End of management mandate for R&D Consortium

Aarau/Zürich, Januar 2012 – Owing to the realignment of KTT Support in 2013 by the Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI), the operating conditions for R&D consortiums are changing to such an extent that the ManuFuture-CH Association is no longer in a position to enter into any long-term contractual obligations for basic financing.

The mandate held by EUrelations AG to manage the R&D Consortium of ManuFuture-CH was thus terminated by the latter with effect as of the end of 2011. Any work left outstanding is being returned to the General Secretariat of the ManuFuture-CH Association.

EUrelations had managed the R&D Consortium of ManuFuture-CH since 2009. Together with the companies and universities in the ManuFuture-CH network, numerous excellent innovation projects were realized. The results obtained are helping to underline the competitiveness of Switzerland's industry.

The Board of the ManuFuture-CH Association would like to thank EUrelations for its hard work and successful collaboration.