Liechti Prize 2010

The prize of the Dr. Liechti Foundation is an amount of CHF 50,000, which will go to support a project with defined financial aspects and that is preferentially of humanitarian benefit. This project should therefore generate sustainable progress in areas such as health, ethics, the fight against poverty or for the environment. It should have a broad market potential and universal import with definite benefits. The competition of the foundation is not for projects that are already of an advanced nature on a path to success and already receivingsignificant financial support. It is exclusively for the start-ups (seed capital), for the "chick about to hatch."  

Candidates' applications will consist of the following documents:

- a brief description of the project, its stage of development, its possible impact and future applications;

- business plan or Executive Summary;

- financial plan, obtained financing and intended usage for the "coup de pouce" prize

- curriculum vitae;

- other pertinent documents of your choice: market studies,  brief description of patent applications, expert opinons, etc.

Applications should be sent to the Parc Scientifique (PSE), 1015 Lausanne, or preferably by email to the address coaching@parc-scientifique.ch.

Deadline for applications: 30 September 2010