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- Author: Switzerland Innovation Digital
- Published Date: 6/5/2025 10:29:47 AM
- Modified Date: 6/5/2025 10:29:47 AM
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💥 Switzerland Innovation Parks and Microsoft kick off AI collaboration today 🤝
Switzerland Innovation Parks and Microsoft are entering a collaboration, focused on accelerating AI-powered innovation across Switzerland.
The announcement took please took place during an event in Bern, bringing together leaders from government, academia, and industry.
Key speakers at the event include:
🗣️ Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin
🗣️ Brad Smith, Vice Chair & President, Microsoft Corporation
🗣️ Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot, President of ETH Zurich
🗣️ Corinna Rutschi, AI and Digitalization Initiative Leader, Bühler
🗣️ Thomas Gfeller, CEO, Foundation Switzerland Innovation
🗣️ Catrin Hinkel, Area Vice President, Microsoft Switzerland
This collaboration brings cutting-edge AI capabilities into our six Switzerland Innovation Parks, covering 16 locations nationwide, from Basel and hashtag#Zurich to Lausanne, St. Gallen, and beyond. It’s a bold step to empower startups and SMEs in translating research into real-world impact through smarter, faster, and more scalable technologies.
💬 Thomas Gfeller, CEO of the Foundation Switzerland Innovation, says:
“The Switzerland Innovation Parks create fertile ground for research-driven innovation to flourish into real-world impact. This collaboration with Microsoft Switzerland will help translate digital breakthroughs into growth opportunities for SMEs and startups across the country.”
Read the press release by Switzerland Innovation here ▶️ 250602_ Press_release _Microsoft_ENG.pdf