Creating tomorrow's entrepreneurs

Turn your idea or your project into a Startup

Switch2Product is the entrepreneurial empowerment program designed to enhance Politecnico di Milano’s research projects across five Deep Tech verticals. It provides access to cash grants, entrepreneurial training, incubation and a network of corporate partners and investors to bring your project to market.

Applications open all year round

FIRST SELECTION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2025

APPLY HERE TO ACCESS THE SECOND BATCH

What we are
looking for

Solutions, technologies, and research projects that solve a significant problem

Innovative business ideas to transform into startups

Who can
apply

Alumni and current students at Politecnico di Milano (studying for an undergraduate or Master’s degree, or taking a post-degree specialisation course), at POLIMI Graduate School of Management (MBAs and EMBAs) or at POLI.design​

PhD research students and researchers​

Teaching staff at Politecnico di Milano​

Participation in S2P is only possible in teams, which must consist of at least two people.
Teams may include members external to Politecnico di Milano, as long as at least one team member is affiliated with Politecnico di Milano.

Areas of Applications

S2P Tracks

  • Biomarkers & Diagnostic Tools
  • Carriers & Delivery Systems
  • Advanced & Digital Diagnostics
  • Innovative Care Management & digital Healthcare
  • Telehealth 
  • AgeTech 
  • Personal wellness and healthy lifestyle 
  • Healthcare and hospital infrastructure
  • Energy generation
  • Energy distribution & storage
  • Energy efficiency & management
  • Smart mobility & infrastructure
  • Chemicals & advanced materials
  • Sustainable manufacturing
  • Green buildings
  • Agriculture & food production
  • Water
  • Circular economy & waste
  • Smart cities
  • Others
  • Industry 4.0 & digital manufacturing solutions;
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Xaas (everything as a Service)
  • Transportation & logistics
  • Data economy
  • Mobile, Telco & 5G,
  • Cloud infrastructure and services
  • B2B software solutions
  • Fintech & InsureTech;
  • Others
  • Consumer products and services,
  • Lifestyle
  • Food & beverage
  • Sportech
  • Gaming & entertainment
  • Retail, e-commerce, DTC
  • Tourism and cultural heritage
  • Social innovations
  • Others
  • Technologies for space and satellite navigation
  • Advanced propulsion systems
  • Aerospace materials
  • Infrastructure and services for space missions
  • Urban Air Mobility and drones
  • Technologies for Earth observation and environmental monitoring
  • Software and systems for air traffic management
  • Development of infrastructure and services for commercial flights and space lauches 

Why partecipate in Switch2 Product?

Are you researcher o a professor?

Apply to S2P if you want to check the market potential of your invention, find potential customers and companies that will help you test it, raise funds, and receive support in the technology transfer process to create your startup

Are you student?

Apply to S2P if you want to turn your idea into a startup and are looking for funding to launch your entrepreneurial project on the market. You will receive support to develop a solid business model, validate the market, and raise capital.

APPLY HERE TO ACCESS THE SECOND BATCH

A complete journey, tools and support for the entrepreneurial empowerment of your project.

MENTORING

One-to-one meetings tailored to the needs of each team, with the support of dedicated mentors and experts.

INCUBATION

A 3-month program designed to lay a solid foundation for the development of the business project and for raising the necessary startup funds.

NETWORK

A network of mentors, subject matter experts, founders, corporate partners and investors to engage with and create synergies.

GRANT

Cash grants provided by Politecnico di Milano and the program’s corporate partners to support project development.

COLLABORATION WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS

Opportunity to collaborate with corporate partners to explore experimentation and validation opportunities (PoC), along with dedicated matching sessions.

CONTACT WITH INVESTORS

A network of investors and business angels to engage with, exploring investment and growth opportunities.

PERKS

Discounts and special deals provided by PoliHub’s selected partners, accessible based on the startup’s needs.

The numbers of S2P

Editions
0
Ideas Assessed by 2018
0
Winning Projects
0
Companies Established
0
Investments Received
€ 0 M

Roadmap

THE PROGRAM STEP-BY-STEP

ORGANIZERS

MAIN PARTNER

PIONEER PARTNER

TECHNICAL PARTNER

COMMUNITY PARTNER

Funded by The European Union NextGenerationEU