6. INNOVATION DAY 2026

«Create the Future!» 15.09.2026

on the Gurten near Bern




STA's Innovation Day offers you:

Insights into current innovation projects from the army, procurement, science and business.

A competition where you can submit innovative solutions to current challenges facing the army.

The opportunity to network with high-tech companies and thus form valuable partnerships between innovators and integrators.

A preliminary networking event in the morning to bring together large companies, SMEs and startups and to form strong teams.

Important dates and schedule

  • Mid-July 2025

    Advance notices regarding innovation needs are published at simap.ch.

  • 31. August 2025

    Registration deadline for Innovation Day and morning networking meeting.

  • 5. September 2025

    Publication of the call for proposals for the study commission at simap.ch

  • 16. September 2025

    STA-Innovationstag «CREATE THE FUTURE!»

  • October 17, 2025

    Deadline for submitting project contributions on simap.ch

  • Early November 2025

    Invitation of selected solution proposals to pitch to the end user.

  • 18. / 19. / 20. November 2025

    Pitch days and judging at the client's site

  • 28. November 2025

    Communication from the winners of STA Challenges 2025 via simap.ch