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Swiss Athletes to travel to Paris for the opening ceremony for the #2024SummerOlympics, where they will be joined by 10,000 athletes from around the world. 🇨🇭

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The number of newly formed businesses in Switzerland reached a record high in 2023, rising 3.2% with an average of 141 created every day.

The American Swiss Foundation (ASF) hosted “The Future of Biosecurity” at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc.'s new headquarters featuring key Swiss and American business and diplomatic leaders in Boston on Wednesday, July 17. The keynote featured a fireside chat between ASF Board Member, Matthew F. McKnight (YL 2014), General Manager, Biosecurity, Ginkgo Bioworks and ASF Board Member, Dr. Srishti Gupta Narasimhan, Member of the ASF Nominating and Executive Committees. Read our event write-up in this edition of our LinkedIn Newsletter.

Did you know Switzerland is supporting a new era of European Aerospace? On July 9th, the 56-metre-high, 540-tonne Ariane 6 rocket completed its maiden flight. One of the most important elements, the tip of the rocket, comes from the Swiss state-owned company Beyond Gravity. The Swiss company has developed Ariane's nose cones since 1979 - a tradition that continues to this day.

On July 17th, ASF hosted "The Future of Biosecurity" at Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts. The program opened with welcoming remarks from ASF Chair Emeritus Steven Hoch (YL 1990), Partner at Brown Advisory. The Hon. Lauren Jones (YL 2017), Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, gave a welcome keynote with a focus on the importance of apprenticeships.   The fireside chat featured ASF Board Members Matthew F. McKnight (YL 2014), General Manager, Biosecurity, Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc., and Dr. Srishti Gupta Narasimhan, Co-Chair of the Stratton Prize Committee. Alumni Committee Co-Chairs and Board Members Brig. Gen. (PA, Ret.) Andrew Hutchinson (YL 2001) and Alexander Pieper (YL 2023) spoke about the expansion of the ASF network.    ASF Boston Chapter Co-Lead Michael Lake (YL 2013), President and CEO, Leading Cities gave closing remarks. Thank you Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. for partnering with the ASF on this wonderful and informative event!

Did you know that the official home of the world’s largest and most complete collection of Olympic heritage is located in Lausanne, Switzerland? Read more about this must-visit destination, from About Switzerland. 🇨🇭

Alexander Pieper (YL 2023), ASF Board Member, Co-Chair of the Alumni Committee, and Chairman of Franke Group, recently celebrated twenty-two apprentices on the completion of their apprenticeships at Franke Group's Aarburg location. Join us in congratulating the Apprentices. #YoungLeaders #Apprenticeship #Amswiss

🥳 Top 10 for 10 years! 🥳 Did you know that ETH Zürich is the only Swiss university in the top 10 of the QS Quacquarelli Symonds global rankings? By making sure that we’re prioritising the things that matter, we can continue to make the ETH experience even better for students, faculty and the wider community in Zurich. 🍃 Sustainability: It is our aim to become climate-neutral by 2030. 🎓 People: More than half our graduates are working in the private sector one year after graduation, and mostly in Switzerland. 🏛️ Infrastructure: In 2023, thousands of visitors attended ETH events and exhibitions. Find out how we’re planning to improve even more: https://lnkd.in/eSn2A3bj #ETHZurich #ETHAmbassadors #ETHZurich #QuacquarelliSymonds #Top10