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Four early-stage projects from UNIL and EPFL have each secured CHF 100,000 Tech Grants from the Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) to advance their technologies.

FIT awards Tech Grants to four promising start-ups from UNIL and EPFL

9 September 2025

Over 150 partner organizations launch Swiss {ai} Weeks, a nationwide initiative with 160 events highlighting AI innovation, ethics, and societal impact.

Swiss {ai} Weeks bring artificial intelligence to 24 cities across Switzerland

8 September 2025

EPFL, ETH Zurich and CSCS have released Apertus, Switzerland’s first large-scale open-source language model, designed for transparency, reproducibility, and multilingual use.

Switzerland launches Apertus, a fully open multilingual large language model

3 September 2025

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (August 2025)

1 September 2025

A study by CHUV and UNIGE published in Nature Neuroscience shows that virtual reality scenarios can activate the human immune system in the absence of real pathogens.

CHUV and UNIGE study shows virtual reality can trigger an immune response

20 August 2025

Researchers from HUG and UNIGE have developed patient-derived lung cancer “mini-tumors” to rapidly identify the most effective personalized treatments.

Geneva team develops lung cancer “mini-tumors” to accelerate personalized treatments

13 August 2025

Researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered that astrocytes in the brain’s cortex originate from two distinct types of progenitors, a finding that could reshape therapeutic strategies for neurological disorders.

University of Geneva researchers uncover two distinct origins of key brain cells

11 August 2025

Two start-ups from Western Switzerland’s Health Valley, AzureCell Therapies and Myriad Optics, have each been awarded CHF 150,000 through the Gebert Rüf Stiftung’s Innobooster programme, which supports high-potential projects emerging from Swiss universities.

AzureCell Therapies and Myriad Optics awarded by Gebert Rüf Stiftung’s Innobooster programme

11 August 2025

Geneva Business School launches Switzerland’s first MBA in Biotech Management, blending business strategy with biotech innovation.

Geneva Business School launches Switzerland’s first MBA in Biotech Management

4 August 2025

Geneva reaffirms its global standing by securing 5th place in the 2025 edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index, highlighting the region’s continued excellence in quality of life, infrastructure, and public services.

Geneva ranks 5th in the world’s most liveable cities in 2025

16 July 2025

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