Interface Policy Studies Research Consulting GmbH

What Interface Policy Studies Research Consulting GmbH does

Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG is a Swiss policy research and consulting firm (Aktiengesellschaft) headquartered in Lucerne with a second office in Lausanne, operating exclusively in Switzerland. The firm specialises in evaluation research, policy analysis, strategic consulting, and organisational development for Swiss federal agencies (e.g., BSV, BAG, BAFU, BJ), cantonal governments (Lucerne, Aargau, Vaud, Zurich, Solothurn, among others), municipalities, foundations (Pro Senectute Schweiz, Schweizerisches Rotes Kreuz, HEKS), and other non-profit organisations. Its ten published service lines — Consulting, Evaluation, Research, Economic Analyses, Participation and Facilitation, Peer-Review, Project Management, Strategy Development and Organisation, Science and Innovation Evaluation, and Teaching — are delivered as commissioned, project-based engagements rather than as a software platform.

The core delivery model is project-based professional services. Each engagement is typically time-bound with a defined scope, budget, and deliverables, and is staffed by named project leads with academic credentials (including doctorate-qualified epidemiologists and public health specialists). Multilingual capability across German, French, English, and Italian is a stated competence reflecting Switzerland's linguistic regions, and the firm's Lausanne office serves the French-speaking market. Partnerships with Swiss universities of applied sciences and research institutes (BFH, SUPSI, Université de Lausanne) extend evaluation capacity. The firm's only disclosed technology stack item is Matomo for website traffic analytics — no proprietary platform, AI/ML products, or software product are evident; the offering is fundamentally human-expert evaluation and consulting services.

Revenue is undisclosed and the firm has no recorded external funding; it operates as a privately held Swiss AG. Client acquisition relies on government procurement, professional networks, academic reputation, and recurring agency relationships rather than marketing-driven demand generation. Marketing touchpoints are limited to a LinkedIn company page, a quarterly newsletter distributed via MailChimp, and the multilingual corporate website. Pricing is by commissioned engagement rather than published rate cards.

Name

Interface Policy Studies Research Consulting GmbH

Legal name

Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG

Website

https://interface-pol.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG is a Swiss policy research and consulting firm providing evaluation, policy analysis, and advisory services to federal and cantonal government agencies, municipalities, foundations, and NGOs across German- and French-speaking Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Policy Research and Evaluation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Science, Technology & Innovation Administration (National R&D Policy) (BPAIAAAK)

Keywords

• Policy research consulting
• Program evaluation services
• Public sector consulting
• Economic impact analysis
• Organizational development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Luzern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research and Evaluation Services: Interface generates revenue through commissioned research projects, program evaluations, and policy analysis for government agencies, cantons, and foundations. Projects are typically time-bound with defined deliverables and budgets.
2. Consulting Services: Strategy development, organizational consulting, and facilitation services provided to public sector clients, municipalities, and organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG is a Swiss policy research, evaluation, and consulting firm that delivers commissioned studies, program evaluations, policy analyses, economic and regulatory impact assessments, organizational development, and stakeholder facilitation for public-sector clients. Its services are organized into ten offerings — Consulting, Evaluation, Research, Economic Analyses, Participation and Facilitation, Peer-Review, Project Management, Strategy Development and Organization, Science and Innovation Evaluation, and Teaching — applied across thematic areas including healthcare, social security, education, environment, migration, and public management.

Product overview

Interface Politikstudien Forschung Beratung AG operates as a unified consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services centered on evaluation, research, and advisory work. The company provides ten core service lines—Consulting, Evaluation, Research, Economic Analyses, Participation and Facilitation, Peer-Review, Project Management, Strategy Development, Science and Innovation Evaluation, and Teaching—which are delivered across diverse thematic areas including healthcare, education, public administration, migration, environment, and social policy. Rather than a modular software platform, the offering consists of professional consulting and research services tailored to Swiss federal, cantonal, and municipal government agencies, foundations, and organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Consulting) Strategic consulting services for public and private sector clients, including organizational consulting and strategy development.
• Evaluation Comprehensive evaluation services for projects, programs, and policies, including formative and summative evaluations for federal, cantonal, and municipal clients.
• Forschung (Research) Research services spanning policy analysis, epidemiological studies, and applied social-science research across multiple thematic areas.
• Ökonomische Analysen (Economic Analyses) Economic analysis services including cost-benefit analysis, regulatory impact assessments, and financing studies.
• Partizipation und Moderation (Participation and Facilitation) Facilitation and participation services for stakeholder engagement, workshops, and participatory processes.
• Peer-Review Independent peer-review services for scientific projects, research proposals, and academic publications.
• Projektmanagement und Führungsunterstützung (Project Management and Leadership Support) Project management and leadership support services for complex multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strategieentwicklung und Organisationsberatung (Strategy Development and Organization) Strategy development and organizational consulting to help clients define and implement strategic objectives.
• Wissenschafts- und Innovationsevaluation (Science and Innovation Evaluation) Specialized evaluation services for scientific projects, innovation programs, and academic institutions.
• Unterrichtstätigkeit (Teaching and Training) Educational services including teaching activities and professional training programs.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ecoplan AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterface worked with Ecoplan AG as project lead on the study regarding access to supplementary benefits (Ergänzungsleistungen), where Interface served as subcontractor.
• Carbotech AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Carbotech AG for evaluation of environmental technology promotion, involving analysis of environmental impacts of 25 projects.
• EBP Schweiz AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with EBP Schweiz AG on evaluation of the National Action Plan against Noise.
• SKOUHUS & BOMBELLI AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal design and implementation partner responsible for website design and technical implementation.
• Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership with BAG for documenting innovative healthcare delivery models on the Blueprint database platform. Interface portraits selected care models for publication on bag-blueprint.ch.
• Berner Fachhochschule BFH, Departement Soziale ArbeitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Social Work, on evaluation of Pro Senectute social counseling.
• Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with SUPSI in Lugano on evaluation of the Girasole pilot project in the canton of Ticino.
• Université de LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Lausanne for developing monitoring and evaluation concepts for the Tobacco Prevention Fund (FPT) strategy and evaluation of stopsmoking counseling.
• Prof. Odile Ammann, Universität LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration with Professor Odile Ammann from University of Lausanne on evaluation of transparency rules regarding political financing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• KEK – Beratungsbüro für Kultur und Bildung: Swiss evaluation and consulting firm active in culture, education, and social policy — areas where Interface also has thematic exposure. Comparable boutique scale with similar public-sector and foundation client base.
• ZHAW School of Management and Law / IUNR: Swiss universities of applied sciences that perform commissioned research and program evaluations for federal and cantonal agencies. Compete for evaluation mandates using academic credibility and doctoral research teams, sometimes in partnership with firms like Interface.

Direct peers

• INFRAS: Swiss research and consulting firm focused on transport, environment, energy, and spatial development policy. Direct competitor in Swiss public-sector evaluation work with overlapping thematic coverage (environment, mobility, public management).
• Ecoplan AG: Swiss research and consulting firm specializing in economic and policy analysis for federal and cantonal clients. Directly competes with Interface on Swiss public-sector evaluation mandates and was named prime contractor on the BSV supplementary benefits study where Interface served as subcontractor.
• EBP Schweiz AG: Swiss-based management and engineering consultancy offering economic analyses, policy evaluation, and impact assessments for public-sector clients. Competes head-to-head on federal evaluation mandates and partnered with Interface on the National Action Plan against Noise evaluation.
• B,S,S. Volkswirtschaftliche Beratung: Basel-based economic consulting firm serving Swiss federal and cantonal clients with policy evaluation, regulatory impact analysis, and economic studies. Direct competitor for Swiss public-sector economic and policy mandates.
• Polynomics AG: Swiss economic research and consulting firm providing regulatory impact assessments, market analyses, and policy evaluation for government clients. Comparable in service mix to Interface's economic analysis and evaluation offerings in the Swiss public sector.
• Carbotech AG: Swiss environmental and sustainability consultancy delivering evaluation, life-cycle assessment, and environmental technology services. Direct peer in environmental policy evaluation, partnering with Interface on BAFU environmental technology promotion projects.
• Winter & Partner (W&P): Swiss planning, evaluation, and policy consulting firm with similar portfolio of public-sector evaluation, strategy, and participation services. Comparable in scope and target client base to Interface.

Broad incumbents

• Ernst Basler + Partner (EBP Group): Broader EBP Group with engineering, economics, and policy consulting arms across Switzerland and internationally. Competes with Interface on larger federal mandates and offers a wider portfolio spanning technical engineering and policy work.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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