The Swiss regional winner will receive a free one-year membership in the swiss aerospace cluster (valued at CHF 1,000). Membership includes expert support for preparing the idea/ solution in response to national and international calls for proposals.

Among other things, the following services/prizes will be offered:

• Consulting activities (concerning IPR or patents, for example)
• Access to experts and other industrial partners will be provided by the excellent network of the swiss aerospace cluster.

Zurich is one of the world’s strongest economic locations, offering moderate taxation, attractive conditions for companies, an excellent telecommunications infrastructure, and leading educational institutions. A recent renewed increase in immigration has confirmed that the region’s level of attraction for both people and firms remains high. In Zurich and Nidwalden, innovation is seen as the key to success – measured in terms of growth, prosperity, employment, and quality of life – at every level of the economy and society. Relative to its domestic production, Switzerland is well ahead of the European curve with regard to R&D investment and the share of R&D expenditure borne by its private sector (73.7%). Zurich and Nidwalden have a deep pool of labour in industries with excellent innovation potential. Even in the market for cutting-edge products, the region more than holds its own and achieves a high degree of value creation intensity. Of the products Switzerland exports to international markets, 73% are innovation-intensive. The Nidwalden / Lake Lucerne area is the home of the Swiss aviation and aerospace industry. Thanks to their focus on value creation and technology, the traditional industrial locations in this region maintain an excellent position on the global stage. www.location.zh.ch // www.nw.ch

swiss aerospace cluster facilitates the transfer of knowledge and technology in Switzerland’s aviation, aerospace, satellite navigation, and supply industries by working with companies and cooperating with technical colleges, research institutions, government authorities, the European aerospace clusters, the European Space Agency (ESA), and with related organisations from other countries. At the moment, swiss aerospace cluster is supported by the cantons Zurich and Nidwalden – as well as by Osec with regard to its export platform – with funding from Switzerland’s economic stimulus programme.

swiss aerospace cluster maintains a communications and export platform on the Internet. This both ensures a coordinated market presence together with other partners of the aerospace industry – thus strengthening Switzerland as an important industry location – and provides a simple and effective means of communication and cooperation to interested parties in the aerospace sector.
www.swiss-aerospace-cluster.ch