USI Startup Centre
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Università della Svizzera italiana - USI

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InVirtuoLabs partners with Helsinn to discover novel small-molecule therapeutics

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DEC Energy named among Europe's top 10 climate software companies

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USI Startup Centre listed among Europe's leading startup hubs 2026

All events

Calendar

17
June
2026

Summer Founders Apéro: Ticino

28
September
2026

Module 2+ Business Validation: Pivoting and resilience

06
October
2026

Business Concept Fall 2026 - Lugano

All portfolio startups

Our startups

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Artists in DSP
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BIMINI Biotech
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DEC Energy
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Flycatcher
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Foldcast
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GraphSight
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InVirtuoLabs
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MethylX
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MicThera

Key numbers

  • 15

    Startup projects currently in pre-incubation and incubation, of which 67% in ICT and 27% in Life Sciences

  • 17

    Number of patents filed by incubated startups, of which 3 already granted

  • CHF 13M+

    Funding raised by incubated startups in 2025 (dilutive and non-dilutive)

  • 39

    Events, training sessions and networking opportunities organised in 2025

All news

News

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Flycatcher selected for MassChallenge Switzerland and UK
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Alumni startups: GR3N raises €15.5M to scale its PET recycling technology
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The Spring edition of Business Concept closes with a pitch competition
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UrbanMetrix at Prix SIA with "Mobilis in Mobili"
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Building therapies where it once seemed impossible
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Desk service for early-stage startup ideas
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Boldbrain Startup Challenge 2026: applications are now open
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Swiss Biotech Day and Swiss Startup Days: Two Appointments with Innovation
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Co-Founder Matchmaking 2026
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Project Switzerland announces 10 scale-ups selected for first cohort
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At USI, a workshop to protect your ideas
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Foldcast secures CHF 40k in Venture Kick Stage 2

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