World Economic Forum Executive Committee member Paul Smyke recounts his time as an advisor to swissnex in its early days. It’s 1998, and Paul Smyke, a key figure at the World Economic Forum (WEF), had just moved to Boston after spending most of his adult life living in Switzerland. By…

Home to one of the first approved COVID-19 vaccines, Boston and Cambridge comprise one of the largest biotech superclusters in the world. How did it happen, and what can Lausanne can learn from it? — It is no secret that Boston and Cambridge are two of the most important cities globally in the biotech industry. …

Jordi Montserrat of Venturelab talks about the value of having swissnex as a base camp for their Venture Leaders program. For the past 20 years, Jordi Montserrat has been active in the vibrant Swiss high-tech scene, contributing to the development of innovative businesses and stimulating the Swiss start-up ecosystem. In…

Swiss architects Jeffrey Huang and Muriel Waldvogel talk about how designing swissnex Boston in 2000 changed their lives and helped give rise to a new field of research: convergent architecture. Architects Jeffrey Huang and Muriel Waldvogel were young professors of architecture and design when they first met Xavier Comtesse in…

Christian Simm, founder of swissnex San Francisco and former CEO of swissnex Boston, talks about his 20 years at swissnex and how it changed the way he sees Switzerland. In 1997, Christian Simm became the first Science and Technology Counselor (STC) in San Francisco, at the height of the tech…

Dr. Felix Moesner, former CEO of swissnex Boston and current CEO of swissnex China talks expansion, acceleration, and key partnerships. Dr. Felix Moesner has a full backpack of professional experiences. Before starting his swissnex journey, he worked in top-tier academia, at a startup, and one of the largest financial institutions…

Experts at BlackRock and the Progressive Investors Network examine the state of the US markets after a chaotic election and a resurgent COVID-19. It has been more than eight months since the COVID-19 outbreak shut the US economy down. Since then, there have been widespread efforts to combat the virus…

Experts from around the world give us their take on the challenges and opportunities for smart cities and digital urbanism. In a pandemic age, is digital participation really optional anymore? What does it really mean to be a “smart city?” Is health data from wearable monitoring devices properly regulated? These…

Pascal Marmier, former CEO of swissnex Boston, on entrepreneurial beginnings and key partnerships. When Pascal Marmier began working with Xavier Comtesse on what would become swissnex Boston, he didn’t know it at the time, but it would be the start of a lifelong journey. From one of the first employees…