During its meeting on 15 January 2025, the Federal Council decided to adjust the procedure for setting the upper limits for top executives' salaries at companies affiliated with the Confederation. The ...

Bern, 15.01.2025 - From 4 February, citizens of Vanuatu will no longer be able to enter the Schengen area (which includes Switzerland) without a visa. According to the EU, citizenship programmes in ...

At its meeting on 15 January, the Federal Council was informed that the Swiss data ecosystem contact point has commenced work. The contact point supports public authorities, businesses and ...

In 2023, business enterprises invested CHF 18 billion in their R&D activities in Switzerland, an annual increase of 3.5% over 2021, which was the last time the survey was carried out. At almost CHF 5.

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 14.01.2025 - For years, start-ups have been able to count on the support of the business incubators glatec and Startfeld. They accompany Empa's young companies on their ...

In 2024, the Marcel Benoist Prize was awarded in the field of humanities and social sciences. In 2025, leading figures in Swiss research from the fields of mathematics, engineering or natural sciences ...

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 09.01.2025 - A battery that needs feeding instead of charging? This is exactly what Empa researchers have achieved with their 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery.

Neuchâtel, 07.01.2025 - The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in December 2024 compared with the previous month to 106.9 points (December 2020 = 100). Inflation was +0.6% compared with the same ...

Innovative Swiss companies and universities are successfully and boldly living the energy future and putting new technologies into practice. To honour these efforts, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy ...

In the Nanovision project, researchers at Empa and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen are developing novel nanocomplexes that kill resistant germs and protect the eye tissue at the same time. In ...

How much money is devoted to R&D in Switzerland? Who are the main stakeholders? What are the most important types of research? And how does this compare internationally? This press conference will be ...

Bern, 08.01.2025 - Darko Savic, Director department Procurement Integrated Air Defence, will leave the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse at the end of ...