Embassy of Switzerland in Denmark

Innovating for #Net Zero: A shared ambition of 🇨🇭 and 🇩🇰! 🤝 The Swiss Embassy in Denmark hosted a panel discussion in collaboration with Swissnex and Climeworks last night, focusing on the opportunities for businesses and the role of the government in achieving the Net Zero goal. The discussion underscored the importance of bringing together business leaders, government representatives, and academia to advance the shared goals of the Paris Agreement.📜🌍 A big thank you to our speakers Karina Marie Søgaard from INNO-CCUS, Mia Sulsbrück from The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Oliver Akeret from the sus.lab | ETH, and Daniel Nathan from Climeworks, for sharing their different insights and providing us with new perspectives! We’d also like to thank all participants for the active participation, this engagement is key to driving forward the innovation and collaboration needed for a more sustainable tomorrow! 🌱 #NetZero #Sustainability #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement #Innovation #BusinessLeadership #Switzerland #Denmark #Swissnex #Climeworks

Look to your right 👉 then look to your left 👈 One in three women is a victim of #GenderBasedViolence. And every 11 minutes, a woman or girl loses her life. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Switzerland calls to break the cycle of violence against women and girls, and #UNiTE for change. 🇨🇭🌎 #NoExcuse #OrangeTheWorld #UNWomen

A great event in Finland and an even greater start for Switzerland! 🇨🇭 We are thrilled to announce, that the Swiss startup AiMorphous Health won the #YScience Pharma Pitching Competition at Slush! 🎉 Also this year, Swissnex was a partner of Y Science, an event that originates from a collaboration between Slush and the University of Helsinki, organized by the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) together with Helsinki Innovation Services Ltd, Orion Pharma Ltd, Viikki Food Design Factory and Aalto University. Furthermore, Swissnex was also invited to be part of the jury and to present the winner of the competition on stage. Thank you for the great collaboration!🤝 Huge congratulations Aimorphous Health for securing a winning spot among the four highly qualified finalists of the competition! 👏 Tatiana Benavides Damm Sofie Untersee Chiara Facciotto Pascale Dychter-Schmid #Switzerland #HealthTech #Slush #YScience #Finland

Switzerland ranks #2 in IMD's World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2024! 🇨🇭💻 Thanks to its outstanding performance, Switzerland moves up three places this year! The IMD World Competitiveness Center annual ranking tracks the ever-changing conditions of digital governance, economy, and society. The newly added data for 2024 included a measure of peer-reviewed literature on AI as well as a count of AI policies passed into law.💡 Congratulations to Singapore 🇸🇬 for taking the top spot! Click here to learn more👉: https://lnkd.in/gjYNC_Zu #Switzerland #DigitalCompetitiveness #Innovation

Are you ready for #Slush2024 in Helsinki? Meet 23 of Switzerland’s top science-driven startups at Slush starting next week! 🇨🇭✨ Handpicked from leading Swiss universities and research institutes, they will showcase their innovations in the swisstech pavilion! The Swiss Embassy in Denmark will also be present for the third consecutive year – we hope to see you there! Click the link or watch the video to find out more! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e4abMaqu   #swisstech #Slush2024 #Switzerland

🌍 Meet Climeworks – the #swisstech company that's literally cleaning the air! 🇨🇭 Climeworks has created an innovative technology designed to capture CO2 from the atmosphere. Founded by two ETH Zürich graduates, this Zurich-based company is dedicated to combating climate change and paving the way for a more sustainable future. 🍃🔧 🎥 Watch the video below to learn more! #Climeworks #sustainability #swisstech #innovation #ETH #climatechange

What can Switzerland and Denmark learn from each other in the field of higher education? 💼📝   The Swiss Embassy in Denmark had the pleasure to hold a reception on the occasion of the Nordic Study Trip ETH Zürich – University of Zurich.   The first input presentation by Ambassador Mauro Reina touched upon Swiss-Danish collaboration in education, research and innovation. Then Patrizia Marchegiani, of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and explained the university reform in Denmark, followed by the insights of Thomas Bjørnholm of the Villum Fonden on the Danish Science landscape and the crucial role of foundations in financing research and education.   The three presentations sparked an engaged discussion about the differences, similarities and shared challenges in Swiss and Danish academia and science. 🇩🇰🤝🇨🇭   A big thank you to all the speakers and participants for contributing to this interesting evening! #education #innovation #research #science #Switzerland #Denmark

Are you ready for Halloween?👻 The Halloween decorations across Denmark are getting spookier every day!🕸 Meanwhile, in Switzerland, we just crowned the winner of this year’s Swiss Pumpkin Championship! 🏆 Weighing in at an impressive 727.5 kg, the largest pumpkin, grown by a participant from Zurich, will be on display for a month before it’s chopped up and distributed.🎃 #swisspumpkinchampionship #halloween #Denmark #Switzerland #autumn

Grazie mille per la splendida serata letteraria! 📚 Last night, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Copenaghen, in close collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Denmark, hosted a delightful literary evening featuring Swiss author Fabio Andina. The event was part of the “Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo,” honoring the Italian language and its global influence. Fabio Andina, who, like our Ambassador Mauro Reina, comes from the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, presented his latest book “Sedici Mesi”, sharing insights into his creative process and the themes that inspire his work.✍🏻 It was a great opportunity to engage with fellow Italian speaking literature enthusiasts! Thank you to everyone in attendance! #SettimanaLinguaItaliana #fabioandina #istitutoitalianodicultura #swissembassydk #italian #language

En varm velkomst! 🇩🇰