http://blog.swisster.com/swissnex Promoting Swiss Innovation Abroad, the view from Boston. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:11:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent large donation by a Swiss alumnus of Harvard provided some food for thought for those active in Swiss-US science links. When Hans-Jorg Wyss, the founder of Synthes, decided to donate 125 million dollars to establish a new biomedical center, it was another reminder of the vital role that ... http://blog.swisster.com/swissnex/2008/12/02/the-alumni-advantage/ By now, everybody has used, successfully or not, one of the many active social networking platforms such as Facebook or LinkedIn. While these platforms have not put an end to traditional face-to-face networking, they certainly absorb more of the time of working people who are looking for clients, partners or their ... http://blog.swisster.com/swissnex/2008/10/06/wiki-twitter-unconference-welcome-to-meetings-20%e2%80%a6/ Water has become a top priority in much of the world. Some leaders have been vigorously crying out their worries about the potential disasters linked to possible long-term shortages. Various regions of the US are rethinking their development in part because water cannot be guaranteed for ever. In Boston, citizens ... http://blog.swisster.com/swissnex/2008/09/16/bringing-swiss-style-river-swimming-to-us-urban-environment/ On Swiss-related activities in the US to fight global warming: a lot of people talk about global warming and are mobilizing all kinds of resources to spread the word and educate fellow citizens. Some others walk the walk and there is certainly one person who can claim ... http://blog.swisster.com/swissnex/2008/09/04/more-than-six-million-steps/