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Sustainability as the key to a future-proof industry

The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) published its sixth Technology Outlook in September 2025. This study looks at technological developments and ventures to determine how well positioned Switzerland is in relation to the 31 technologies covered in the report. In this interview, co-authors Claudia Schärer and Stefan Scheidegger shed light on the most important findings.

30/09/2025 Daniel Dossenbach

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Swissnex International cooperation Sustainable development

The Amazon as the World’s Next Innovation Lab

The most biodiverse rainforest on Earth is emerging as a laboratory where nature, Indigenous knowledge, and cutting-edge science converge. nexBio Amazônia, a Swiss-Brazilian initiative powered by Swissnex and the Leading House Latin America, brings this potential to life.

23/09/2025 Pedro Capra

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ETH Domain Higher education

«I admire this shared drive to be part of something larger.»

Anna Fontcuberta I Morral became president of EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) at the beginning of 2025. Here she talks to us about her new role, EPFL’s strengths and priorities, and her passion for physics.

14/08/2025 Simone Keller

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Space

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Space activities occupy an important place in our society. Switzerland has been actively involved in this field since the early days. It is a competitive and reliable partner in the space sector.