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🚨 Today is the day! 12 hours left to apply to be in our next TK-S25 batch! 🚨 ✍ Have you sent us your application yet? It doesn’t take long, and it might change the trajectory of your life! 🌀 🎉 At Talent Kick, we excel at bringing together the best talents from across Swiss universities to form strong, interdisciplinary co-founder teams. We are here to support you to gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience, mentorship, and personal coaching during your studies to develop your own startup! 🌱 ❓ What do we offer?   ✅ Hands-on validation: Learning and validation through financial support of 5,000 CHF (non-dilutive funding) for the most convincing projects to get into hands-on mode ✅ Self-development & Personal Leadership Coaching: Mentoring offered by experienced entrepreneurs & personal leadership coaching that is offered by an expert and dedicated team of leadership coaches ✅ Network & introductions: Connection to Switzerland’s best support structures for entrepreneurs and startups ✅ Synergies with studies: Support to leverage synergies with your master degree or PhD program ✅ Free support: As a selected member of the Talent Kick batch, you are granted free access to our program with a value of 20,000 CHF per student, made possible by leading Swiss foundations ✅ Passionate & like-minded people: Meet your co-founder from another Swiss University and build a strong interdisciplinary team 💡 Are you ready to be part of our next batch of entrepreneurial leaders? If you are enrolled in a Swiss university and have an in-depth understanding of a technology or problem space, have a strong will to make a positive change in the world, and are curious about exploring entrepreneurship during your studies - we can’t wait to receive your application! 💻 🌐 Do you know someone who needs to hear about this opportunity? Tag them below or share this post to be entered into a prize draw with the chance of winning 1:1 mentoring with our team of experienced entrepreneurs! 🎁 📨 Apply now here: https://lnkd.in/dbCrQPR5 - the deadline is TONIGHT at 23:59! 📅 #TalentKick #finalcountdown #TKS25 #ApplyNow

⚡ What an energy at the Female Founder Pitch Event! Yesterday, 13 female founders pitched to investors and incubators 🚀 under the beautiful embroidery roof of SQUARE at the University of St. Gallen - HSG. See what they are working on: Katerina Rigana, PhD from Elysia Solutions Céline Neuenschwander from Flow food lab Livia Simoni from Canyls Sonya Grégoir from Neurogauge Nevena Paunović from OBaris and Pioneer Fellow alumna at ETH Zurich Carmel Imhof from InZone Sandra Seb from Maelle Hannah Ringheim, PhD from Revive Arch Bettina Ledergerber from Pure Plant Biotech Cornelia Bamert from Nettle Circle Sinh Nguyen from Sustainy Julie Rielle from Mindheal Grace Kagho from UrbanEcho and Pioneer Fellow at ETH Zurich Thank you to Anna Bünter from ETH Zürich spin-off sallea for sharing her entrepreneurial journey as co-founder from a successful FoodTech venture and congratulations again for closing an important funding round of USD$2.6Mi! and to our invited investors Gabby Chan from S2S Ventures, Henrik Reimavuo from Lightbird and Yannick Pfister from Spicehaus Partners AG for the challenging questions, honest guidance and asserted help. Finally, a big thank you to the organizing team with Isabelle Siegrist, Leonie Stöcklin from Sandborn, Noah Lauffer from STARTUP@HSG, Sybille Zimmermann, Joni Rakipi from ETH Entrepreneurship and Maria-Luisa Fuchs from HSG!

🐍 RoBoa – a snake-like robot developed in the Autonomous Systems Lab ETH Zürich by a team of engineers. The "snake" moves flexibly and efficiently through narrow spaces such as pipes or sewers and combs through debris in the wake of catastrophes. Meet the team in the video and see how RoBoa can save lifes. Betim Djambazi and Pascal Auf der Maur are participants of the ETH Pioneer Fellowship incubation program that supports the plan to bring this innovation to the market. 🚀 📽 https://lnkd.in/dqf6xiyw RoBoa team; Alexander Kübler; Betim Djambazi; Pascal Auf der Maur, Nicolas Aymon, with Prof. Dr. Roland Siegwart Video: Nicole Davidson ETH Zürich ETH Foundation

Experience the Future of Technology @ Open-i 2024 🗓️ November 21-22, Zurich Convention Center 💡 Explore Innovation: Dive into ETH Industry Day at Open-i, where research, breakthrough tech, and pioneering start-ups await. Discover 50+ booths showcasing ETH spin-offs, research teams, and innovation hubs with interactive demos. 🤝 Connect and Learn: Engage with innovation and discover tech transforming tomorrow including start-ups RoBoa, Riverkin and Versive. Reserve your Spot: Register now and get a 50% ETH discount! https://lnkd.in/dCrYWEAV ETH Zürich, ETH Zurich Industry Relations

Join us at our next SDG Pitch event and be inspired by different projects pitching their goals and ideas to address the Sustainable Development Goals. Organised in collaboration with ETH Entrepreneurship and ETH for Development - ETH4D, this event is a great opportunity to join the discussion on the SDGs and the impact we can have. 🌍 ✨ Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dghzXtB9

Dear founders, don't miss this opportunity to pitch in front of investors. We are looking forward to collect your registrations! Female founders will once again have the exciting opportunity to showcase their innovative business ideas to a diverse audience of potential early-stage investors. Following the pitches, our breakout sessions will offer startups and investors the perfect environment to engage in meaningful conversations and explore thought-provoking questions!🤩 Looking for a supportive space to connect with like-minded founders and investors?🌟 This is the event for you! Get your ticket now: https://lnkd.in/gW9aaq_g Sandborn Maria-Luisa Fuchs STARTUP@HSG Isabelle Siegrist Leonie Stöcklin Sybille Zimmermann

🌟Zurich Sciencepreneur Meetup - Join Us! Meet and connect with scientists, founders and entrepreneurs from Zurich’s leading institutions in an inspiring setting! 🗓️When: Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 🕕Time: 18:00-20:00 📍Where: Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich (Auditorium & Foyer) – Registration required! 🌟Event Highlights: - Inspiration & Insights: Hear the journeys and learnings of accomplished entrepreneurs. - Pitch Your Ideas: Present your innovative ideas, get feedback and find potential collaborators. - Build connections: Network with a dynamic community of like-minded professionals. 🎊Complimentary Networking Apéro included! Don’t miss the chance to engage with innovators from Universitätsspital Zürich , ETH Zürich , Universität Zürich | University of Zurich , Universitätsklinik Balgrist , ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Wyss Zurich and more! ❕Register today to secure your place and get event details: https://lnkd.in/d2gGpD48

On BBC News: Iwan Haechler a Pioneer Fellow at ETH Zürich is advancing glass technology with an innovative anti-fogging solution developed trough his start-up Solabs Nanotechnology. 👓 As featured by the BBC, this innovation demonstrates the importance of academic research in adressing practical challanges / everyday problems.  Don‘t miss the opportunity to watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/dpP9PvDh ETH Foundation

Every year, the W.A. de Vigier Foundation awards up to five #SwissStartups with CHF 100,000 — no strings attached. Seize this chance to drive your vision forward with backing from one of Switzerland’s most prestigious startup supporters. 📝 Apply now for the 2025 W.A. de Vigier Awards! Link in comments👇 #innovation #startups #entrepreneurship #devigier

🚀 One week to go! 🚀 In einer Woche startet die Energy Week @ ETH 2024 zum Thema «Powering the Future»! 💪 Melden Sie sich jetzt noch bis am Donnerstag, 31. Oktober für die verschiedenen Formate und Events an, es gibt noch wenige freie Plätze für... 👉 die Fokus-Dialoge am Montag, 4. November 👉 das Symposium am Dienstag, 5. November 👉 die PATHFNDR-Konferenz am Donnerstag, 7. November 👉 die Führung am Freitag, 8. November Verpassen Sie nicht die Chance, Keynotes von führenden Energieforscher:innen sowie Vertreter:innen aus Industrie und Politik zu verfolgen, mitzudiskutieren und sich zur #Energiewende und zur Zukunft unseres Energiesystems auszutauschen. 🔗 Alle Informationen und die Anmeldung finden Sie unter www.energyweek.ethz.ch. Übrigens: Die Energy Week @ ETH 2024 wurde mit dem "Sustainable Event GOLD"-Label der ETH Zürich ausgezeichnet. Das Label wird an Veranstaltungen vergeben, die bewusst nachhaltig und inklusiv gestaltet sind. 🌱 Wir freuen uns, Sie nächste Woche an der ETH Zürich begrüssen zu dürfen! #PoweringTheFuture #ETHEnergyWeek ETH Zürich, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, D-MTEC ETH Zurich, ETH Zurich, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, ETH Student Project House, ETH Sustainability, ETH Entrepreneurship, ETH Entrepreneur Club, mint & pepper, outreach project Wyss Zurich (ETH Zurich / University of Zurich), ETH Alumni Association, Forschungsstelle Energienetze (FEN), Master Energy Science and Technology MEST - ETH Zurich, ETH Alumni MEST, Center for Climate Systems Modeling (C2SM), Centre for Sustainable Future Mobility - ETH Zurich, ETH AI Center, ETH Zurich Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP), NCCR Automation, RESC ETH Zürich, ETH Foundation, ETH Zurich | Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (ISTP), Energy Infrastructure Partners, IBM, Eidgenössische Elektrizitätskommission ElCom, Swissgrid AG, Verkehrshaus der Schweiz, Energie 360°, GE Vernova, energate, Bundesamt für Energie BFE, Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft / Agence de l’énergie pour l’économie, Christian Schaffner, Jonas Savelsberg, Benedikt Knüsel