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Investment in Swiss start-ups is falling

This content was published on Jul 14, 2026 Investment in Swiss start-ups fell by 15.5 per cent in the first half of the year to 1.25 billion francs, according to the Swiss Venture Capital Report (SVCR) published on Tuesday.

Pictet raises $253 million for an investment fund

This content was published on Jul 14, 2026 The Geneva-based private bank Pictet has raised, through its subsidiary Pictet Alternative Advisors, $253 million for its Environment Co-Investment Fund I. It has thus exceeded the initial target of $200 million it had set itself.

Opinion

Climate adaptation

What Switzerland needs to learn from earlier and longer heatwaves

This content was published on Jul 14, 2026 The exceptional heatwave in June highlighted the difficulties in coping with these new climatic extremes, says climatologist Sonia Seneviratne.

Rising temperatures are not sparing even high-altitude areas

Climate adaptation

Swiss mountain tops set record temperatures

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 The Jungfraujoch, Säntis, Great St Bernard Pass and Grimsel Pass set temperature records.

Climate change is shifting Europe’s wine-growing regions

Climate adaptation

Climate change ‘shifting Europe’s wine-growing regions’

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 Climate change fundamentally altering conditions for wine growing in Europe

CO2: progress in the transport sector remains limited, according to the WWF

Climate solutions

Swiss CO₂ progress in transport sector limited: WWF

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 Transport remains main obstacle to reducing CO₂ emissions in Switzerland, says WWF.

Research frontiers

At CERN, AI will drive future discoveries

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 CERN’s Large Hadron Collider produces 40 million particle collisions per second – far more data than computers can handle. Through real-time filtering, AI can help.

MeteoSwiss director warns of the consequences of the austerity measures

Climate solutions

Budget cuts could compromise MeteoSwiss forecasts

This content was published on Jul 13, 2026 Investments such as the replacement of weather radars are at risk, says Stefan Uhlenbrook.

Climate solutions

Building a new nuclear plant would pay off, finds Swiss study

This content was published on Jul 12, 2026 A new nuclear power station would generate CHF1.6 billion annually and create over 2,900 jobs, analysts say.

The Gotthard Fortress is being transformed into a lunar research station

Space research

Swiss Gotthard fortress turned into lunar research station

This content was published on Jul 10, 2026 Legendary Swiss Gotthard Fortress transformed into lunar research station to train astronauts.

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