
NPR and INNOSQUARE
The Economic Promotion of the Canton of Fribourg plays a crucial role in fostering dynamism and innovation within the industrial sector. As part of the New Regional Policy (NPR) program for 2024-2027, businesses and academic entities have the opportunity to access NPR grant funds for collaborative projects (PC) or through Push Innovation Vouchers (PIV). INNOSQUARE provides valuable support in assembling funding applications to facilitate access to these resources.
Our expertise
From 2015 to 2019, INNOSQUARE supported the development of competence centers such as ROSAS Center Fribourg, iPrint Center, and Plastics Innovation Competences Center. Additionally, we provided administration and communication services for clusters including the Swiss Plastics Cluster, Building Innovation Cluster, and Cluster Food & Nutrition.
Since 2020, we have been assisting project leaders in designing collaborative RDI projects. During the NPR 2020-2023 period, we facilitated the execution of 25 collaborative projects within the industrial sector.
If you have an innovative idea and are seeking technological expertise and resources, our advisors are ready to provide support.
Mission, vision et objectives
INNOSQUARE's mission is to foster interactions to meet the innovation needs of technology-oriented businesses by initiating, developing, and supporting research, development, and innovation (RDI) projects benefiting from NPR grants. These interactions occur regionally among various innovation stakeholders including businesses, clusters, public or private entities, competence centers, and research institutes from universities.
INNOSQUARE aims to establish itself as the recognized platform for technology and innovation in the Canton of Fribourg, supporting the development of collaborative RDI projects and enhancing the impact of businesses in sustainable development efforts.
Our objectives as an innovation accelerator include:
- Strengthening the impact of collaborative RDI projects on business innovation within the strategic axes of the Canton of Fribourg.
- Initiating and executing collaborative projects to support the digital and sustainable transformation of businesses in the Canton of Fribourg.
Organization
INNOSQUARE is an active technology and innovation platform located in the blueFACTORY innovation district in Fribourg. This platform consists of:
INNOSQUARE Service is a project organization responsible for promoting collaborative projects, advising project leaders, and managing the portfolio of completed collaborative projects. These services are provided under a dedicated project of the implementation program of the New Regional Policy 2024-2027 in the Canton of Fribourg.
INNOSQUARE Gestion is an association tasked with overseeing NPR grants awarded under the implementation of the INNOSQUARE Service project.