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🚀 Meet our 2025 Excellent Scholar Thanh Truc Bui, Bioinformatician from Vietnam studying Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at D-BSSE, @ethz.ch
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November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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🚀Meet our 2025 Excellent Scholar Emma Craig, Chemical Engineer from South Africa studying Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at D-BSSE, @ethz.ch
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November 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
What if tiny #robots could travel through our bloodstream, detect diseases, and deliver drugs where needed? At the Medical Microsystems Lab, Professor Simone Schuerle and her team are bringing this vision closer to reality.
Support cutting-edge research with heart: ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“I decided to leave my academic career and devote myself fully to marine conservation.”

In the interview, Ulrike Pfreundt talks about the importance of coral reefs for healthy oceans and why participatory processes and co-design are crucial: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...
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Relief for coral reefs • ETH Zürich Foundation
With the health of the oceans in acute danger, marine biologist Ulrike Pfreundt left her academic career to found a company.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Great thanks to Peoplefone for funding the "Best BSc Thesis Award and for their continued commitment for young talents at @ethz.ch
During the open house at the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET, three outstanding bachelor's students were honoured with the “Best BSc Thesis Award”. In addition, three students of PBL projects received awards. Congratulations to the winners!

Read more: ee.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
October 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Biodiversity is under threat. To make sure preservation measures are effective, the WildinSync initiative is monitoring global trends in biodiversity, using eDNA, satellite data and AI.

@ele-ethwsl.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @usyseth.bsky.social @loicpellissier.bsky.social @ethz.ch
Pinpointing changes in biodiversity • ETH Zürich Foundation
The WildinSync initiative, launched at ETH Zurich, is monitoring global trends in biodiversity – using eDNA, satellite data and AI.
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September 22, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Strengthening cybersecurity: ‪Swissquote‬ is supporting the Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center (ZISC) at @ethz.ch with a generous donation to help make communication and IT infrastructure more secure: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...

#cybersecurity #digitalbanking #ZISC #research
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
An amazing opportunity, thanks to the Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation.
ETH Zurich receives CHF 100M from the Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation to launch ETH Swiss GeoLab – a global Earth observation centre based in Lucerne. Led by Thomas Zurbuchen & Verena Griess, it will use satellite & sensor data to address global & local challenges.

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The Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation donates 100 million Swiss francs to ETH Zurich for Earth observation centre
ETH Zurich will receive 10 million Swiss francs a year from the Jörg G. Bucherer-Foundation for the next ten years. The university will use the funds to establish a competence centre for Earth observa...
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July 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
At the ‪@eth-ai-center‬, Paola Malsot and Riccardo De Santi are applying artificial intelligence to cutting-edge fields with a possibly transformative character, funded by the Dieter Schwarz Stiftung.
👉 Read more: ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...
Talent for advanced AI • ETH Zürich Foundation
With backgrounds spanning life sciences, theoretical physics and computer science, two ETH researchers are applying artificial intelligence with a possibly transformative character.
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June 30, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Congratulations to @dorfler.bsky.social who has been given this year's Rössler prize in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the fields of energy and control engineering.

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Florian Dörfler awarded this year’s Rössler Prize
ETH Zurich Automatic Control Laboratory
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June 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
At @ethz.ch, Jacob Corn and his team are at the forefront of genome editing, developing tools to treat rare genetic diseases and investigating what happens inside our cells when DNA is altered: ethz-foundation.ch/fokus/news-2...
#genomeediting #CRISPR #medicalresearch #ETHZurich #startups
June 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting an event organised by the ETH Foundation @ethfoundation.bsky.social on "AI-driven science and innovation." It was a special occasion to hear about the latest developments in AI and create a strong connection between ETH and #Ticino #AI #wearealps #alps
May 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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After 25 years at @ethz.ch, Prof. Aldo Steinfeld leaves a legacy of groundbreaking work in solar energy. His research led to the creation of Climeworks & @Synhelion, both pioneering carbon-neutral solutions. Join us for his Farewell Lecture on 21 May, 5.15pm, Audi Max.
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When a vision becomes reality
Aldo Steinfeld, a pioneer in synthetic fuels, retires at the end of July 2025. This provides a compelling reason to present a portrait of the engineer and to find out how you can fill up your fuel tan...
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May 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
What if planes could fly with solar energy? At @ethz.ch, bold ideas take off. Synhelion – an ETH spin-off turning sunlight into sustainable fuel – began as a project inspired by Professor Aldo Steinfeld. Supported by the Pioneer Fellowship, their vision took flight. Learn more: lnkd.in/eiiBdtVy
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Warum ist #Philanthropie essenziell für die @ethzurich.bsky.social ? Sie macht wegweisende Projekte möglich, die über die staatliche Grundfinanzierung hinausgehen. Ob Stipendien oder zukunftsweisende Forschung – jede Unterstützung bringt uns einer lebenswerten Welt von morgen einen Schritt näher.
April 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
ESOP goes bauma: Vielen Dank an die Amman Group für die spannenden Einblicke an der bauma 2025 für die ETH-Exzellenz-Stipendiatinnen und -Stipendiaten!
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April 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
“The more our circle of supporters grows, the more we can achieve together.”
Thank you to all donors and talents who attended this years' "Meet the Talent": ethz-foundation.ch/en/spotlight...
Become a supporter of talent at @ethzurich.bsky.social : ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...
April 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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ETH Zurich has fabricated the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure. With the construction of the White Tower in Mulegns, researchers hope to bring innovative technologies to commercial maturity. ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
Towering feat in an alpine village
ETH Zurich has fabricated the world’s tallest 3D-printed structure. With the construction of the White Tower in Mulegns, researchers hope to bring innovative technologies to commercial maturity.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Discover our 2024 annual report and learn more about the impact of philanthropy at @ethzurich.bsky.social: report24.ethz-foundation.ch/en/
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Annual Report 2024 • ETH Zurich Foundation
Pushing boundaries together. Through research. For society. Annual Report 2024 from ETH Zurich Foundation.
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April 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Congratulations to Svitlana Mayboroda.

Thank you to our donors who made the foundation of the Institute possible in 2013.
Svitlana Mayboroda will lead the ETH Institute for Theoretical Studies from June 2025! As a Professor of #Mathematics at ETH Zurich, she specializes in analysis, PDEs & #Geometric measure theory with applications in #Physics & #Semiconductors.

Read more about her work: math.ethz.ch/news-and-eve...
February 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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So grateful for the opportunity to help promote my research and the NOMIS-ETH fellowship program - would highly recommend to apply !!
What sparked the origins of #life? How does life continue to evolve? These questions drive @taylorpriest.bsky.social, one of the new NOMIS-ETH Fellows. He studies mobile genetic elements – tiny DNA fragments that transfer genetic information.

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On the trail of evolution | NOMIS-ETH Fellowship
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January 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Congratulations to Simon Storz, recent graduate of our Quantum Device Lab, for winning first Quantum Entanglement Prize of @ethzurich.bsky.social and the @ethfoundation.bsky.social, providing 30 thousand Swiss Francs for the continuation of his research career.
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Andreas Wallraff on LinkedIn: #quantum #entanglement #prize
For his PhD research work on loophole-free Bell tests with superconducting circuits Simon Storz, who recently graduated from our Quantum Device Lab…
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February 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
What sparked the origins of #life? How does life continue to evolve? These questions drive @taylorpriest.bsky.social, one of the new NOMIS-ETH Fellows. He studies mobile genetic elements – tiny DNA fragments that transfer genetic information.

youtu.be/dErIaOhQkdc?...
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On the trail of evolution | NOMIS-ETH Fellowship
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January 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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A new study from @ethzurich.bsky.social shows flight costs could rise by 50% if synthetic fuels replace kerosene by 2050.

Scaling production globally will need vast renewable energy, particularly outside Europe. ✈️

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The cost of climate-neutral aviation in the future
Flight ticket prices could rise by 50 percent if aviation is made climate-neutral. This is an estimate from a new study by researchers at ETH Zurich. It is based in particular on the use of synthetic ...
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January 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Michelle Frei, former Excellence Scholar and now Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging at @ethzurich.bsky.social, develops innovative chemical tools to better visualise and study cellular processes.
More about Excellence Scholarships: ethz-foundation.ch/en/projects/...
Luminous tools for living cells
Cells constantly process complex signals, be they for survival, metabolism, development, or cell death. Anyone who can spy on this internal communication has a decisive advantage regarding the develop...
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January 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM