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Lausanne and Geneva rank among the world’s smartest cities in IMD’s 2025 Smart City Index, highlighting Switzerland’s leadership in urban innovation.

Business environment

Lausanne and Geneva in the top 10 of IMD’s 2025 Smart City Index

23 April 2025

A collaborative research team from EPFL, the University of Geneva (UNIGE), and Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) has been awarded the 2025 Leenaards Science Prize for a pioneering project aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy by altering the mechanical properties of cancer cells.

Western Switzerland research teams explore new strategy to boost cancer immunotherapy

14 April 2025

Switzerland will deepen its integration into European research networks by joining four major international infrastructures spanning environmental science, linguistics, astrophysics, and social sciences.

Switzerland expands international research cooperation with four new ERIC memberships

9 April 2025

Switzerland is on track to rejoin key EU research and education programs, following the initialing of a new agreement that restores access to flagship initiatives like Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.

Switzerland regains access to major EU programs under new agreement

9 April 2025

Researchers in Bern have developed an AI-based tool that detects rare coronary artery anomalies with high precision in cardiac CT images, potentially transforming diagnostics in cardiology.

AI tool developed in Bern improves detection of rare coronary anomalies

4 April 2025

Albert School, the business and data school, is setting up in Geneva, marking a new stage in its international expansion. The private higher education institution, founded in Paris in 2022, will open the doors of its first Swiss campus in the Étang district of Vernier in September 2025.

Albert School opens its first Swiss campus in Geneva

3 April 2025

In a significant step toward future pandemic preparedness, researchers at the University of Bern have uncovered a new mechanism by which coronaviruses manipulate human cells to replicate, offering a promising target for broad-spectrum antiviral therapies.

University of Bern researchers identify promising new strategy against coronaviruses

1 April 2025

A team of researchers from the University of Bern and Japan’s RIKEN Institute has achieved a major breakthrough in sustainable chemistry by developing a novel method to synthesize organic molecules using sodium and iron—two abundant, non-toxic metals. The innovation could pave the way for more environmentally friendly production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.

The University of Bern and RIKEN develop greener chemistry for pharmaceutical production

25 March 2025

The Foundation for Technological Innovation (FIT) has awarded funding to promising Western Switzerland start-ups PeriVision, Bioscibex, and Carewell, to accelerate their development in healthtech and biotechnology.

Western Switzerland innovators PeriVision, Bioscibex and Carewell receive support from FIT

17 March 2025

A research team at .NeuroRestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) has developed an innovative rehabilitation approach that combines robotic-assisted therapy with spinal cord stimulation, offering new hope for individuals with spinal cord injuries.

.NeuroRestore’s breakthrough in robotics and spinal stimulation restores mobility after paralysis

17 March 2025

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