We are pleased to invite you to the SSA Community Symposium 2026, taking place on Monday, 9 November 2026, at the ETH SSA Building in Schlieren.

The symposium will bring together ETH Zurich, the Schlieren Bio-Technopark, and the broader life sciences community for a day dedicated to scientific exchange, clinical translation, and collaboration. Together, we will showcase cutting-edge research at ETH Zurich alongside related activities across the Schlieren life sciences ecosystem, highlighting how academia, healthcare, industry, and entrepreneurship can jointly drive biomedical innovation.

Please visit the symposium website for the preliminary program, speaker lineup, and registration details.

Join us for inspiring scientific presentations, engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and guided tours of the SSA laboratories. We look forward to welcoming researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, industry partners, and members of the broader biomedical innovation ecosystem for a symposium that fosters exchange across institutions and disciplines and creates opportunities for new collaborations.

Registration is now open! Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who may be interested.

We look forward to welcoming you in Schlieren!

The SSA Community Symposium Organizing Team

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Swiss and UK partners can now apply to the new Switzerland–UK call for projects, published by Innosuisse & Innovate UK, to develop joint research and development projects with strong commercial potential in both countries.

This bilateral call is open exclusively to Swiss and UK partners in three priority areas:
🔹 Semiconductors
🔹 Life Sciences
🔹 Engineering/Synthetic Biology

The call builds on earlier UK–Swiss collaborative R&D rounds and reflects the strength of our growing innovation partnership. It offers another opportunity for businesses and research partners in both countries to work together on commercially relevant innovation and bring new ideas closer to application.

📅 Submission deadline: 3 September 2026
📣 Interested in applying? Join the online information webinar on 23 June 2026 at 10:00 BST/11:00 CEST https://ow.ly/ck3Q50ZevAB

More information, including the call page, guidelines and FAQ, is available via:
👉 Innosuisse: https://ow.ly/n39t50ZevCM
👉 Innovate UK: https://ow.ly/ZU9n50ZevEA

If there are people at Bio-Technopark who are looking for an apartment in Schlieren, they should sign up for this waiting list right away.
The apartments will be advertised later this week, and those on this list will have a head start.
The apartments will be ready for occupancy around mid-2027.

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Round 10 starts in Sept 2026. Apply now!

Mr. Cayu Elia Schmid is currently studying biotechnology at ZHAW in Wädenswil. He has completed his fourth semester and will begin his fifth soon. He expects to graduate in 2028. He is looking for a long-term part-time position (approximately 30–40%) in laboratory support, production, quality assurance, process development, or technical support.

Mr. Schmid originally trained as a polymechanic (EFZ), so he has extensive experience working with precision and attention to detail. He has also gained initial practical experience in chemistry, microbiology, cell culture, and plant culture techniques during his studies.

Please see his resume attached. If you are interested, please contact him directly.

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