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July 13, 2026 Boston and New York Tectonic

S3E4: From Human Rights to Rights of Nature with Tyler Giannini
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July 13, 2026 India

Open Call | 'She Got Game' Mentoring Programme for Female Game Designers

Professional game designers who identify as women from the global regions of Pro Helvetia’s liaison offices are invited to apply for the “She Got Game” mentoring programme, dedicated to promoting equal opportunities, leadership representation and…
Photograph: ECAL / Marvin Merkel
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July 8, 2026 San Francisco Arts & Creative Industries

ECAL and Google Sent a Message from Tomorrow

Notes from a conversation with Claude Zellweger (Google) and Camille Blin (ECAL) on "A Message From Tomorrow", the ECAL x Google exhibition presented at Milan Design Week 2026.
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July 2, 2026 Boston and New York Academia Insights

Spotlight: De-Risking Discovery

A conversation with Samuel Inverso, Director of Business Development for Partnerships at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, on an expanding academia-industry collaboration and how it’s translating research into real-life impact.
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June 29, 2026 Japan Artificial Intelligence

Reflecting on the Future of Memory: Afterlife AI

As AI becomes increasingly capable of generating realistic conversations, voices, and digital personas, new questions are emerging about memory, grief, and human connection. One of the most thought-provoking developments is “Afterlife AI”: systems designed to…
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June 26, 2026 Boston and New York Program

Building Bridges from Basel to Boston

Swissnex is partnering with the Canton of Basel-City and the University of Basel to deepen ties between the leading life sciences hubs. The program kicks off on July 13 with a conversation on biotech and…
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June 24, 2026 Boston and New York Tectonic

S3E3: Humanities for the More-than-Human with Federico Luisetti and Sophie Gosselin
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June 24, 2026 India

Open Call | Academia Industry Training (AIT)

Switzerland-based researchers, Master's students, and early-stage science entrepreneurs from eligible Swiss institutions can apply to the AIT programme, along with a chance to win a CHF 10,000 grant. Deadline is August 12.

News & Insights

S3E4: From Human Rights to Rights of Nature with Tyler Giannini

Open Call | 'She Got Game' Mentoring Programme for Female Game Designers

ECAL and Google Sent a Message from Tomorrow

Spotlight: De-Risking Discovery

Reflecting on the Future of Memory: Afterlife AI

Building Bridges from Basel to Boston

S3E3: Humanities for the More-than-Human with Federico Luisetti and Sophie Gosselin

Open Call | Academia Industry Training (AIT)

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