Swissnex Annual Report 2025: Strengthening Switzerland's Global Position in Education, Research, and Innovation
Bern, 14.04.2026 — Swissnex, Switzerland's global network for education, research, and innovation, continued its mission in 2025 with far-reaching initiatives across the world. The year was defined by an intensified focus on artificial intelligence, planetary diplomacy, climate resilience, and quantum technologies. The Swissnex Annual Report 2025 highlights the network's key contributions to international collaboration and knowledge exchange, reinforcing Switzerland's role as a global leader in innovation.
The report provides an overview of Swissnex activities across its six main locations and its network of more than 20 Science Counselors at Swiss embassies worldwide. In 2025, Swissnex organized events and activities spanning entrepreneurship, science communication, and frontier technologies, further strengthening the ties in education, research, and innovation between countries. Through the Startup Camps, powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex, Swissnex supported 151 Swiss startups at multiple locations, strengthening Switzerland's presence in the world's most dynamic innovation ecosystems.
A major highlight for the network was the 25th anniversary of Swissnex in Boston and New York. The Swissnex Quantum Summit organized by the team in Geneva convened 100 leading quantum experts from 16 countries to accelerate cross-border collaboration in one of the most consequential emerging fields. More than 40 Swiss startups engaged with the competitive US East Coast ecosystem in Startup Camps, while new approaches to diplomacy through a planetary lens were pioneered during Climate Week NYC.
Swissnex in San Francisco positioned Switzerland at the heart of the global AI and robotics conversation, with programming that moved beyond the hype to explore tangible applications — from embodied intelligence and digital preservation to science communication — ensuring Swiss innovation remains visible and relevant in Silicon Valley.
In Brazil, Swissnex deepened Switzerland's engagement with the Amazonia. From the World Economic Forum in Davos to the Planetary Embassy at COP30 in Belém, the team brought planetary diplomacy to the stage — through the Planetary Embassy which aims to rebalance the human and non-human interests on this planet.
Swissnex in China worked on strategic topics ranging from robotics, sustainability, and climate. Their initiative Next Generation Solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction and their Tech&Ethics program reinforced Swissnex' role as a trusted partner in navigating the innovation landscape in China.
In India, the entry into force of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) created new momentum across trade, investment, and innovation. Swissnex supported a record number of startups, strengthened academia-industry collaboration through the Academia-Industry Training (AIT) program — conducted for the first time in partnership with a state government — and hosted the second Indo-Swiss Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Dialogue, addressing shared global health challenges through science and partnership.
For Swissnex in Japan, the Expo 2025 in Osaka served as a powerful catalyst for Swiss-Japanese collaboration. Over six months of intensive exchange between researchers, startups, artists, policy-makers and industry leaders, the connections forged are now evolving into lasting partnerships designed to address the global challenges of our time.
Swissnex is the global network connecting Switzerland and the world in education, research, and innovation. Its mission is to support the outreach and active engagement of its partners in the international exchange of knowledge, ideas, and talent. Swissnex is an initiative of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation and is part of the Confederation’s network abroad managed by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The Swissnex activities are based on a collaborative approach, relying on public and private partnerships and funding.