Projects that brought out the best of Switzerland in science, education, art and innovation!

Showcasing Swiss Excellence
We have strived to showcase the best of Swiss innovation, ideation, knowledge and expertise in India. Take a look at some of the best projects showcasing Swiss excellence that we’ve presented over the years –
2016
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Swiss Space Innovation Evening The Swiss Space Innovation Evening showcased Switzerland’s excellence in space research and technologies. A Swiss delegation, comprising space startups, researchers and entrepreneurs, presented their work to members of India's space industry. | Swiss Projects on Smart Cities swissnex India and swissuniversities hosted a networking session on Swiss projects on Smart Cities. Short presentations were made by the visiting delegates from Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts on their respective projects. | Gaming Tour India 2016 The latest and the most exciting games from Switzerland were presented to game lovers and potential investors in Bangalore in November 2016. The games were well received and appreciated by the gaming community in India. |
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Opening of Gotthard Tunnel The opening of Gotthard Base Tunnel (Gotthardo), in Switzerland, was celebrated on 2 June 2016 in India, with keynote speeches, panel discussion and Q&A session with renowned Indian and Swiss experts. | Academia-Industry Training India (AIT) The Academia-Industry Training India (AIT) supported scientists in transforming their high-level applied research into market application and discovering their entrepreneurial potential. | Dealing with Risk Prof. Solange Ghernaouti, internationally recognized ICT Risk management expert , talked about building cyber competencies to master risks in a hyper connected world as part of a risk lecture series. |
2015
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Enable Makeathon At the ‘Enable Makeathon’, Swiss engineering, design, robotics, mechatronics and other associated fields experts mentored the selected participants to develop affordable assistive devices for persons with disabilities living in rural areas. | Lift India Lift India was a one day conference with inspiring speeches, interactive workshops, Swiss Innovation Night cocktail featuring top Swiss startups, an exhibition of interactive media projects and discovery tour of Bangalore and Mumbai's innovative hubs. | Robo-revolution A workshop to build smart collaborative robots was organized where participants learnt how to build their own robot and state-of-the-art localisation and perception algorithms to give it a mind of its own, facilitated by ETH Zurich researchers. |
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Birdly in India Birdly, an amazing invention conceived at Interaction Design Centre, Zurich University of the Arts, was on display at swissnex India, Rangoli Metro Art Centre and IIT Madras. Birdly generated a great deal of excitement among the public and the media in India. | Re-mapping the Body Compagnie Linga, a Swiss contemporary dance company, presented a unique program in Bangalore, combining art and technology, where the impulses of the muscular activity are transformed into sound by an interactive system. | QUANTUM – dance performance in Bangalore QUANTUM, an innovative dance performance by Gilles Jobin, inspired by science, during his residency at CERN, was organized in Bangalore. A discussion on physics and current research at CERN was organized with Indian and Swiss physicists and the audience. |
2014
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TEDx Bangalore: Showcasing Swiss Excellence swissnex India was the ‘Swiss Innovation Partner’ at TEDxBangalore. We supported Jon Mark Walls, a visionary entrepreneur from Switzerland, and an innovative Swiss startup, dizmo to participate at TEDxBangalore with nearly 1500 guests. | Swiss Student Films at Bangalore International Short Film Festival Six selected short films by students of Zurich University of the Arts and Lucerne School of Art & Design, were showcased at the Bangalore International Short Film Festival 2014 (BISFF). | Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods The workshop aimed at researchers, young faculty and post graduate students conducting health research, was organized by NIMHANS, Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute, Switzerland and swissnex India. |
2013
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When swissnex turned into a gaming mecca Gaming Jam hosted Swiss & Indian game enthusiasts who collaborated and produced highly innovative non-digital game prototypes. This was followed by an exhibition of games developed at Geneva University of Art & Design and Zurich University of the Arts. | Shaping the Urban Future lecture series swissnex India and Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) organized lecture series by Swiss architecture, social geography, urban sociology and environmental science experts on global urbanisation process challenges and its implications for India. | Spotlight on 3D printing A panel discussion and workshop on sustainable 3D printing was conducted in Bangalore. The discussions gave insights into the sustainability and ethical issues of 3D printing for the industry, its private use, biomaterial printing and use in the medical scenario. |
2012
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Rock the Sun ‘Rock the Sun’ concert, a United Nations Foundation endorsed project was brought to India to form a link between sustainable development & culture, & draw attention to energy-related environmental issues. | Lecture-performance ‘Act Like You Mean It’ ‘Act Like You Mean It’ team, consisting of two Swiss researchers, presented a five-act lecture-performance, to explore whether the brain of the actors in a play express genuine or just emotion. | Inter-regional School of Neuroscience, Hyderabad Two speakers from EPFL, Dr. Pierre Magistratti and Dr. Davor Pavuna, participated in the inaugural session of the Inter-regional School on Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience in Hyderabad. |