What are the weaknesses and strengths of Switzerland as a startup hub? What are the risks for the Swiss research system? And are there success recipes for start-ups? Find out what one of the most successful entrepreneurs, a top official and three prominent supporters think. Our start-up press review.
Pedro Bados: The Swiss tech scene – a force to be reckoned with
Pedro Bados, CEO and Co-Founder of Nexthink, tells us why Switzerland is set to become one of the most prosperous tech hubs in the world.
Martina Hirayama: “Switzerland is going to have its work cut out”
Martina Hirayama was appointed State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in January 2019. She used to be a chemistry professor; now she wants to convince the Swiss universities of the future path they’ll have to take. Horizons wanted to find out more.
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Christian Wenger: Der «Götti» der Schweizer Jungunternehmen
Er begann vor dreissig Jahren in einer Startup-Wüste und sieht das Segment nun florieren. Der Anwalt und Investor Christian Wenger zieht in der Schweizer Startup-Szene die Fäden. Am Ziel ist er noch lange nicht.
James Miners: Startup Success Recipes
Together with James Miners, serial-entrepreneur and now Senior Advisor at Fongit — Switzerland’s premier startup incubator — we explore what it takes to make the journey from scientist to startup founder, transforming ideas into successful mass-market products and what is the key to startup success.
Nanja Strecker: ‘Swiss high-tech start-ups reach for the stars’
Nanja Strecker (ESA-BIC Switzerland) on innovation, Switzerland as a start-up hub and why people should stop comparing Zurich to Berlin.
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The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
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