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Latest News
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Swissnex to Present on Quantum at AAAS 2023
February 28, 2023Brendan Karch will discuss models for international collaboration in quantum research at the conference in Washington, DC.
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New US-Switzerland Quantum Symposium in Basel
February 27, 2023Taking place this March at uptownBasel, the conference will feature leading researchers from Switzerland and the US for a two-day deep dive into quantum technology.
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Biotech, Food, AI: 11 Swiss Startups Coming to Boston and New York
February 20, 2023The Innosuisse Internationalization Camps run by Swissnex in Boston and New York will give them the tools and connections they need to explore the US market.
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Zurich-Based University Extends Its Reach on the US East Coast
February 6, 2023Twelve experts from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) will travel to Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, in 2023 to exchange knowledge and forge connections with American peers.
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Nathalie Minder Joins as Head of Innovation in Boston and New York
February 2, 2023An experienced Swiss entrepreneur and an advocate for female founders, Nathalie is the latest addition to Swissnex’s innovation team in the US Northeast.
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Go International with Startup Camps in the US Northeast
January 19, 2023Are you a Swiss startup ready to make the jump across the Atlantic? Applications are now open for Innosuisse’s internationalization camps run by Swissnex in Boston and New York. Apply by February 20, 2023.
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Building a Swiss-US Urban Tech Community
December 8, 2022This October, Swissnex’s Sustainable Cities Lab program brought together seven Swiss and American startups in New York City to learn from each other and explore what’s next in urban tech.
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Swissnex at the Inaugural Quantum World Congress in Washington
November 22, 2022Brendan Karch, Head of Academic Engagement at Swissnex in Boston and New York, will represent Switzerland at the session on National Quantum Programs on November 30.
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Reflections on SUEID 2022
November 8, 2022Join us in discovering takeaways from Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days 2022
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Accelerating the Quantum Revolution Across Switzerland and the US
October 20, 2022Launched by Swissnex, the Swiss-US Quantum Days conference is part of a broader bilateral effort to deepen the entanglement of the two leading ecosystems in quantum information science and technology.
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15 Swiss Startups Eyeing US Expansion
September 26, 2022By joining Swissnex’s startup camps in Boston and New York, the companies are taking the first step toward US market entry. From medtech to edtech, and from property management to premium audio, read more about them below
Global News
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Innosuisse Global Roadshow 2021
August 31, 2021September 13 - 15, 2021
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Join the Cyber Startup Challenge 2021
July 12, 2021The Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus, armasisse Science, and Technology is looking for innovative technologies and explores the startup market by organizing a new Cyber Startup Challenge 2021, after the successful 2020 edition. Registrations are now open until August 25, 2021.
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Switzerland’s Global Innovation Hub Rebrands for the Future of International Collaboration
May 20, 2021Switzerland’s global education, research, and innovation network rebrands and launches a global website in collaboration with long-standing partner Yves Béhar, Founder and Principal Designer, and his team at Fuseproject to reflect the future of international collaboration in an age of digital acceleration.
Past News
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Launching a Startup Program to Accelerate Urban Sustainability
September 8, 2022The Sustainable Cities Lab will bring together startups from Switzerland and New York City in fall 2022 with the goal of making our cities more sustainable, resilient, and livable.
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Ten Swiss Biotech Startups Head to Boston
August 24, 2022The Venture Leaders Biotech 2022 – part of the “Swiss National Startup Team” – will conduct an innovation roadshow in Greater Boston from September 12-16, 2022.
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Four New Swissnex Fellows Focusing on Science Diplomacy
August 11, 2022Part of the US-based National Science Policy Network’s “SciDEAL” Program, the four early-career scientists will work with Swissnex in fields such as quantum information science and technology.
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Katie Stebbins Joins Swissnex in Boston and New York as Advisor
July 15, 2022The appointment of the Boston-based innovation leader marks a first step towards the creation of a new advisory board for Swissnex in Boston and New York.
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Announcing the Cyber Startup Challenge 2022
June 24, 2022Are you a startup with an innovative solution in the field of network discovery or the security of IoT devices? Apply by August 31, 2022.
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Eleven Rising Medtech Startups Visiting Boston
June 7, 2022The Venture Leaders Medtech 2022 – part of the “Swiss National Startup Team” – will conduct an innovation roadshow in Greater Boston from June 20-24, 2022.
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Seven Swiss Startups to Explore the US Market
April 29, 2022Since the beginning of 2022, seven new companies have been accepted into Innosuisse’s internationalization camps run by Swissnex in Boston and New York. From fintech and composite materials to biotech and SaaS, discover what they’re all about.
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New Partnership Brings Swiss and Boston Business Schools Together
April 21, 2022The School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) and Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School (SBS) have signed a new five-year agreement that deepens collaborations between the Swiss and Boston-area business education ecosystems.
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SUEID 2022 Hones in on Accelerating the Energy Transition
April 1, 2022The 9th edition of the Swiss-US Energy Innovation Days 2022 will return to an in-person format in Bern, Switzerland, this August. Apply below to participate!
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Swiss University Study Tours Return to Boston
March 30, 2022After a pandemic hiatus of in-person study tours, Swissnex is pleased to host two study tours from the Fribourg School of Management this April, including 20 master's students in entrepreneurship and 10 Executive MBA students.
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How NFTs Disrupted the Art Market in Less Than a Year
December 16, 2021Built on the same technology as Bitcoin, NFTs have been the hottest topic of 2021. They enable a real market for digital works of art while fueling unprecedented speculation. Swiss and US specialists take you on a wild tour of superlatives.
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Venture Leaders Biotech 2021
October 25, 2021The Venture Leaders program connects the top ten Swiss startups in Biotech to Boston’s world class life sciences ecosystem. Meeting with local experts and investors, the Swiss entrepreneurs immerse themselves in the US market to accelerate their business growth.
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A Look Back: Venture Leaders in Life Sciences
October 4, 2021Swissnex hosted the latest cohort of Venture Leaders in Life Sciences. These inspiring Swiss startups had the opportunity to hone their pitches, get valuable insights and feedback, and meet with investors and experts.
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Meet the Next Generation of Science Diplomats
September 10, 2021A cohort of professionals from 13 countries convened virtually in 2021 for an intensive two-week course to fast-track their way to becoming seasoned in science diplomacy.
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AIRTIME, Swiss Design TV
August 11, 2021Live from September 20 - October 30, 2021
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Making a Biotech Supercluster a Reality
January 11, 2021Home to one of the first approved COVID-19 vaccines, Boston and Cambridge comprise one of the largest biotech superclusters in the world. How did it happen, and what can Lausanne learn from it?
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Urban Governance, Transparency, and Privacy in a Digital Age
November 11, 2020Experts from around the world give us their take on the challenges and opportunities for smart cities and digital urbanism.
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Transcending Borders, One Handshake at a Time
March 26, 2021How two Swiss artists used robotics to make a physical handshake possible at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Robotics and Human Interaction
June 30, 2020How advances in robotics and design are fundamentally changing the human experience.
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On Solitude
June 18, 2020The world is in the midst of a great experiment in human nature, as we increase digital connectivity and social media exposure while simultaneously experiencing one of the largest episodes of physical isolation in recent history due to the current pandemic. Is this an inflection point for the human psyche or merely another anecdote in the annals of our development?
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Patient Advocacy in Boston: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
June 9, 2020Key takeaways from a conversation with some of Boston’s leading experts in patient advocacy.
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Resilience and Reinvention in New York City
May 7, 2020At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, four New Yorkers tell us their stories of reinvention.
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Hunting for exoplanets: European new space telescope and an MIT-lead satellite join forces
December 16, 2019The space telescope CHEOPS is about to be put into orbit. We met its Principal Investigator Willy Benz and George Ricker, who also leads a satellite mission aiming at studying exoplanets.
