Swiss Academic Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum

20 January 2026

2503 Biel, Switzerland

Aarbergstrasse 46

Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne

2nd Swiss Academic Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum

Registration ended on 19 Jan 2026

THIS WAS SAIEF 2026

Impressions from the 2nd Swiss Innovation and Entrepreneurship forum

SAIEF 2026

The Swiss Academic Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (SAIEF) convened for its second edition, bringing together more than 150 participants from across Switzerland’s academic, innovation, and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Through 12 interactive workshops led by 26 workshop leads and co-leads, and over 100 pre-booked meetings, the forum focused on strengthening the pathways from research to impact.

Across sessions, three themes consistently emerged:

  • improving commercialization of research-based innovations in research-based entrepreneurship,

  • rethinking how universities measure and enable innovation impact,

  • and strengthening social innovation and public value creation alongside technological innovation.

2026 Forum Wrap-up

SAIEF 2026 Report.pdf