Switzerland Innovation Park Ost

Switzerland Innovation Park Ost is a regional innovation platform founded in 2021 and based in St. Gallen. It connects companies, startups and universities with research partners, with the stated aim of moving ideas from development toward market-ready products, processes, services and new business models. Its remit covers Eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, and it forms part of the national Switzerland Innovation network.

The park's startup-facing activity runs through Startfeld, a structured support programme offering business-development advice, financing pathways, expertise and network access, including routes to seed financing. Startfeld was absorbed in 2022, when the park merged with the Startfeld and Startfeld Innovation Center associations; the brand has continued as the park's startup support arm.

Physical infrastructure is concentrated at the Lerchenfeld campus, which provides offices, laboratories, coworking areas, and event and meeting rooms, alongside facilities for manufacturing processes with industrial requirements. Alongside this sit dedicated innovation hubs convening expertise and partners in three technical domains: health technology, sensor technology and digitalization. The broader verticals served include research and academia, manufacturing processes and general digitalization.

Operating model is collaborative rather than proprietary: industry incumbents, early-stage companies, universities and research partners are brought together around defined technical fields. No dedicated venture fund, cheque size or portfolio structure has been disclosed; capital engagement is framed as guidance toward financing pathways rather than direct investment.