A workspace for innovation proposals
Every hour spent chasing inputs, rewriting sections and reconciling budgets is an hour away from research. Catalyst helps your team turn expertise into compelling Innosuisse proposals, with less administrative effort and more focus on the idea.
Our vision for better proposal preparation · Workspace access by invitation
The research, the ambition and the people behind it.
A clear argument, a credible plan and a budget that fits.
Feedback becomes a stronger proposal for the next round.
FOR YOUR RESEARCHERSMore time for the work that matters.
FOR YOUR ORGANISATIONMake proposal effort go further.
FOR YOUR NEXT SUBMISSIONBuild on the work already done.
For a research organisation, writing a proposal is a serious investment. It draws on researcher time, partner goodwill and scarce support capacity — before the project has even started.
Researchers explain the same idea in different sections, formats and emails. The effort is real, even when it never appears in the project budget.
Partner inputs arrive in different files. A changed task means another budget update. Someone has to bring it all together, usually against a deadline.
A request for revisions can feel like starting again. Valuable work gets copied, context gets lost and the team spends time rebuilding what it already had.
Our vision is to make proposal preparation a shared, supported process. Help researchers tell their story, help partners contribute and help your organisation put its time and expertise where they make the most difference.
Turn expertise into clear application text with guided AI conversations and drafting support. Build on what your team already knows, instead of asking everyone to write the same story again.
Less blank-page pressure. More attention to the science.
Keep the scientific story, responsibilities, timeline and budget together. When the project changes, help everyone work towards the same proposal instead of chasing updates across documents.
Less chasing. Fewer misunderstandings. A coherent application.
Show why the innovation matters, who benefits and how it can reach the market. Bring the research ambition, business case and supporting evidence into a convincing argument for funding.
Help reviewers understand the promise behind your idea.
Review the application for missing evidence, unclear assumptions and inconsistencies. Prepare the sections and attachments for submission with a clearer view of what still needs attention.
Less last-minute uncertainty. A better prepared proposal.
A proposal that needs another round should not mean another round of needless work. Keep the effort you have already invested and focus on what will make the application stronger.
Your previous application is the starting point. Keep the text, plan, budget and supporting documents together, without copying documents by hand.
Work through the Innosuisse experts’ feedback, make concrete changes and review how well the revised application addresses each point.
Bring the feedback and tracked changes into a clear cover letter for the Innosuisse experts. Explain what changed, why it changed and where to find it in the revised application.
Keep the learning from every submission. Review and refine the cover letter with your team before sending it.
Your research ideas are valuable. Catalyst can be deployed on your institution’s own infrastructure, with proposals and supporting documents hosted in an environment your organisation controls.
When you have been working on an application for a long time, it can be hard to see what a reviewer will see. Give your team a fresh perspective and a clearer sense of what to improve next.
Constructive guidance for your team. You choose which suggestions to use.
By reducing repeated writing and helping teams bring partner inputs, plans and budgets together. The aim is to make better use of researcher time and support capacity, while keeping attention on the quality of the application.
Yes. Catalyst can be deployed on your institution’s own infrastructure, with your proposals and supporting documents in an environment your organisation controls.
Continue from the previous application, work through expert feedback and focus on the improvements needed. Tracked changes help your team prepare a cover letter that clearly explains the response to reviewers.
Yes. Your researchers and partners bring the expertise, review suggestions and approve the final content. Catalyst supports preparation and revision; your team submits the application through Innolink.
Access to the workspace is by invitation. If your institution has provided you with an account, choose Open workspace to sign in.
Less repeated work. Stronger proposals. A team ready for the next round.