Horizon Europe on-site Matchmaking for Cluster 6 - Calls 2026

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Professor

Muttenz, Switzerland

FHNW 

Active in environmental biotechnology for bioremediation and use of biotechnological approaches to valorize biomass

Active in environmental biotechnology for bioremediation and use of biotechnological approaches to valorize biomass

Tenure-Track Professor Circular Economy

Biel, Switzerland

Bern University of Applied Sciences 

Interested in circular economy and biological systems, with expertise in LCA, complex system simulation and transdisciplinary research.

Interested in circular economy and biological systems, with expertise in LCA, complex system simulation and transdisciplinary research.

Associate Professor & Co-Director of the EHL Institute of Nutrition R&D

Lausanne, Switzerland

EHL Hospitality Business School 

Exploring how hospitality and gastronomy drive social innovation, community transformation, and more inclusive, sustainable business models.

Skills

  • Social innovation in hospitality ecosystems
  • Strategic & social entrepreneurship research
  • Strategy, finance & social impact research
  • Social impact strategy in hospitality
  • Leading research–practice collaborations

Interests

  • Social innovation through hospitality systems
  • Gastronomy and community transformation
  • Ecosystem approaches to social impact
  • Practice-based social entrepreneurship
  • Inclusive and sustainable business models

Exploring how hospitality and gastronomy drive social innovation, community transformation, and more inclusive, sustainable business models.

Skills

  • Social innovation in hospitality ecosystems
  • Strategic & social entrepreneurship research
  • Strategy, finance & social impact research
  • Social impact strategy in hospitality
  • Leading research–practice collaborations

Interests

  • Social innovation through hospitality systems
  • Gastronomy and community transformation
  • Ecosystem approaches to social impact
  • Practice-based social entrepreneurship
  • Inclusive and sustainable business models

Co-founder & CTO

Kempttal, Switzerland

Aleph Farms 

Co-founder & CTO of Aleph Farms, pioneering a highly efficient biomanufacturing platform for cultivated meat and animal cell products. I am seeking growth-stage investors and strategic partners to scale our technology across the agri-food-health nexus.

Skills

  • cultivated meat
  • Stem cells
  • biomanufacturing
  • bovine
  • FoodTech
  • Alternative proteins
  • collagen
  • pluripotent
  • cell biology
  • cell cultures
  • Cultured meat

Interests

  • cultivated meat
  • biomanufacturing
  • sustainability
  • Nutrition
  • Alternative proteins
  • Side streams valorization
  • Cultured meat

Co-founder & CTO of Aleph Farms, pioneering a highly efficient biomanufacturing platform for cultivated meat and animal cell products. I am seeking growth-stage investors and strategic partners to scale our technology across the agri-food-health nexus.

Skills

  • cultivated meat
  • Stem cells
  • biomanufacturing
  • bovine
  • FoodTech
  • Alternative proteins
  • collagen
  • pluripotent
  • cell biology
  • cell cultures
  • Cultured meat

Interests

  • cultivated meat
  • biomanufacturing
  • sustainability
  • Nutrition
  • Alternative proteins
  • Side streams valorization
  • Cultured meat

Development and Fundraising Senior Manager

Geneva, Switzerland

PEFC - the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification 

Skills

  • project development
  • Fundraising
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Sustainable development

Interests

  • Chain of Custody
  • Fibre-based packaging

Skills

  • project development
  • Fundraising
  • Natural Resources Management
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Sustainable development

Interests

  • Chain of Custody
  • Fibre-based packaging

Prof.

Sion, Switzerland

Institute of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland 

Lab-scale biofoundry capacities, DNA/RNA sequencing facility, AI-driven approaches

Lab-scale biofoundry capacities, DNA/RNA sequencing facility, AI-driven approaches

CEO

Bussigny, Switzerland

Freezz 

As Innovation and EU Projects Manager at Freezz, I leverage my Deep Tech experience to drive growth and capture Horizon EU grants with our portfolio.

Skills

  • new space
  • Robotics
  • AI
  • Deeptech

Interests

  • Energy transition
  • new mobility

As Innovation and EU Projects Manager at Freezz, I leverage my Deep Tech experience to drive growth and capture Horizon EU grants with our portfolio.

Skills

  • new space
  • Robotics
  • AI
  • Deeptech

Interests

  • Energy transition
  • new mobility

Owner and MD

Basel, Switzerland

IQ Consult GmbH 

Horizon Europe consortium building & proposal writing (success fee based), Carbon projects, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EDP)

Skills

  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
  • Horizon Europe proposal writing
  • LEED-AP BD+C
  • carbon
  • EN 15804
  • carbon footprint
  • Water Footprint
  • Gold Standard
  • vcs

Interests

  • horizon europe
  • carbon
  • LCA
  • Water
  • desalination
  • agri-photovoltaics
  • Olive mill waste
  • biochar

Horizon Europe consortium building & proposal writing (success fee based), Carbon projects, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EDP)

Skills

  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • Environmental Product Declarations (EPD)
  • Horizon Europe proposal writing
  • LEED-AP BD+C
  • carbon
  • EN 15804
  • carbon footprint
  • Water Footprint
  • Gold Standard
  • vcs

Interests

  • horizon europe
  • carbon
  • LCA
  • Water
  • desalination
  • agri-photovoltaics
  • Olive mill waste
  • biochar

Design Researcher

Lausanne, Switzerland

EPFL+ECAL LAB 

Im a designer and researcher specialising in participatory methods.

Skills

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Design
  • UX

Im a designer and researcher specialising in participatory methods.

Skills

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Design
  • UX

Senior Researcher

Wädenswil, Switzerland

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) 

Researcher developing molecular and sequencing-based diagnostics for plant health, bio-surveillance and nature-based innovation with a strong applied focus.

Skills

  • Environmental genomics
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • sequencing workflows
  • plant health monitoring
  • bio-surveillance tools
  • eDNA methods
  • Biodiversity monitoring
  • applied genomics
  • data-driven ecology
  • Metagenomics
  • Metabarcoding

Interests

  • biodiversity monitoring innovation
  • environmental DNA applications
  • plant health and resilience
  • ecosystem-scale diagnostics
  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • sustainable agriculture
  • Genomics for conservation
  • urban ecology and mobility sampling
  • environmental data integration

Researcher developing molecular and sequencing-based diagnostics for plant health, bio-surveillance and nature-based innovation with a strong applied focus.

Skills

  • Environmental genomics
  • Molecular Diagnostics
  • sequencing workflows
  • plant health monitoring
  • bio-surveillance tools
  • eDNA methods
  • Biodiversity monitoring
  • applied genomics
  • data-driven ecology
  • Metagenomics
  • Metabarcoding

Interests

  • biodiversity monitoring innovation
  • environmental DNA applications
  • plant health and resilience
  • ecosystem-scale diagnostics
  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • sustainable agriculture
  • Genomics for conservation
  • urban ecology and mobility sampling
  • environmental data integration

Professor

Olten, Switzerland

FHNW 

Main research areas are IT management and software engineering including artificial intelligence applications.

Skills

  • Software engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Software development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • modelling
  • optimization
  • computational intelligence
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management

Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Prototype development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • applied science
  • optimization
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management

Main research areas are IT management and software engineering including artificial intelligence applications.

Skills

  • Software engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Software development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • modelling
  • optimization
  • computational intelligence
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management

Interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Prototype development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • applied science
  • optimization
  • Logistics
  • Supply Chain Management

Water & Digital Project Manager

Sion, Switzerland

State of Valais 

I am a PM in Water and Digital Strategies towards Net-Zero 2050 under Mandate of Canton du Valais Water Strategy in Switzerland

I am a PM in Water and Digital Strategies towards Net-Zero 2050 under Mandate of Canton du Valais Water Strategy in Switzerland

ESG Consultant

Ecublens, Switzerland

InnoBoost SA 

I drive tech-based sustainability and ESG certification in EU projects. Seeking new collaborations!

Skills

  • ESG
  • Circularity
  • CSRD
  • ESRS

I drive tech-based sustainability and ESG certification in EU projects. Seeking new collaborations!

Skills

  • ESG
  • Circularity
  • CSRD
  • ESRS

Researcher

Bern, Switzerland

Agroscope 

One Health Microbiologist tracking AMR from field to fork. I use genome sequencing to decode resistance and bridge the gap between soil health and food safety.

Skills

  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Whole genome sequencing
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiome analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Manuscript writing
  • metabolomics
  • Genomics

Interests

  • One Health
  • food chain
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Plant specialized metabolites
  • Plant health
  • Microbiomes
  • Environmental Health
  • interdisciplinary

One Health Microbiologist tracking AMR from field to fork. I use genome sequencing to decode resistance and bridge the gap between soil health and food safety.

Skills

  • Microbiology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Whole genome sequencing
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Molecular Biology
  • Microbiome analysis
  • Statistical analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Manuscript writing
  • metabolomics
  • Genomics

Interests

  • One Health
  • food chain
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • Plant specialized metabolites
  • Plant health
  • Microbiomes
  • Environmental Health
  • interdisciplinary

Professor

Bern, Switzerland

Bern University of Applied Sciences 

Behavior change expert interested in sustainable consumer behavior, biodiversity perception, environmental footprints, food decisions, (digital) interventions..

Skills

  • behavior change
  • social norms
  • Digital interventions
  • Consumer Behavior
  • social marketing
  • Biodiversity Footprints
  • food waste
  • healthy diets
  • Field experiments
  • environmental psychology
  • Longitudinal Studies

Interests

  • behavior change
  • Biodiversity
  • food systems
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Healthy Diet
  • Planetary Health
  • food waste
  • digital intervention
  • Environmental Footprinting

Behavior change expert interested in sustainable consumer behavior, biodiversity perception, environmental footprints, food decisions, (digital) interventions..

Skills

  • behavior change
  • social norms
  • Digital interventions
  • Consumer Behavior
  • social marketing
  • Biodiversity Footprints
  • food waste
  • healthy diets
  • Field experiments
  • environmental psychology
  • Longitudinal Studies

Interests

  • behavior change
  • Biodiversity
  • food systems
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Healthy Diet
  • Planetary Health
  • food waste
  • digital intervention
  • Environmental Footprinting

Scientist

Berne, Switzerland

METAS 

working on trace elements (Hg, As, etc) in relation to food, health and the environment at the Federal Office of Metrology, Switzerland

working on trace elements (Hg, As, etc) in relation to food, health and the environment at the Federal Office of Metrology, Switzerland

Executive Director - Center for Food Challenges

Lausanne, Switzerland

EPFL - Center for Food Challenges 

Leading the creation of mission oriented research initiative in the prevention of NCDs by leveraging the Sensing, Materials, and AI competences we have at EPFL.

Skills

  • Strategy
  • emerging technologies
  • Portfolio Management
  • narrative building
  • Fundraising
  • TECH TRANSFER
  • innovation

Interests

  • Prevention
  • non-communicable diseases
  • NCDs
  • Nutrition
  • moonshoots
  • mission oriented research
  • FROs

Leading the creation of mission oriented research initiative in the prevention of NCDs by leveraging the Sensing, Materials, and AI competences we have at EPFL.

Skills

  • Strategy
  • emerging technologies
  • Portfolio Management
  • narrative building
  • Fundraising
  • TECH TRANSFER
  • innovation

Interests

  • Prevention
  • non-communicable diseases
  • NCDs
  • Nutrition
  • moonshoots
  • mission oriented research
  • FROs

Field Strategist

Lausanne, Switzerland

EPFL - Center for Food Challenges 

Professor

Bern, Switzerland

Bern University of Applied Sciences 

Interests

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Digital Health
  • Innovation Methods

Interests

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Digital Health
  • Innovation Methods

Scientific Collaborator

Bern, Switzerland

Agroscope