Torsten Schwede
@torstenschwede.bsky.social
Computational Structural Biology @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch @sib.swiss | President of the Research Council of the @snsf-ch.bsky.social | Team Science 🧪
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Bundespräsident Parmelin lanciert sechs neue Nationale #Forschungsschwerpunkte in Medizin, Klima, Physik und Chemie. Der #Bund stellt bis 2029 über 98 Mio. CHF bereit und die #Hochschulen steuern zusätzliche Mittel bei. Ziel ist die Förderung von Exzellenz und Stärkung der internationalen Position.
Sechs neue Nationale Forschungsschwerpunkte stärken Schweizer Spitzenforschung in strategisch wichtigen Bereichen
Berne, 30.01.2026 — Bundespräsident Guy Parmelin, Vorsteher des Eidgenössischen Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF), hat die Lancierung von sechs neuen Nationalen Forschungsschwerpunkten beschlossen. Damit stärkt der Bund die Schweizer Forschung und Innovation in strategisc...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Bundespräsident Parmelin lanciert sechs neue Nationale #Forschungsschwerpunkte in Medizin, Klima, Physik und Chemie. Der #Bund stellt bis 2029 über 98 Mio. CHF bereit und die #Hochschulen steuern zusätzliche Mittel bei. Ziel ist die Förderung von Exzellenz und Stärkung der internationalen Position.
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Le président Guy Parmelin lance six nouveaux #Pôles de recherche nationaux en médecine, climat, physique et chimie. La #Confédération alloue plus de 98 millions CHF jusqu’en 2029, auxquels s’ajoutent des moyens des #hautes écoles. But : renforcer l’excellence et la position internationale de la CH.
Six nouveaux pôles de recherche nationaux vont renforcer la recherche de pointe en Suisse dans des domaines d’importance stratégique
Bern, 30.01.2026 — Le président de la Confédération Guy Parmelin, chef du Département de l’économie, de la formation et de la recherche (DEFR), a décidé du lancement de six nouveaux pôles de recherche nationaux (PRN). La Confédération entend ainsi renforcer la recherche et l’innovati...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Le président Guy Parmelin lance six nouveaux #Pôles de recherche nationaux en médecine, climat, physique et chimie. La #Confédération alloue plus de 98 millions CHF jusqu’en 2029, auxquels s’ajoutent des moyens des #hautes écoles. But : renforcer l’excellence et la position internationale de la CH.
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Il presidente della Confederazione Parmelin lancia 6 nuovi #poli nazionali di ricerca in settori come medicina, clima, fisica e chimica. La #Confederazione stanzierà oltre 98 mio. fr. fino al 2029; le #scuole universitarie forniranno ulteriori fondi. Obiettivo: promuovere l’eccellenza Svizzera.
Sei nuovi poli di ricerca nazionali (PRN) per rafforzare la ricerca svizzera di punta in settori strategicamente importanti
Berna, 30.01.2026 — Il presidente della Confederazione Guy Parmelin, capo del Dipartimento federale dell’economia, della formazione e della ricerca (DEFR), ha deciso di avviare sei nuovi poli di ricerca nazionali (PRN). Con questa iniziativa la Confederazione rafforza il settore svizzero della r...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Il presidente della Confederazione Parmelin lancia 6 nuovi #poli nazionali di ricerca in settori come medicina, clima, fisica e chimica. La #Confederazione stanzierà oltre 98 mio. fr. fino al 2029; le #scuole universitarie forniranno ulteriori fondi. Obiettivo: promuovere l’eccellenza Svizzera.
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Federal President Parmelin launches six new National #Centres of Competence in Research in medicine, climate, physics and chemistry. The #Confederation has set aside over CHF 98 million to be spent between now and 2029 and additional funding will be provided by #higher education institutions.
Six new National Centres of Competence in Research strengthen Swiss cutting-edge research in strategically important areas
Berne, 30.01.2026 — President Guy Parmelin, head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), has decided to launch six new National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCRs). The federal government thus seeks to reinforce Swiss research and innovation activities i...
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January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Federal President Parmelin launches six new National #Centres of Competence in Research in medicine, climate, physics and chemistry. The #Confederation has set aside over CHF 98 million to be spent between now and 2029 and additional funding will be provided by #higher education institutions.
Six new National Centres of Competence in Research #NCCR announced today in strategically important areas such as medicine, quantum technology and climate: Children & Cancer, CLIM+, Genesis, Muoniverse, Precision, and Separations.
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Six new National Centres of Competence in Research strengthen Swiss cutting-edge research in strategically important areas
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January 30, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Six new National Centres of Competence in Research #NCCR announced today in strategically important areas such as medicine, quantum technology and climate: Children & Cancer, CLIM+, Genesis, Muoniverse, Precision, and Separations.
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Forschungsförderung ist ein wichtiger Teil unserer Zukunftsvorsorge.
Österreich investiert in den nächsten 3 Jahren 3 Mrd € in die Grundlagenforschung. Ein reales Wachstum - selbst angesichts der hohen Inflation der letzten Jahre 👏
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@sbfi.admin.ch @snsf.ch 🧪
Österreich investiert in den nächsten 3 Jahren 3 Mrd € in die Grundlagenforschung. Ein reales Wachstum - selbst angesichts der hohen Inflation der letzten Jahre 👏
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@sbfi.admin.ch @snsf.ch 🧪
Ministerin Holzleitner prescht mit Drei-Milliarden-Budget für Grundlagenforschung vor
375 Millionen Euro mehr für drei Jahre für die Grundlagenforschung, FTI-Pakt bleibt aber weiterhin in Schwebe – Kürzungen bei angewandter Forschung werden befürchtet
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January 29, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Forschungsförderung ist ein wichtiger Teil unserer Zukunftsvorsorge.
Österreich investiert in den nächsten 3 Jahren 3 Mrd € in die Grundlagenforschung. Ein reales Wachstum - selbst angesichts der hohen Inflation der letzten Jahre 👏
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@sbfi.admin.ch @snsf.ch 🧪
Österreich investiert in den nächsten 3 Jahren 3 Mrd € in die Grundlagenforschung. Ein reales Wachstum - selbst angesichts der hohen Inflation der letzten Jahre 👏
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@sbfi.admin.ch @snsf.ch 🧪
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Europa muss souveräner werden bei wissenschaftlichen Daten und Forschungsressourcen – aus Verantwortung. Darüber habe ich in dieser Woche im Deutschlandfunk gesprochen ⬇️ www.deutschlandfunk.de/us-wissensch...
So bekämpft Donald Trump in seiner zweiten Amtszeit die Wissenschaft
Mit der zweiten Amtszeit hat die Trump-Regierung erneut der Wissenschaft den Kampf angesagt und hält nur an wenigen Forschungsvorhaben fest.
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January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Europa muss souveräner werden bei wissenschaftlichen Daten und Forschungsressourcen – aus Verantwortung. Darüber habe ich in dieser Woche im Deutschlandfunk gesprochen ⬇️ www.deutschlandfunk.de/us-wissensch...
Congratulations to the Ypsomed Innovation Award winners 2026 !🏆
Visienco
Rhovica Neuroimaging
optohive
www.linkedin.com/company/ypso...
#YpsomedInnovationAward
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄
Visienco
Rhovica Neuroimaging
optohive
www.linkedin.com/company/ypso...
#YpsomedInnovationAward
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Congratulations to the Ypsomed Innovation Award winners 2026 !🏆
Visienco
Rhovica Neuroimaging
optohive
www.linkedin.com/company/ypso...
#YpsomedInnovationAward
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄
Visienco
Rhovica Neuroimaging
optohive
www.linkedin.com/company/ypso...
#YpsomedInnovationAward
𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🤝 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄
“We need to ask ourselves, on both sides of the Atlantic, if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option.” Alain Berset in NYT:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
“We need to ask ourselves, on both sides of the Atlantic, if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option.” Alain Berset in NYT:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Excellente tribune de @torstenschwede.bsky.social à propos de l'importance de soutenir le @snf-fns.ch
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Investir dans la recherche scientifique est dans l’intérêt de notre pays - Le Temps
OPINION. Le parlement se penche sur une potentielle baisse d’au moins 10% du budget du Fonds national suisse dès 2027. Si ce projet passe la rampe, la Suisse fragilisera sa capacité d’innovation, sa c...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Excellente tribune de @torstenschwede.bsky.social à propos de l'importance de soutenir le @snf-fns.ch
www.letemps.ch/opinions/inv... www.letemps.ch/opinions/inv...
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The 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). 🧪
Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.
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Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The 2026 Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize will be awarded in the field of life sciences (biology and medicine). 🧪
Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.
marcel-benoist.ch/en/nominatio... @snsf.ch
Deadline for nominations: 23 February 2026.
marcel-benoist.ch/en/nominatio... @snsf.ch
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🚀 New paper in @natmethods.nature.com!
We present OpenStructure's powerful scoring capabilities, used to assess predictionsin CAMEO and CASP.
Read the full study here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #OpenStructure #CASP #CAMEO #ProteinStructure
We present OpenStructure's powerful scoring capabilities, used to assess predictionsin CAMEO and CASP.
Read the full study here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #OpenStructure #CASP #CAMEO #ProteinStructure
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🚀 New paper in @natmethods.nature.com!
We present OpenStructure's powerful scoring capabilities, used to assess predictionsin CAMEO and CASP.
Read the full study here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #OpenStructure #CASP #CAMEO #ProteinStructure
We present OpenStructure's powerful scoring capabilities, used to assess predictionsin CAMEO and CASP.
Read the full study here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #OpenStructure #CASP #CAMEO #ProteinStructure
Shaping the future of research funding. 🧪
The @snsf.ch Swiss National Science Foundation is looking for new members for the Foundation Council. Application deadline: 30 January 2026.
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The @snsf.ch Swiss National Science Foundation is looking for new members for the Foundation Council. Application deadline: 30 January 2026.
www.snf.ch/en/Boii3zvoj...
New Foundation Council members wanted
Help shape research funding! The SNSF is advertising mandates for the Foundation Council, its strategic governing body.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Shaping the future of research funding. 🧪
The @snsf.ch Swiss National Science Foundation is looking for new members for the Foundation Council. Application deadline: 30 January 2026.
www.snf.ch/en/Boii3zvoj...
The @snsf.ch Swiss National Science Foundation is looking for new members for the Foundation Council. Application deadline: 30 January 2026.
www.snf.ch/en/Boii3zvoj...
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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The SNSF is considering restrictions for its Project funding. Goal: to ensure the quality of evaluation & stable success rates despite an increasing number of applications and limited funding. The final decision will be made in January 2026.
👉 buff.ly/iGOCf7R
#research #science
👉 buff.ly/iGOCf7R
#research #science
Project funding restrictions envisaged
The SNSF is responding to increased demand from researchers in order to ensure evaluation quality and stabilise success rates.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The SNSF is considering restrictions for its Project funding. Goal: to ensure the quality of evaluation & stable success rates despite an increasing number of applications and limited funding. The final decision will be made in January 2026.
👉 buff.ly/iGOCf7R
#research #science
👉 buff.ly/iGOCf7R
#research #science
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Interesting study showing how genetic variation can limit antibody therapies, led by the DBM team (Lepore & Jeker) with computational structural analysis from @torstenschwede.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
#PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #AntibodyTherapy
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#PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #AntibodyTherapy
December 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Interesting study showing how genetic variation can limit antibody therapies, led by the DBM team (Lepore & Jeker) with computational structural analysis from @torstenschwede.bsky.social @biozentrum.unibas.ch
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
#PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #AntibodyTherapy
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#PrecisionMedicine #Genetics #AntibodyTherapy
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Antibody-based therapies are used to treat numerous diseases, from cancer to rheumatic disorders and multiple sclerosis. Researchers @biomedizin.unibas.ch & @biozentrum.unibas.ch now report that individual genetic differences can prevent antibody-based therapies from being effective in some people.
Individual genetic differences render some therapies ineffective
Individual genetic differences can cause antibody-based therapies to be ineffective in some patients.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Antibody-based therapies are used to treat numerous diseases, from cancer to rheumatic disorders and multiple sclerosis. Researchers @biomedizin.unibas.ch & @biozentrum.unibas.ch now report that individual genetic differences can prevent antibody-based therapies from being effective in some people.
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The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a world-leading Earth-science centre in Boulder, Colorado.
go.nature.com/4pjzUqB
go.nature.com/4pjzUqB
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a world-leading Earth-science centre in Boulder, Colorado.
go.nature.com/4pjzUqB
go.nature.com/4pjzUqB
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🎉 The last newsletter for #eccb2026 is out! Organized by the @sib.swiss, from 31 Aug to 4 Sept 2026, the European Conference on Computational Biology will bring together the international #computationalbiology community for 5 days of science, collaboration & inspiration.
👉 Read more: chk.me/jcH79HN
👉 Read more: chk.me/jcH79HN
December 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🎉 The last newsletter for #eccb2026 is out! Organized by the @sib.swiss, from 31 Aug to 4 Sept 2026, the European Conference on Computational Biology will bring together the international #computationalbiology community for 5 days of science, collaboration & inspiration.
👉 Read more: chk.me/jcH79HN
👉 Read more: chk.me/jcH79HN
Be it microwaves, lasers or vaccines – they all originated from basic research. With curiosity and tenacity, researchers laid the foundations for achievements that are taken for granted today. 🧪🔭🧬
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
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Wave & Particle: How Light Drives Inventions #basicresearch
YouTube video by Swiss National Science Foundation
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December 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Be it microwaves, lasers or vaccines – they all originated from basic research. With curiosity and tenacity, researchers laid the foundations for achievements that are taken for granted today. 🧪🔭🧬
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
Basic research today - innovation tomorrow. The @snsf.ch drives progress.
youtu.be/6IfWl8t62cM
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📢 We are proud sponsors of the @AMRConference26 and are again hosting our networking event on the 2 March.
👩🔬👨🔬 "Young Scientists: Building future antibiotic expertise" features four speakers and an apéro.
‼️Don't forget to check the box when registering for the conference ‼️
👩🔬👨🔬 "Young Scientists: Building future antibiotic expertise" features four speakers and an apéro.
‼️Don't forget to check the box when registering for the conference ‼️
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📢 We are proud sponsors of the @AMRConference26 and are again hosting our networking event on the 2 March.
👩🔬👨🔬 "Young Scientists: Building future antibiotic expertise" features four speakers and an apéro.
‼️Don't forget to check the box when registering for the conference ‼️
👩🔬👨🔬 "Young Scientists: Building future antibiotic expertise" features four speakers and an apéro.
‼️Don't forget to check the box when registering for the conference ‼️
Highly sensitive and extremely fast sequence searches?
Yes, we can! 🧪
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Yes, we can! 🧪
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Fresh from bioRxiv our latest work introducing The Embedded Alphabet (TEA), a powerful new representation for protein sequences obtained by discretising ESM2 embeddings into 20 characters.
Pre-print: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵👇(1/n)
Pre-print: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧵👇(1/n)
Rewriting protein alphabets with language models
Detecting remote homology with speed and sensitivity is crucial for tasks like function annotation and structure prediction. We introduce a novel approach using contrastive learning to convert protein...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Highly sensitive and extremely fast sequence searches?
Yes, we can! 🧪
⬇️⬇️⬇️
Yes, we can! 🧪
⬇️⬇️⬇️
The @snsf.ch is proud to support the Swiss National ORD prize. Congratulations to:
“Choice of Law Dataverse (CoLD)” by Agatha Brandão de Oliveira, Uni Lucerne.
&
“Alplakes – Monitoring and forecasting European alpine lakes”, by James Runnalls at Eawag
🧪
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“Choice of Law Dataverse (CoLD)” by Agatha Brandão de Oliveira, Uni Lucerne.
&
“Alplakes – Monitoring and forecasting European alpine lakes”, by James Runnalls at Eawag
🧪
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Swiss National ORD Prize 2025 for Legal and Environmental Sciences
ord.swiss-academies.ch
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The @snsf.ch is proud to support the Swiss National ORD prize. Congratulations to:
“Choice of Law Dataverse (CoLD)” by Agatha Brandão de Oliveira, Uni Lucerne.
&
“Alplakes – Monitoring and forecasting European alpine lakes”, by James Runnalls at Eawag
🧪
ord.swiss-academies.ch/news/swiss-n...
“Choice of Law Dataverse (CoLD)” by Agatha Brandão de Oliveira, Uni Lucerne.
&
“Alplakes – Monitoring and forecasting European alpine lakes”, by James Runnalls at Eawag
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ord.swiss-academies.ch/news/swiss-n...
Thank you very much for your trust. I am very much looking forward to contributing to the Science Europe Governing Board.🧪
📢Congratulations to the newly elected Science Europe Governing Board, during the General Assembly in Oslo today!
🤝Thank you to the outgoing Governing Board and Member Organisations for their active participation and continued engagement in shaping our shared values
#ResearchCollaboration #ERA
🤝Thank you to the outgoing Governing Board and Member Organisations for their active participation and continued engagement in shaping our shared values
#ResearchCollaboration #ERA
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thank you very much for your trust. I am very much looking forward to contributing to the Science Europe Governing Board.🧪
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Google DeepMind was created to use AI for world-changing science, but the advent of LLMs raises deep questions about their future
go.nature.com/4iceKsu
go.nature.com/4iceKsu
Google DeepMind won a Nobel prize for AI: can it produce the next big breakthrough?
The company was created to use AI for world- changing science — and achieved that with AlphaFold. But the advent of large language models raises deep questions about the future of DeepMind.
go.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Google DeepMind was created to use AI for world-changing science, but the advent of LLMs raises deep questions about their future
go.nature.com/4iceKsu
go.nature.com/4iceKsu