CBI Booster
NTN Innovation Booster

Circular Building Industry

Enabling a transition to a circular building industry through systemic innovation and collaboration.

Circular Building Industry Innovation Booster, powered by Innosuisse, aims to enable a transition to a circular building industry through systemic and joint innovation.

Call for Participation 2025

Join our open innovation workshops and submit your idea to one of the challenges for a chance to win 20,000 CHF to develop your idea.
CBI Program 2025
Deadline for idea submission: 9 April 2025
Challenge 1: Scaling Up ReUse
Register for Workshop | 12 March 2025
Submit Idea
Coming soon:
Digital Process Innovation | 27 March 2025
Planning and Procurement | Date TBD

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The CBI Innovation Booster serves to be the first open innovation platform in Switzerland bringing together key stakeholders in the building industry around the topic of circular economy. We support promising innovation ideas with direct funding contributions and methodological support.

Open Innovation Workshops
Open Innovation Workshops

Open innovation workshops to develop and test ideas, concepts and prototypes

Research
Research

Bridge the gap between research and industry by bringing scientific knowhow into practice

Funding
Funding

Provide innovation teams with funding up to 25,000 CHF to develop ideas

Network
Network

National network of stakeholders from research, industry politics and society

Expert Support
Expert Support

Technical support from experts on the topic of circularity in the business industry

Communication
Communication

Communicate findings with the community members, policymakers and the general public

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OPEN INNOVATION PROCESS

Discover our 5 Steps.

1. Call for participation

A call for participation is published to register for the open innovation workshop(s). Anyone who would like to ideate, or develop their idea, to drive the circular building industry, is welcome!

2. Submit idea

Innovation teams submit their idea on Jointcreate.

3. Pitch and Fund

An expert jury reviews the ideas. Short listed ideas are invited to pitch at the Pitch and Fund event, where the jury makes a decision on which projects receive funding and expert support. The Jury is independent, and is composed of members that represent Industry, Society, and Research. The ideas are judged based on their level of innovation and potential to drive the building industry to circularity, team composition, and sustainability.  

4. Project development

Innovation teams develop their ideas with support from topic experts and targeted workshops.

5. Project closure

Innovation teams present their progress in front of the expert jury.

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Do you have an idea for a new product, service, or business model that strengthens the circular economy within the Swiss building industry?

 

Call #6 is closed, stay tuned for news on the upcoming call!

Call 6 is closed

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