News & Insights
Ideas and insights from around the world.
-
news
![]()
China SustainabilityBeyond Speed: Rethinking Logistics Sustainability in the Era of E-commerce Powerhouses
In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, logistics has long been driven by speed and efficiency. Yet the environmental cost of this approach is becoming impossible to ignore. From high return rates and dense parcel traffic…
-
news
![]()
Japan Climate Energy Innovation StartupsSwiss-Japan Energy Days 2025: Accelerating Global Energy Innovation
The second edition of the Swiss-Japan Energy Days took place at Swissnex in Japan on September 25 and 26, during Expo 2025 Osaka. Against the backdrop of the world’s Expo theme “Designing Future Society for…
-
news
![]()
Japan Art & Design Climate SustainabilityConverging Waters: Art, Science, and the Fragile Balance of Our Planet
From September 8 to 26, Swissnex Window #10 brought together artists from Japan and Switzerland to reflect on water in its many forms. Through an exhibition, a conference, and a master class, the project explored…
-
news
![]()
GlobalSwitzerland in the Amazon: The Planetary Embassy at COP30
Hosted by Swissnex in Brazil at the Goeldi Museum in Belém, the Planetary Embassy will act as a new kind of diplomatic space where Amazonian voices and global climate solutions converge.
-
news
![]()
San FranciscoEmbodied Intelligence
A week-long program welcoming Swiss-based startups, researchers and thinkers in the Bay Area to explore and shape the future of Robotics and physical AI.
-
news
![]()
Japan Innovation SpaceExploring the Cosmos: Swiss and Japanese Institutions at the Forefront
From August 13th to 29th, Swissnex in Japan presented Swissnex Window #9: Swiss Horizons Beyond Earth, an interplanetary journey through four pioneering space missions where Switzerland and Japan play a leading scientific role.
-
news
![]()
IndiaAntimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the ability of disease-causing microbes to resist existing treatment, is one of the most pressing global public health crises. Our most valuable tools in modern medicine—antibiotics—are becoming less effective, and we are…
-
news
![]()
GlobalThe GigaHand: Superhuman Dexterity Demonstrated in Tsukuba
On August 7, 2025, a fascinating demonstration took place at Kumagai Gumi’s Tsukuba Research Center, showcasing a robotic hand of superhuman scale mounted on a hydraulic excavator developed through a collaboration between ETH Zurich’s Soft…
More Projects & Trends
-
![]()
BrazilOpen Call: Startup Camps Q1 2026
-
![]()
Global Artificial Intelligence InnovationLa Mobilière’s Swissnex Outpost UK identifies AI upskilling opportunities
-
![]()
Japan MedtechMedicine of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Health Crises
-
![]()
Japan InnovationStrengthening Japan-Switzerland Ties: Sustainable Food Packaging
-
![]()
Boston and New YorkSwissnex to Stage Planetary Embassy at Climate Week NYC
-
![]()
Japan Art & DesignBeyond Gravity: A Poetic Dialogue Across Disciplines
-
![]()
San FranciscoBeyond the Hype: Swiss Journalists’ Journey Through AI’s Impact
-
![]()
San FranciscoFrom Switzerland to Silicon Valley: A Journey Into AI and Life Sciences
-
San Francisco
Connect Lunches: From Mapping to Building a Community
-
![]()
Japan Climate SustainabilityBeyond Recycling: Rethinking Food Packaging for a Sustainable Future
-
![]()
GlobalA Planetary Embassy Emerges Across the Swissnex Network
-
![]()
GlobalReimagining Human Empowerment through Robotics and AI in Assistive Technology
-
![]()
San FranciscoHow a Small Nation Became Europe's Deep Tech Powerhouse
-
![]()
San Francisco2025 Focus Topics for Swissnex in San Francisco
-
![]()
Boston and New YorkZHdK Student Works on Show at Climate Week NYC
-
![]()
Japan Artificial Intelligence RoboticsBuilt by Robots: Human-Machine Collaboration in Construction
