Swiss Fintech startups led by female founders were part of an international cohort that visited London to meet with financial institutions and investors.

The inaugural Synthetic & Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit took place over two days in Bristol and London, focusing on how engineering biology technologies can drive innovation and forge collaborations between Switzerland and the UK.

25 years ago, a Swiss-UK team made history with the first non-stop balloon flight around the world.

These days, it’s common to hear “AI” and “transforming” in the same sentence – whether it’s finance, manufacturing or even finding out if your cat is angry… However, as global financial hubs, the question of AI’s role in the future of finance is of particular importance for both Switzerland and the UK.

Ambassador Markus Leitner joined the Zünd family, staff and guests at the grand opening of the Swiss digital cutting company’s new UK headquarters in Letchworth Garden City.

The Embassy’s Science and Innovation team welcomed entrepreneurship students from five universities in western Switzerland for a study visit to Oxford and London.

In 2023, the Embassy’s Science and Innovation team welcomed a record 11 Swiss companies to the UK via Innosuisse Start-Up Internationalisation camps.

Switzerland has topped the Global Innovation Index for the past thirteen years. Maintaining this position as the “uncontested innovation world champion” requires not just innovative firms, but a wider creative eco-system – one with education at its heart.