Innoguide: Innovation for your business
How is your company faring when it comes to innovation?
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Here’s what you’ll get
An external review of your business
Innoguide analyses publicly available information about your company: website, industry environment and current market trends. You’ll gain a well-informed outside perspective that you don’t have in your day-to-day work.
Your personal insight
In a quick chat, you’ll answer 4–5 questions about your business. From your perspective, in your role. The combination of an external and internal perspective produces a picture that no other tool can provide.
Recommendations that suit your role
Whether it’s management, marketing or technology: the recommendations for action are tailored to your perspective. Not just a one-size-fits-all approach, but specific next steps for you.
Your innovation maturity at a glance
Where does your business stand? The maturity model shows you across three dimensions – strategy, culture and processes – how ready you are for innovation.
Relevant funding and advice, with direct links
Innoguide is familiar with the funding landscape in Eastern Switzerland. You won’t just receive recommendations, but also details of the relevant funding schemes and contacts for advice.
Free of charge from the Canton of St.Gallen
Innoguide is a service provided by the Canton of St.Gallen’s Economic Promotion department. Free, independent and tailored to the SME landscape in Eastern Switzerland. No registration is required – just your URL.
St.Gallen – the perfect location for you and your innovations.
Innovation meets implementation
Quick progress from the initial idea to the finished product: in St.Gallen, the research sector and industry work closely together to ensure that innovations are developed, tested and brought to market seamlessly.
Concentrated industrial expertise
St.Gallen is home to a high density of specialised industrial companies, ranging from precision manufacturing and mechanical engineering to electronics and medtech. Here, hidden champions, start-ups and technology leaders work closely together, creating a network from which new projects benefit directly.
Digital strength for industry
We combine digital expertise with industrial experience. Local companies are developing solutions for automation, connectivity and smart systems. In this way, digital solutions are integrated directly into industrial processes.
Talent and knowledge for innovation
Companies benefit from highly qualified engineering and software specialists. Universities, research institutes and innovation centres contribute industrial expertise and facilitate practical collaboration across the entire innovation chain.
Open doors and easy access
We’ll guide you through the innovation ecosystem and connect you with the right partners. There are no wrong doors, just the right people to talk to.
Innovate successfully with our partner network.
We do it in St.Gallen.
“Our proximity to research partners and the open exchange of ideas within the innovation ecosystem of Eastern Switzerland are key success factors for us.”
“For innovation in precision optics, collaboration with applied research partners is crucial. In St.Gallen, we benefit from close links to institutions such as OST and RhySearch.”
“This region stands for world-class quality. People in the Canton of St.Gallen combine precision, a down-to-earth attitude and an open-minded outlook. That’s what enables us to bring our medical technology to 90 countries around the world.”
“Innosuisse supports us with coaching and a wide network of experts who help us make progress in areas such as fundraising, business development and market entry.”
St.Gallen Success Stories
Daniel Kern
Head of Innovation Support
How can we help bring your innovation to life?
Daniel Kern
Head of Innovation Support