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:
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improving commercialization of research-based innovations in research-based entrepreneurship,
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rethinking how universities measure and enable innovation impact,
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and strengthening social innovation and public value creation alongside technological innovation.