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The British-Swiss #SynBioSummit is coming to #Bristol on Wednesday 22nd May.
๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ง industry leaders and academic experts will discuss how synthetic and engineering biology can drive #innovation in healthcare.
Find out more ๐
synbiosummit.bristol.ac.uk
What do you know about Swiss #CleanTech ?
A new report shines a spotlight on Switzerlandโs innovation eco-system and profiles more than 50 Swiss companies and projects helping to combat climate change and work towards a #zerocarbon society.
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swisscleantechreport.ch
A sweet Swiss suite (try saying that quickly three times in a rowโฆ) ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ
The #RoyalSuite at the #Bรผrgenstock Hotel & Alpine Spa on Lake Lucerne has been named Europe's Leading Hotel Suite for the second year in a row at the World Travel Awards!
Great to witness the diverse, multicultural & creative #Switzerland in London: fantastic concert by Swiss-Tamil singer PRIYA RAGU at KOKO Culture. All the best for the rest of the tour.
Due to popular demand, the โHard decisionsโ #InShortEurope #London screening โ including BEAR by Swiss filmmaker Morgane Frund โ has moved to a bigger venue!
Catch BEAR and more great #shorts at Institut franรงais UK Cinรฉ Lumiรจre at 16:40 on Sunday.
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institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/hard-deโฆ
Switzerland has a new astronaut! ๐งโ๐๐จ๐ญ
Marco Sieber Marco Sieber has officially joined the @ESA astronaut corps.
Selected from 22,500 applicants, Sieber will become the second #Swiss person in space and fly on missions to the International International Space Station from 2026-2030.
๐๏ธ โFrom CH to UK ask about Pโ ๐จ๐ญ๐ต๐ฌ๐ง
Tonight, PRIYA RAGU kicks off the first of three UK shows in Manchester at Night & Day Cafe.
Sheโll then bring her trademark sound to Thekla Bristol tomorrow and KOKO Culture on Friday.
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priya-ragu.com
A successful weekend in London! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Congratulations to ๐จ๐ญ athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner for winning the menโs and womenโs TCS London Marathon wheelchair races.
It was Debrunner's second, and Hug's fifth, #LondonMarathon victory.
bbc.com/sport/disabiliโฆ
Bringing inspiring & entrepreneurial minds together with #STARTAlp โ 10 dynamic ๐จ๐ญ&๐ฌ๐ง start-ups backed by UCL & EPFL jointly toured #Switzerland & the UK.
Thanks to ๐ฌ๐ง ski champ Charlie Raposo for highlighting the parallels between success on the slopes and in business.
NUMBER TWO FOR CATHERINE DEBRUNNER!
Two๐จ๐ญwinners in the Wheelchair races as Catherine Debrunner wins her second London Marathon!
#LondonMarathon
FOUR IN A ROW!๐จ๐ญ
Marcel Hug has won the Men's Wheelchair Race at the 2024 TCS London Marathon.๐
#LondonMarathon
Popping off โ did you know #BubbleWrap is a part-Swiss?
In 1957, ๐จ๐ญ Marc Chavannes and ๐บ๐ธ Alfred Fielding set out to create a textured wallpaper, and ended up revolutionising the shipping industry.
Here's one of their early patents ๐
Spend your time well this weekend โ check out five facts about Swiss #watchmaking โ๏ธ๐ค๐จ๐ญ
We were honoured to have H.E. Markus Leitner from Markus Leitner Swiss Embassy UK join us at the #STARTAlp event, highlighting the importance of international collaborations in fostering entrepreneurial talent ๐
@UCL UCL Innovation & Enterprise #UCLSoM #Entrepreneurship
London & Geneva are unique #commoditytrading hubs. Great pleasure to host #Geneva State Councillor Delphine Bachmann & a delegation from SUISSENรGOCE to exchange with ๐ฌ๐ง-based traders & key partners about geopolitical challenges, legal framework conditions & future collaborations.