Global Business Innovation Programme in Switzerland – AI in Construction (UK)

The Global Business Innovation Programme is structured around three main stages and each business will have a designated Innovate UK Business Growth innovation & growth specialist to support them for at least the duration of the offering, including developing a work plan to capitalise on the opportunities identified. The three main stages of the Global Business Innovation Programme are

• Get ready: A two-day workshop to build knowledge and understanding of the market and potential opportunities, including how to do business, cultural aspects, how to protect your IP, and training on how to better articulate your value proposition.
• Visit the market: Explore the opportunities first-hand through meetings with key companies, research organisations, and potential collaborators and partners, through pre-arranged meetings and organised matchmaking.
• Exploit the opportunity: An exploitation workshop and one-to-one support from an Innovate UK Business Growth innovation & growth specialist to help you follow up and maximise the opportunities identified through the programme.

Focus Themes

This programme is particularly relevant for companies who are involved in developing or integrating AI solutions in construction that drive business productivity. Areas include, but are not limited to:

• Architecture
• Offsite construction
• Materials
• Energy efficiency
• Project management / risk identification
• Tunnelling underground
• Maintenance
• Supply chain

Benefits of the Programme

• Explore and gain insights into the AI in Construction commercialisation landscape in Switzerland.
• Develop a better understanding of the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Switzerland.
• Find potential innovation collaborators and partners and develop your network in the UK and globally.
• Improve your company value proposition to international partners and investors.

Who can apply?

To apply for this programme, you must:

• Be a UK based innovation-led company with ambitions to grow and internationalise
• Be a company with fewer than 250 employees
• Be the CEO, founder, or senior decision maker in the business and able to attend and complete all activities.

For more information, visit Innovate UK.