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PME Boost

PME Boost

Topic: Generative AI to optimise a business process

Participate in PME Boost, the AI Innovation Lab organised by 42 Lausanne with the support of the State of Vaud's Department for the Promotion of the Economy and Innovation (SPEI).

1) Simply explain your main challenge (deadlines, quality, prospecting, organisation...).

? No need for complicated specifications, we'll frame the need with you.

2) What's in it for your company: personalised help and a concrete solution

? Tailor-made support: three meetings between July and September 2026

? A working prototype in 48 hours delivered by a team of 3 to 5 students.

? Turnkey roadmap to deploy your solution within 90 days.

Ready to apply? (10 min)

1) Download the form and the documents below:

? Call for ideas

? Application form

? SME Boost rules

? Participant Commitment

2) Submit your application by e-mail to pme-boost@42lausanne.ch before 02.04.2026 (23:59 CET).

3) Any questions? Contact us by email at pme-boost@42lausanne.ch

Requirements for applying?

? Location: your head office or branch must be based in the canton of Vaud.

? Headcount: up to 50 employees (group included) even without an IT team.

?️ Calendar of key dates?

Submit your idea
A simple form to fill in

Before midnight on April 2, 2026

Selection by a jury
Composed of SPEI, FIT, Innovaud'Innovaud and representatives of the business community.

Results on 30 April 2026

Framing workshop (2h)
We will clarify with you the data available, your objectives and your constraints.

Between May 1 and May 21, 2026

IA Innovation Lab
On the 42 Lausanne campus, the four companies selected by the jury participate with a team of students in the creation of a new business model.e.s to create a prototype in 48h

From 5 to 7 June 2026

Personalised follow-up
3 meetings at your company to transform the prototype into a pilot project.

From July to September 2026

Jury

A jury made up of representatives from the SPEI, the FIT, d'Innovaud and the business community will select eligible companies from 01 to 16.04.2026, results 30.04.2026.

Tarification

? CHF 3'000 per company after selection (10-day invoice).

Intellectual property, data & confidentiality

? Complete ownership: the intellectual property of the results (code, prompts, configs, technical docs) belongs to you.

? Guaranteed confidentiality (NDA): students and mentors undertake not to reuse your business ideas or the solutions developed.

? Anonymised data: you remain responsible for compliance with the DPA and access.

? Communication: you authorise mention of your participation (name, logo, non-confidential synopsis); your concepts remain protected.

Documents

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