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Launch your startup into the Brazilian Market
28 October 2024Are you a Swiss startup ready to explore the Brazilian market? Applications are now open for the Startup Camps in Brazil, powered by Swissnex and Innosuisse. Apply by November 26, 2024.
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Open Call: swisstech @ Web Summit Rio 2025
8 October 2024Where the tech world meets - swisstech Pavilion @ Web Summit Rio (27-30 April, 2025)
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AIT: A DECADE OF INNOVATION
10 October 2024From science to impact: a decade of AIT - Discover this milestone and meet our AIT Ambassadors, a new initiative taking shape!
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AIT 10: Meet the sciencepreneurs
2 October 2024Meet the Brazilian and Swiss sciencepreneurs taking part in the 10th edition of the Academia-Industry Training and find out more about their innovative projects!
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Building bridges in the amazon: an innovation program for bioeconomy
26 August 2024Swissnex in Brazil embarked on a transformative journey into the Amazon, driven by a shared vision of sustainability and biodiversity. After extensive collaboration with local experts, this vision gave birth to nexBio Amazônia. The program brought together Brazilian and Swiss startups, researchers, and Amazon communities, culminating in a dynamic two-week pilot in July 2024.
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Event and Exhibition: Amazônia Mapeada
26 July 2024Swissnex in Brazil hosted a special event with the ETH BiodivX team, followed by the launch of the exhibition "Amazônia Mapeada—Images and Sounds of Environmental DNA", which is open until August 14 at Bosque da Ciência, Manaus. Join us to explore this unique blend of art and science!
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Meet the participants of nexBio Amazônia 2024
14 July 2024On 22 July, a delegation of 19 Swiss and Brazilian entrepreneurs and researchers arrive in Pará for a two-week program to develop efficient and sustainable new solutions in the existing bioeconomy production chain. Learn more and meet the participants!
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Passing the torch: Malin Borg leaves Swissnex in Brazil
5 June 2024In this interview, Malin Borg reflects on a decade of Swissnex, her deep connection with Brazil, and some personal highlights. As she returns to Switzerland, her Deputy, Bianca Campos, steps in as interim CEO until 2025. Discover her insights and hopes for the future of Swissnex.
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Meet the Leaders of the ETH BiodivX team
5 June 2024Discover the leaders of the ETH BiodivX group, who are leading the team for the Amazon rainforest conservation through cutting-edge technology, community engagement, and innovative scientific research.
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ETH BiodivX: Surveying Biodiversity for Amazon Rainforest Conservation
5 June 2024Join Swissnex in Brazil in celebrating the innovative efforts of the ETH BiodivX team as they harness cutting-edge technology to preserve the Amazon's biodiversity. Discover how Swiss ingenuity is making a global impact.
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Study in Europe 2024: Exploring opportunities for future collaboration
3 June 2024Discover the synergy of Swiss higher education and Brazilian innovation showcased at the Study in Europe Roadshow 2024. Read the full article by our Academic Relations Program Manager, Pedro Capra.
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A recap of the Bootcamp Future of Food 2024
28 May 2024Delve into the Bootcamp Future of Food! The program welcomed two startups, four researchers, and one expert to join a two-week program in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in April 2024. Our Communications Manager, Sofia Costa, walks us through their journey in this article!
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swisstech went into the second round at Web Summit 2024
6 May 2024Learn more about the swisstech pavilion at the Web Summit 2024 last April in Rio de Janeiro
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Meet the swisstech ambassadors at the Web Summit 2024
26 March 2024Thousands of people will gather in Rio de Janeiro for another incredible Web Summit from 15-18 April. Swissnex will be under the roof of swisstech pavillion once again, bringing Swiss startups to showcase their solutions, connect with potential partners and unlock a new gigantic market.
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CALL: 10th Academia-Industry Training
27 March 2024Experience a unique acceleration program and build your network across Brazil and Switzerland. CLOSED CALL.
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NexMR in Brazil: First benchtop NMR drug discovery
25 March 2024Get to know the spin-off startup from the ETH Zurich, NexMR, and learn more about their Market Validation Camp in Brazil.
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Breaking Patterns: Advancing Gender Equality in Entrepreneurship
7 March 2024This International Women's Day, Simone Ramseier, our Junior Project Manager, shared with us her views in an inspiring article about gender equality. Read in full here.
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5th TechMakers Brazil Open Call
27 February 2024The innovation promotion agency of Brazil (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial – EMBRAPII) - with the support of ApexBrasil and the Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse) - is announcing the 5th edition of the TechMakers Brazil-Switzerland joint call 2024. Apply until 30 September 2024!
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Amazônia and beyond at the House of Switzerland
22 February 2024Swissnex joined ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich to host the Amazônia and beyond event at the House of Switzerland in the WEF Annual Meeting in January 2024. Learn more and watch the full video!
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nexBio Amazônia Open call 2024
22 January 2024Apply until 25th March and discover how your startup can be the game-changer for sustainable and efficient solutions in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. - CLOSED CALL
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2023: A year of cultivating Swiss-Brazilian collaborations
20 December 2023Take a look at our 2023 through the eyes of our CEO. Malin shares her insights on successful and some unexpected achievements during an “essential year for generative AI but a pivotal one for Swissnex in Brazil”. Read in full here!
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Bootcamp Future of Food 2024 calls all researchers!
7 December 2023Swissnex in Brazil, in partnership with the Leading House for the Latin American Region from the University of St.Gallen, is pleased to present the Future of Food Bootcamp RESEARCHER GRANT!
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swisstech @ Web Summit Rio 2024
27 November 2023Where the tech world meets - swisstech Pavilion @ Web Summit Rio (15-18 April, 2024)
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Mobility Program: connecting Swissnex and ZHAW
17 December 2023In 2023, Swissnex in Brazil welcomed two professors through the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Mobility Program with the Swissnex Network: Anna Wiedemann and Cathérine Hartmann. Get to know more and apply for 2024!
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Meet Letícia Vargas from Rede Brasil-Suíça
21 November 2023Letícia Vargas, co-founder of Rede Brasil-Suíça, shares more about the importance of the Network, why to host the 1st Conference Brazil-Switzerland, and the different strategies used to strengthen the connection between the two countries.
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Meet Cathérine Hartmann
6 November 2023We welcomed Cathérine Hartmann two weeks ago at our Swissnex office in São Paulo. On behalf of ZHAW, she is in Brazil to deepen her research, focusing on behavior change for sustainable development. Read the interview in full to learn more about her views on challenges and opportunities in Brazil.
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Pioneering Solutions for Animal Health
2 November 2023Get to know the spin-off startup from the University of Bern, Santella, in their Market Validation Camp in Brazil.
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Swiss Alumni 2023 in São Paulo
2 November 2023On October 19, 2023, Swiss Alumni from all over Brazil gathered in the city of São Paulo to celebrate and strengthen the connection between both countries. It was an incredible evening marked by an exchange of knowledge and networking, bringing out the best of Swiss hospitality and Brazilian warmth.
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Bootcamp Future of Food 2024
18 September 2023Call closed for startups! The Bootcamp Future of Food 2024 will also welcome Swiss Researchers and Food Specialists, check out the open call!
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Designing a global workforce of tomorrow
18 September 2023VET NextStep is a worldwide internship program for graduates of the Swiss Vocational Baccalaureate. Now, through a partnership between Swissnex in Brazil and the Cantons of Vaud and Zurich, the VET NextStep will offer internship opportunities in Brazil, bringing graduates to local companies and institutions.
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Meet our new JPMs 2023-2024!
18 September 2023Simone and Diogo are joining our team as part of their international internship. Get to know our new team members and learn why they choose Brazil for this adventure!
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Meet Dr. Anna Wiedemann
22 August 2023Last week we welcomed Dr. Anna Wiedemann at our Swissnex office in Rio de Janeiro. On behalf of ZHAW, she will research in Brazil in Business Information Systems, focusing on DevOps teams, general project management topics, and qualitative research methods.
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Swiss Solutions for Brazil’s Growing Clean Tech Sector
10 August 2023Learn more about Brazil’s Growing Clean Tech Sector and why it is becoming the go-to spot for startups.
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Scientific and Economic Delegation Mission to Brazil
18 July 2023Get to know the Official Visit of Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, accompanied by the State Secretary Martina Hirayama, State Secretary Helene Budliger, and a remarkable Business, Science, and Innovation Delegation.
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Innovation Challenge: Meet the finalists!
25 June 2023Just one week to go before the closing ceremony of the very first edition of the Swiss Sustainability Award. Six startups are still in the running, vying for the title of winner of the Innovation Challenge. Discover the finalists, their innovative solutions and how they can contribute to waste reduction in Brazil!
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55th International Chemistry Olympiad in Switzerland
25 June 2023Brazil, which has been participating in international Olympics for over 20 years, standing out more and more, finds in the 55th International Chemistry Olympiad in Switzerland an opportunity to reveal new talents in the field. In 2023, the delegation will have two mentor teachers and four students.
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Our first semester innovation highlights
21 June 2023Our Deputy CEO, Bianca Campos, shares more about the Innovation highlights in the first semester 2023. Between the Academia-Industry Training, the Swisstech Pavilion at the Web Summit, and the Internationalization Camps, Swissnex collaborated with more than 20 startups, always “connecting the dots that probably would not connect organically”. Read in full here.
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Watch, listen and see: Fungi Cosmology
30 May 2023The Fungi Cosmology project had its first phase in the Amazon forest in March 2023. While waiting for the next step in Patagônia 2024, we can rejoice in our memories by sharing our video, photos, and podcast made exclusively for this transdisciplinary project with artists, scientists, and curators from Brazil, Switzerland, and Chile.
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That was swisstech at the Web Summit Rio
17 May 2023The first Web Summit outside of Europe took place in Rio de Janeiro, from 1 to 4 May 2023. The Swissnex team mobilized to give the 11 participating Swiss startups an unforgettable experience and position Switzerland as an innovation destination at one of the world’s most important tech conferences.
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Study in Europe celebrated 10 years
16 May 2023The Study in Europe Roadshow happened from 20 April to 4 May in different cities around Brazil, welcoming 4097 students. The Swissnex team was there to present the opportunities to study in Switzerland, the most innovative country in the world.
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Meet the startups at the swisstech Pavilion 2023
3 April 2023Rio welcomes the Web Summit on 1-4 May with 15k tech enthusiasts. Swissnex in Brazil will represent the Swiss innovation ecosystem through the swisstech Pavilion, bringing Swiss startups to showcase their solutions, connect with potential partners and enjoy the unprecedented opportunity to be in the same room as big Brazilian companies and major investors.
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Exploring the Fungi kingdom
3 April 2023After two weeks of intensive learning and connecting the Amazon forest and São Paulo city, the Fungi Cosmology research program came to an end. Our Arts & Science Program Manager, Gabriela Devaud, shared the life-changing experience through her perspective while accompanying the transdisciplinary group of artists, scientists, and curators from Brazil, Chile, and Switzerland.
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Swiss Sustainability and Innovation Award – Innovation Challenge
3 March 2023The Innovation Challenge is open for Swiss and Brazilian startups interested in contributing to a cleaner tomorrow.
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4th TechMakers Brazil Open Call
28 February 2023The innovation promotion agency of Brazil (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa e Inovação Industrial – EMBRAPII) - with the support of ApexBrasil and the Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse) - is announcing the 4th edition of the TechMakers Brazil-Switzerland joint call 2023. Apply until June 2023!
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Web Summit in Rio de Janeiro 2023
30 January 2023Where the tech world meets - swisstech Pavilion @ Web Summit Rio 2023 (May 1 - May 4, 2023)
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Bootcamp Future of Food 2023
30 January 2023New Open Call for the Bootcamp Future of Food 2024!
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Fungi Cosmology: a new kingdom and its relevance for the future
30 January 2023How fungi can teach us new ways to live in the world - a transdisciplinary research program by a group of artists, scientists, and curators from Brazil, Chile, and Switzerland.
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Expectations and challenges for startups in Brazil during 2023
26 January 20232023 promises to be a year of many startups coming to Brazil. Startups of all kinds of technology and background with one thing in common: the will to enter the Brazilian market.
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From the inside of the 9th Cycle of the Academia-Industry Training
13 December 2022Incentivizing entrepreneurship, international collaboration, and thinking beyond borders was the driver of the Academia-Industry Training 9th Cycle Camp Brazil last November.
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Swiss-Brazilian collaboration: where do we go from here?
12 December 2022The CEO of Swissnex in Brazil, Malin Borg, talks about the surprises of 2022 and why Swissnex has a role to play in strengthening collaboration around the future of food and biodiversity
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2022 and the rise of Swiss startups entering the Brazilian market
12 December 2022The Swissnex in Brazil team achieved the record of Swiss startups supported in 2022, with 24 startups coming to different cities of Brazil for training and Programs organized by Swissnex.
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Art & Science Roadshow
3 November 2022Art & Science Program Managers from Swissnex offices worldwide joined in Switzerland last September for the Art & Science Roadshow.
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Comphya: Restoring Erectile Function
10 October 2022After eleven years, Rodrigo returned to Brazil through the Innosuisse Camp to validate the market and strengthen partnerships for the next phases of his startup Comphya.
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Swiss FoodTech Startups diving into the Brazilian market
20 October 2022The Swiss FoodTech Ecosystem is relevant and could contribute to achieving a sustainable and innovative food chain. Providing solutions from regenerative agriculture to food delivery and waste, Switzerland not only ranks under the Top 10 FoodTech Startups rankings worldwide but casts many positions in these lists.
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Meet our JPMs 2022-2023
10 October 2022After years of the pandemic, much work was done only through digital platforms and meeting people through the camera. It is finally time for us to grow our team in Rio and São Paulo. We welcomed Marysol Schelbert and Camila Schmalz as our new Junior Project Managers in September. Get to know them a little bit more below.
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Meet the participants of the AIT 2022-2023
21 September 2022These are the Brazilian and Swiss sciencepreneurs participating in the 9th cycle of the Academia-Industry Training (AIT). Learn more about them and their innovative projects!
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Pantanal Science Camp 2022
14 September 2022Two weeks of delving into one of the World's Heritage regions brought new connections and research advances for ZHAW students at the first Pantanal Science Camp.
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Social Innovation connecting Switzerland to Brazil
14 September 2022From the 2nd to the 15th of August 2022, Swissnex in Brazil hosted the "Social Innovation Summer School" in Rio de Janeiro and welcomed 11 students from the University of Lausanne (UNIL). They met with innovative organizations and solutions that tackle social inequalities.
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Escolhares back in Brazil
12 September 2022The NGO Escolhares is building partnerships with Swiss and Brazilian institutions in order to collaborate with research and innovation activities that are aligned with its mission, to bring visual health to schoolchildren in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
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Swiss startups conquer the Brazilian market
23 August 20222022 and an intense first semester for the Swiss Startups' internationalization in Brazil
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Discover the Food Protein Challenge
2 August 2022FoodTech HUB Latam and EIT Food, sponsored by BRF Hub, Bühler, and Givaudan, and supported by ABIA, launched the FOOD PROTEIN CHALLENGE - now open for registration
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Registrations Open for II Food Loss Challenge
27 July 2022Food Tech Hub Latam Br and Bayer’s Life Hub launched the II FOOD LOSS CHALLENGE for startups with initiatives in the food loss and waste chain aligned with Sustainable Development Goals
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Urban Stories: The city as inspiration, motif and imagination
6 July 2022The programme, which premiered in Zurich in early 2020, offers wide-ranging insights into current and traditional Swiss video art in dialogue with Brazilian artists.
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Cyber Startup Challenge 2022
30 June 2022Are you a startup with an innovative solution in the field of network discovery or the security of IoT devices? Apply by August 31, 2022.
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Exhibition City as Forest
14 June 2022What can the city learn from the forest? What urban politics can we practice from the perspective of the forest? To answer these questions and stimulate new reflections around the theme, under the view of arts and science, Swissnex in Brazil, Goethe-Institut, Museum of Tomorrow, and Pro Helvetia South America organized the Residency Program in Art-Science: City as Forest.
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MapTiler: Swiss-Made Maps
19 May 2022Pablo Balbuena explains MapTiler’s technology and business plans during the market entry camp in Brazil
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9th Academia-Industry Training Open for applications
6 May 2022Experience a unique accelerator program and build your network across Brazil and Switzerland. Applications are open until 10 June 2022.
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Re-ignite
22 April 2022On 5 April 2022, we reopened our rooftop in Rio de Janeiro to reconnect with partners and friends of Swissnex in Brazil and exchange on our projects and network. A special night to re-ignite collaborations!
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Residents City as Forest
18 April 2022The participants of the City as Forest residency program have been selected. The program will held between 16 May and 4 June 2022, in its first edition, by the Goethe-Institut in Rio de Janeiro, the Museum of Tomorrow, Swissnex in Brazil and Pro Helvetia South America.
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Paper release: Shift to healthy and sustainable consumption patterns
6 April 2022On 3 June 2021 Swissnex in Brazil and the Science and Technology Office of the Swiss Embassy in Seoul, organized an Independent Dialogue within the United Nations Food Systems Summit to discuss sustainable food systems and share experiences on how to tackle some of its challenges. The article is now available for download.
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The City as Forest Residency Program
24 February 2022The program offers an immersion for research and experimentation, meant for artists scientists interested in developing their work in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro. The program will held between 16 May and 4 June 2022, in its first edition, by the Goethe-Institut in Rio de Janeiro, the Museum of Tomorrow, Swissnex in Brazil and Pro Helvetia South America.
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Interview with Malin Borg
12 January 2022After spending five years in Switzerland, Malin Borg has returned to Rio de Janeiro as the CEO of Swissnex in Brazil. Read her interview to learn more about her experience and perspectives for the future.
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Ambassador Lazzeri’s visit to Fiocruz
10 December 2021Pietro Lazzari, Swiss Ambassador to Brazil, visited Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro on 7 December 2021. His delegation included Pedro Capra, Academic Relations Manager at Swissnex in Brazil and Bernhard Furger, Swiss Consul in Rio de Janeiro.
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Connecting artists and scientists: impressions from the “Resilience: Artist in Residence” program
24 September 2021Learn more about this initiative connecting arts and sciences with the residency organized by Silo between 22 August and 12 September 2021. The "Resilience: Artist in Residence" program brought together artists and scientists in a rural setting in the Serrinha do Alambari.
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AIT participants 2021-2022
13 July 2021These are the Brazilian and Swiss scientrepreneurs who will participate in the 8th edition of the AIT. Learn more about them and their innovative projects!
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Urban living, mobility and health: the future of our cities
15 July 2021On 4 March 2021, Swissnex in Brazil hosted a webinar discussing the importance of urban planning and architecture in health and mobility with experts and researchers from EPFL, WHO and USP. Read the article written by our speakers or watch the webinar again here.
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The Swissnex Network rebrands for the future of international collaboration
20 May 2021Switzerland’s global education, research and innovation network rebrands and launches a global website in collaboration with long standing partner Yves Béhar, Founder and Principal Designer, and his team at Fuseproject to reflect the future of international collaboration in an age of digital acceleration.
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AIT Open for Applications
26 March 2021Created to bring innovative products to the market, our Academia-Industry Training (AIT) is open for admission.
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Brazil – Swiss bilateral Call 2021 for R&D proposals
4 March 2021Aproveite este financiamento da EMBRAPII / Innosuisse e agregue valor de cooperação internacional ao seu potencial de mercado
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nex20: #ConnectingTomorrow
15 January 2021The Swissnex Network celebrates its 20th anniversary!
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FoodTech: How will we eat in the future?
3 February 2021A "tell" format collaborative debate between experts
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Watch the interviews of the NexGenLead program
23 February 2021Interviews conducted during NexGenLead are now available
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Post-epidemic or post-capitalism: Reflexions on Covid-19 from Rio de Janeiro
20 November 2020Article written by Tainá de Paula, architect and urban planner, urban struggles activist, specialist in Cultural Heritage. Tainá was a panelist on the “Urban Living and Covid-19: Impacts on Architecture and the Future of Cities” webinar and shares below further insights about the topic with the swissnex community. Enjoy the reading!
