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Health - Economics - 05.12.2023
Entrepreneur for women's health
Entrepreneur for women’s health

Architecture - Economics - 21.11.2023
A CAS in the repairability of buildings and products
A CAS in the repairability of buildings and products
ETH is offering a new continuing education programme in the serviceability and repairability of buildings and products.

Computer Science - Economics - 15.11.2023
ITSec4KMU: Cybersecurity for SMEs - simply explained
The Canton of Zug, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences are jointly launching the ITSec4KMU program.

Economics - Innovation - 08.11.2023
Why business should embrace digital responsibility
As society increasingly expects the responsible use of digital technologies, firms with better practices will have a distinct advantage, says .

Economics - Innovation - 31.10.2023
Improving the world à la Silicon Valley
How strongly are the ideas of Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk influencing today's digital economy? An economic sociologist at the University of Basel has analyzed speeches, book contributions and articles from Silicon Valley, demonstrating the emergence of a new spirit of digital capitalism. What justification is there for earning a lot of money? Nineteenth-century Calvinists interpreted economic prosperity as a sign that one was counted among God's chosen.

Health - Economics - 24.10.2023
Long-term Partnership in Tanzania Improves Access to Healthcare
Long-term Partnership in Tanzania Improves Access to Healthcare

Health - Economics - 19.10.2023
The Wyss Center receives ISO 13485 Certification by TÜV SÜD for its Quality Management System
The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering receives ISO 13485 Certification by TÜV SÜD for its Quality Management System Geneva, Switzerland, October 19 - The Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineeri

Economics - 12.10.2023
Investment in the future: making influencers affordable
Investment in the future: making influencers affordable
Influencers with a large following are expensive and usually not interested in promoting unknown brands.

Environment - Economics - 04.10.2023
Bruker announces majority investment in MIRO Analytical AG
Bruker announces majority investment in MIRO Analytical AG

Social Sciences - Economics - 25.09.2023
Postal services with high legitimacy,Public service media have lowest backing
Postal services with high legitimacy,Public service media have lowest backing
In an international study, the Gallup AG Switzerland polling institute and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts examined the legitimacy of 25 primary care organizations in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

Economics - Life Sciences - 20.09.2023
From postdoc to entrepreneur
After a 1.5-year postdoc in the Liberali lab — where he co-developed and tested a new microscope to track the development of organoids in real time — Andrea Boni co-founded a company that provides live-imaging systems based on a revolutionary microscopy technology.

Economics - Innovation - 06.09.2023
ABB invests in partnership with cleantech start-up
ABB invests in partnership with cleantech start-up
ABB Motion acquires a minority stake in WindESCo, a leading provider of analytics software to improve wind turbine performance and reliability.

Innovation - Economics - 25.08.2023
Comedian with a head for business
Comedian with a head for business

Environment - Economics - 22.08.2023
Valuable raw materials from olive waste
Valuable raw materials from olive waste
ETH spin-off Gaia Tech transforms waste from olive oil production into high-quality antioxidants for use in cosmetics or food.

Economics - 12.07.2023
Leading House South Asia and Iran : Academia-Industry Training India 2023

Environment - Economics - 27.06.2023
Circular economy in construction: Twelve big players move forward
Circular economy in construction: Twelve big players move forward

Materials Science - Economics - 07.06.2023
A conference sets standards
A conference sets standards

Economics - Computer Science - 06.06.2023
New power for the energy market
New power for the energy market
During her doctoral studies, Liliane Ableitner developed a trading and billing tool for energy communities.

Economics - 31.05.2023
Crowdfunding with volume decline for the first time
Crowdfunding with volume decline for the first time
Financing via the internet recorded a volume decline of 16 percent to a total of CHF 662 million in 2022.

Economics - 30.05.2023
Harmonising research and industry in space

Campus - Economics - 23.05.2023
Annual financial statements 2022: Student numbers remain at a high level
Annual financial statements 2022: Student numbers remain at a high level

Economics - Politics - 11.05.2023
Establishment of Rule of Law is Central for Post-Conflict Ukraine
Establishment of Rule of Law is Central for Post-Conflict Ukraine
A study by the ZHAW and CASE Ukraine shows how economic reconstruction could succeed in Ukraine after the end of the war.

Economics - 28.04.2023
'Europe needs to become more independent of China.'
’Europe needs to become more independent of China.’
Each year, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich analyses key geopolitical trends. Oliver Thränert, head of the think tank at the CSS, explains which new developments will impact global affairs.

Innovation - Economics - 20.04.2023
CreaLab - innovative approaches to solutions for society and business
The CreaLab of the School of Business at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland brought 25 students together with 5 companies and organizations. The students developed new perspectives and concepts, some of which could be taken further . At the CreaLab of the School of Business of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, 25 students formed an innovative community with lecturers and experts.

Astronomy / Space Science - Economics - 14.04.2023
ESA’s Juice spacecraft on its way to Jupiter with Swiss expertise

Innovation - Economics - 14.04.2023
Governments of Canada and Switzerland sign joint statement on science, technology and innovation

Social Sciences - Economics - 05.04.2023
Itinerant markets under the eye of anthropologists
Itinerant markets under the eye of anthropologists
The sociological study Moving Market Places focuses on the daily life of those who run stalls in mobile markets in four countries (Spain, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Switzerland).

Economics - Administration - 03.04.2023
'Money and finance are not an end in themselves but an enabling factor'
’Money and finance are not an end in themselves but an enabling factor’

Environment - Economics - 30.03.2023
Together towards negative emissions
Together towards negative emissions
The Association for the Decarbonization of Industry (AfDI) has set itself the goal of developing rapidly implementable and holistic approaches for CO2 reduction in industrial processes.

Environment - Economics - 21.03.2023
Few repair their cell phones or buy them used
Few repair their cell phones or buy them used
Most people buy a new cell phone every three years, even though the old one still works or could be repaired.

Economics - Innovation - 17.03.2023
Learning to 'sell' a prototype designed in just a few weeks
Learning to ’sell’ a prototype designed in just a few weeks
For the last four years at EPFL, a Master's course jointly run by the College of Management of Technology and the School of Engineering has been winning over students seeking a course that meets the needs of local industry.

Environment - Economics - 15.03.2023
HSLU develops sustainability program for tourism destinations
HSLU develops sustainability program for tourism destinations
The sustainability program Swisstainable for Swiss tourism has been growing continuously since its launch two years ago: Meanwhile, more than 1,700 tourism businesses from all over Switzerland are already committed to sustainable development with concrete measures.

Economics - Administration - 10.03.2023
New Vice President for Finance and Controlling

Architecture - Economics - 07.03.2023
Monograph on Le Cèdre, a jewel of Swiss architecture
Monograph on Le Cèdre, a jewel of Swiss architecture
The headquarters of Vaudoise Insurance in Lausanne, designed by Swiss architect Jean Tschumi, is the subject of a detailed monument study to guide restoration work.

Economics - Environment - 02.03.2023
Switzerland wants a circular economy - but not to share products
ETH Zurich political science researchers reveal that Swiss people are in favour of the circular economy and support measures to promote it. However, their personal willingness to contribute is low. Reuse, share, collect and recycle - in times of faltering supply chains, circular economies are in great demand.

Economics - Career - 10.02.2023
Startups : boost of early stage funding in 2022
Startups : boost of early stage funding in 2022

Environment - Economics - 02.02.2023
Repairing instead of replacing saves over 1000 tons of CO2 per year
Repairing instead of replacing saves over 1000 tons of CO2 per year

Career - Economics - 26.01.2023
Ramona Urwyler: Making women visible for boards of directors
Ramona Urwyler: Making women visible for boards of directors

Economics - 19.12.2022
In 2021, enterprises invested almost 17 billion in research in Switzerland

Economics - 12.12.2022
The practical effects of sustainable investments

Economics - Innovation - 09.12.2022
Federal Council elects two new members to the Innosuisse Board of Directors

Politics - Economics - 09.12.2022
Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin welcomes Australia’s trade minister at the opening of the Australian Embassy in Bern

Economics - 05.12.2022
Conflicting Motives Govern Sense of Fairness
Conflicting Motives Govern Sense of Fairness
The perception that resources are unfairly distributed is at the root of many social conflicts. Researchers at the University of Zurich have investigated the motives influencing our perception of justice in resource distribution. They found that although people feel an aversion to inequality, they are also reluctant to harm others and to upend existing social hierarchies.

Economics - 05.12.2022
Credit risk and the consequences for corporate policies 
A new research project led by Professor Alberto Plazzi, director of the Master in Finance at USI Faculty of Economics, has received positive feedback from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF ).

Economics - 01.12.2022
Thijs Defraeye appointed Special Professor at University of Wageningen
Thijs Defraeye appointed Special Professor at University of Wageningen
Empa researcher Thijs Defraeye has been appointed Special Professor Data and Simulations for Self-care Postharvest Fresh-food Supply Chains at the University of Wageningen's group of Food, Quality and Design.

Economics - 30.11.2022
Study on insurers' online presence: size is not the decisive factor
Study on insurers’ online presence: size is not the decisive factor
HSLU study on insurers' online presence: size is not the decisive factor Anyone who thinks "the bigger the insurer, the better the online presence" is wrong, as a new study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts shows. In fact, the size of the insurer, measured in terms of the respective balance sheet total, does not play a role - although larger insurers would tend to have a competitive advantage due to higher financial resources.

Health - Economics - 24.11.2022
Crisis Mode

Environment - Economics - 23.11.2022
Federal Council brings ordinance on mandatory climate disclosures for large companies into force as of 1 January 2024

Agronomy / Food Science - Economics - 23.11.2022
Food security thanks to faeces and waste
Food security thanks to faeces and waste
Together with partners in Ethiopia, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa, researchers are creating circular economies that use processed organic waste and human excreta as fertilizer or animal feed, resulting in higher crop yields and new jobs.

Innovation - Economics - 21.11.2022
Search excavator, offer forklift
Search excavator, offer forklift
Construction machinery is expensive. For many companies, it is hardly worthwhile to purchase every piece of equipment anew.
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