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Switzerland has once again topped the European Innovation Scoreboard, ranking first among all EU Member States and neighboring countries in the 2026 edition, its ninth consecutive year at the top, with a performance of 141.3% of the EU average.

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Switzerland leads the European Innovation Scoreboard 2026 for the ninth consecutive year

14 July 2026

In a world first, physicists at the University of Fribourg, with an international team, have used ultrafast light pulses to briefly create a topological state of matter in a semiconductor, confirming a theory formulated over a decade ago.

University of Fribourg physicists create a new state of matter with light pulses

8 July 2026

At a recent BioAlps INSIDE event in Fribourg, the Biofactory Competence Center showcased how its bioprocess expertise helps partners across Western Switzerland move from research to production, with collaborations spanning Lausanne start-up Regenosca and the CHUV.

Fribourg’s Biofactory Competence Center turns biotech research into scalable production

23 June 2026

Following the strong scientific performance of the CHEOPS space telescope, the European Space Agency has extended its mission until the end of 2029, keeping its science operations center at the University of Geneva at the heart of European exoplanet research.

ESA extends the CHEOPS space telescope mission until 2029

15 June 2026

EPFL has partnered with Quantinuum to integrate cloud access to state-of-the-art quantum computers into its existing high-performance computing platform, making it the first Swiss academic institution to offer such capabilities to its research community.

EPFL offers cloud access to quantum computers for the first time in Switzerland

2 June 2026

Switzerland has topped the 2026 U.S. News Best Countries rankings, leading in Economic Development and Governance under a new data-driven methodology.

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Switzerland ranked the world’s best country by U.S. News

Two Vaud start-ups receive SDSC backing for AI projects, as Neurosoft gains access to the Alps supercomputer for neural AI training.

Western Switzerland steps up support for AI-driven innovation

18 May 2026

A new EY study ranks Switzerland 3rd worldwide for corporate R&D intensity and 6th for total spending, with 14 Swiss companies among the global top 500.

Switzerland ranks 3rd globally for corporate R&D intensity

18 May 2026

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Top Stories from Western Switzerland (April 2026)

29 April 2026

Four early-stage projects from the canton of Vaud have each received a CHF 10,000 FIT Impact grant, supporting low-tech, high-impact innovations in medical education, speech therapy, science outreach, and biodiversity monitoring.

FIT Impact grants awarded to four Vaud-based low-tech innovation projects

21 April 2026

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