The Swiss Industry Liaison Office supports Swiss companies to achieve commercial supply or provide service contracts at international research organisations.

The responsibilities of the office include:

• Informing Swiss companies about business opportunities at international research organisations.
• Qualifying Swiss companies as competent providers to international research organisations.
• Promoting Swiss technology capabilities inside international research organisations.
• Guiding Swiss bidding companies through international tendering rules.
• Arranging discussions between Swiss and international companies interested in bidding on future tenders at international research organisations.
• Recording contracts placed by international research organisations with Swiss companies and monitoring the Swiss geo-return.