Open Calls
In the spirit of an open innovation community, you will find here open Calls-for-Participation from challenge owners who are looking for implementation or research partners, potential customers or additional expertise to participate in their innovation journey.
Hack Apertus is searching for companies and public-sector organisations to contribute real-world challenges and collaborate with top Swiss teams during a series of on-site hackathons across six Swiss cities from October 2026 to May 2027. Part of Switzerland’s AI Action Plan, the initiative mobilises the community to accelerate the adoption of Apertus, Switzerland’s open large....
Call for Industry Partner Project Idea: RoleplayOS – A Platform for Democratizing AI-Powered Roleplay in Therapy, Education, and Interactive Narrative Short Description: RoleplayOS is a web-based platform letting educators, therapists and narrative designers author sophisticated AI-driven roleplay simulations without code, via a node-based visual editor and cross-platform, cross-modal playback. It fills the market gap between rigid....
We have successfully developed and deployed a digital purchase advisor in the heat pump industry, achieving a 36% ROI and 11% sales conversion. While our core engine is market-ready, we aim to evolve the platform into a sector-agnostic AI framework that seamlessly integrates proprietary corporate data with real-time user behavior analytics. The Innovation Challenge: The....
The University of Zurich / UZH.AI is searching for companies to collaborate and contribute to the discussion on the current implementation challenges of generative AI and mentor students during a 2-days Hackathon on October 22./23. 2026. Find more information on the official website. What are the participation benefits? Partnering organizations gain visibility, engage in meaningful....
