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Embassy of Switzerland in Japan

State Secretariat for Education and Research SER

Innovation JAPAN 2011, September 21-22, 2011 • Science & Technology Office Tokyo of 8

Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft

Confédération suisse

Confederazione Svizzera

Confederaziun svizra

Swiss Innovation Booth at Innovation JAPAN 2011 Presentations and Networking Event by Swiss and Japanese Startups September 21-22, 2011, Tokyo International Forum / Embassy of Switzerland in Japan

Why Innovation Japan 2011?

• Japan’s largest innovation exhibition: Launched in 2004, Innovation Japan is the country’s largest exhibition focusing on all aspects of innovation. The event was surely one of the most important platforms in 2011 for academia and industry to seek potential collaboration partners and to make full use of their technology seeds matching the needs of society.

• Visibility and commitment: Through its Swiss Innovation Booth, Switzerland has been present 3 consecutive years at the exhibition; more than any other foreign countries. Continuity is a key factor in the Japanese market.

• Worlds’ leading innovators: Switzerland and Japan are both characterized by high spending on R&D as well as high patenting rates, which make both countries the world’s leading innovators. This makes Japan a great partner for Swiss innovators.

Goals

• Reinforce image of Switzerland as top innovative country: The core purpose of the Swiss Innovation Booth is to present Europe’s most innovative country’s excellence in innovation, science & technology to Japan’s most sophisticated universities, research institutions, offices of technology transfer and potential business partners.

• Promote Swiss Academic excellence: For the 3rd

time, Swiss universities and R&D institutions have been able to present their excellence in research, their education possibilities and their tech transfer offers.

• Introduce Swiss startups to Japan: This year, emphasis has been put on Swiss startups, forefront innovators of the country. By selecting highly promising startups and with the great support of CTI, the Swiss Innovation Booth introduced to Japan 2 Swiss startups that have high interest in the Asian country’s market and collaborators.

Results

• The eighth Innovation Japan 2011 convention attracted 28’324 visitors. As many as 600 exhibition proposals had been made and the top 300 were chosen for participation, filtering exhibitors and visitors to the highest level.

• With its eye-catching lit-up fascia & counter, its video display, its 3D sound system and its chocolates, the Swiss Innovation Booth was extremely successful in attracting much interest around Switzerland’s top notch innovations. Having the main pamphlets as well as the startups’ posters and flyers translated into Japanese were efforts that have proven to be extremely useful.

• In 2 days, over 210 contacts were made with visitors expressing interest in Swiss innovation and technology. Those included specialists from governmental organizations (JAIST, JST, METI, MEXT, NEDO), major companies (Fujitsu, Hitachi, Honda, JR, Konica Minolta, Mitsubishi, NHK, Omron, Pioneer and many more) and academia (including Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka and Tohoku Universities, The University of Tokyo and Tokyo Institute of Technology).

Testimonials

• “The Embassy and the S&T Office Tokyo have done a superb job in providing all necessary tools for a successful Innovation Japan Fair. We could have an excellent window on such a prestigious exhibition and getting familiar with the Japanese ecosystem. I believe this kind of support is what startups need when being far away from home. I really hope these services will keep on growing and help Swiss technology to make it in Japan.” – Dr. Francesco Dell'Endice, CEO, QualySense AG

• “My expectation in visiting the Innovation Japan 2011 was to gather first impressions and reactions from the Japanese market as well as to establish contacts with potential business partners. The exhibition has been a great success. I much value the contacts gathered during the exhibition and will follow them up in order to get further insights into the Japanese coating market. Thank you for this valuable opportunity.” – Mr. Andor Bariska, CEO, Winterthur Instruments GmbH








Participants

• Universities: ETH Zurich and EPFL were present as the 2 leading innovating universities in Switzerland, each with a large poster and brochures. The Universities of Applied Sciences UAS also joined the exhibition for the first time. In addition, 3 EPFL students introduced a project that recently won them the 3

rd prize

at an international student competition on innovation.

• R&D: The ETH Domain’s R&D institutions – PSI, Eawag and Empa – this year closely collaborated to provide a unified poster which coherently presented their activities and was very well received. Dectris – a PSI-based startup – and Empa’s Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics exhibited some flyers as well.

• Swiss startups: Sponsored by CTI, QualySense AG and WinterthurInstruments GmbH joined the exhibition with the direct participation of their respective CEO. For them, it was an excellent platform to present and promote their technologies and foster potential clients and collaborators by networking in a new market.

• Other companies: Sonic Emotion contributed by lending its innovative 3D-like sound technology to the Swiss Innovation Booth, whereas Nestlé supported the Swiss presence by giving their much appreciated KitKat.

• Sponsors & Partners: The Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, the State Secretariat for Education and Research and the Innovation Promotion Agency CTI sponsored the Swiss Innovation Booth. SwiTT contributed as an information partner.

Presentations and Networking Event by Swiss and Japanese Startups

To leverage the two countries’ common strength in innovation, the Science & Technology Office Tokyo decided this year, for the first time, to organize a concurrent private event which focused on startups.

• Why? To foster knowledge sharing and collaboration between the two countries’ innovators through a targeted event that complements the large scale exhibitions at the Tokyo International Forum. To help Swiss startups to penetrate the Japanese market.

• Who? The event gathered 62 high-level participants from backgrounds as diverse as entrepreneurs, researchers, research promoters and venture capitalists. The number of Swiss versus Japanese people was well-balanced. The following 5 startups gave energetic, 10 minutes presentation pitches:

o QualySense (CH), ‘One by one’ biochemical analysis and sorting of grains

o WinterthurInstruments (CH), Noncontact and nondestructive testing of coatings

o Bi2-Vision (JP), 3D visualization mimicking human eye movement

o Micro-Emission (JP), Ultra compact atomic emission elemental analyzer

o AXELSPACE (JP), Nano-satellite at low cost, short R&D span

• Results and Testimonials: The event as a whole was extremely successful and many contacts and bonds have been created between the two countries’ entrepreneurs and potential clients and investors.

o “Thank you very much for offering us such a wonderful opportunity! For small venture companies like us, it is crucially important to raise awareness of our business among people in various fields.” – Dr. Yuya Nakamura, CEO, AXELSPACE

o “We were strongly impressed by the originality and professionalism of the startups taking part in the event, as well as the high profile guest attendance from academia and the business sector. It therefore came as no surprise that concrete business discussions were initiated that very evening between the entrepreneurs and some participants such as venture capital companies.” – Mr. Martin Stricker, President, Swiss Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Japan

o “Thank you very much for inviting me to such a wonderful event yesterday. I was very much impressed by all 5 presentations by Swiss and Japanese startups, who have invented breakthrough technologies with high potentials in business. I was also impressed by CTI to provide support to startups not only from a financial standpoint but also from other aspects such as new business development, patents, etc.” – Dr. Hajime Endo, Chairman, Lonza Japan Ldt








Appendix Complementary Documents

• Floor Map

• Visual Rendering of the Swiss Innovation Booth

• Press Clipping

Promotional Material Distributed at the Swiss Innovation Booth

• Science & Technology Office Tokyo o Flyer “Swiss Innovation Booth – Participants” [J/E] o Flyer “Swiss Innovation Booth – Swiss Innovation” [J/E] o Flyer “Funding Grants” [J/E] o Press Release “Swiss Innovation Booth at Innovation JAPAN 2011” [J/E] o Form “Swiss Innovation Booth – Visitors Form” o Magazine “Science-Switzerland: Hot Innovations 2011”

• QualySense o Poster [J/E] o Flyer [J/E]

• WinterthurInstruments o Poster [J/E] o Flyer “Coatmaster” [J/E] o Flyer “Tracer” [J/E]

• ETH Zurich o Poster o Booklet “ETH Zurich – Where the Future Begins”

• EPFL o Poster o Brochure “Innovation and Technology Transfer” o Booklet “EPFL Panorama 09” o Brochure “Overview – EPFL in Brief” [J/E] o Flyer “Innovation by students – Sensing the World through Smartphones”

• Universities of Applied Sciences o Brochure “Studying in Switzerland – Universities of Applied Sciences” o Brochure “Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences UAS”

• Empa, Eawag and PSI o Collaboration Poster “Cleantech Excellence made in Switzerland – Swiss Federal Research Laboratories” o Empa: Flyer “Harvesting the Energy of the Sun – High-Performance Thin Film Solar Cells” o Empa: Flyer “Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics” o PSI: Dectris Ltd.’s Flyer “DECTRIS X-ray detector systems” o PSI: Dectris Ltd.’s Flyers “CMOS Hybrid-Pixel Technology” and “Next Generation X-Ray detector”

• SwiTT o SwiTT License Book Volume I & II o Flyer

• Other o Reflex Press Magazine, Avril & June 2011 editions o Einstein Bags o Nestlé KitKat Chocolates o Sonic Emotion Soundbar

Videos and Websites

• Video – Swiss Innovation Booth at Innovation Japan 2011: http://www.swissinnovation.org/2011/InnovationJapan2011/Video

• Video – EPFL 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Rf99ZkoFc

• Website – Innovation JAPAN 2011: http://www.innovation-japan.jp

• Website – Tokyo International Forum: http://www.t-i-forum.co.jp








Appendix – Floor Map








Appendix – Visual Rendering of the Swiss Innovation Booth








Appendix – Press Clipping: JapanMARKT








Appendix – Press Clipping: SCCIJ








Appendix – Press Clipping: Startup Ticker

ポール・シェラー研究所（PSI）は自然科学・技術分野のスイス最大の研究センターです。PSIは物質の構造、エネルギーと環境、人間の健康の３つの主な分野で世界最高レベルの研究を行っています。基礎・応用研究を行うことで、PSIは社会、産業、科学が直面している大きな課題の長期的解決策に取り組んでいます。

スイス連邦工科大学チューリヒ校 Zurich は、知識をビジネスに変えていくことを最優先課題としています。年から年に設立されたスピンオフ企業は社に達し、年だけでこれまでで最高の社が設立されました。さらに、年間約の特許出願が登録されています。 Zurich はスイス国内外の様々な企業と多くの提携を結んでおり、、ロシュ、ディズニーといった世界的企業と多様な分野で戦略的パートナーシップを展開しています。

スイス連邦水質研究所（Eawag）は世界トップクラスの水質研究機関です。Eawagは長期にわたって築き上げてきた研究、教育、コンサルティング、知識移転などの活動を強みとして成功してきました。Eawagは自然科学者、社会科学者、技術者がそろっているため、比較的摂動を受けない水界生態系から完全な人工廃水管理システムまで幅広い水質研究に取り組むことができるのです。

スイス連邦材料試験研究所（EMPA）は材料科学・技術開発の特定分野を対象とする総合的な研究・サービス機関です。EMPAの研究開発は産業界の要望や社会のニーズに応えることを目指しており、応用研究と新しいアイディアの実用化、科学と産業、科学と社会を結びつけています。

swiTTは技術移転分野で積極的に活動するプロフェッショナルの協会であり、会員は公的研究・教育機関、大学病院、その他の非営利研究機関から民間部門に渡ります。同協会は2003年10月に設立されました。

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欧州でも最も技術研究が進んでいる地域の一つにあるスイス連邦工科大学ローザンヌ校（EPFL）のキャンパスは、7800人の学部・修士課程の学生、1800人の博士課程の学生、350人の教授と1500人の研究者、合わせて1万人以上が集う場所となっています。EPFLは最先端の研究が行われる、そして新しいハイテク企業が生まれるユニークな場所でもあります。学内に基礎・応用研究を進める350以上の研究所や研究グループを抱えるEPFLは欧州で最も革新的で生産的な技術研究拠点の一つです。

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技術革新委員会 CTI はイノベーションの振興を目的とした連邦機関です。60年間、CTIは民間企業と大学間の知識・技術移転を応用研究と開発計画のパートナーとして結び付けることで促進してきました。またCTIは新興企業も支援しています。

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スイス連邦工科大学チューリヒ校（ETH Zurich）

スイス連邦水質研究所（Eawag）

スイス連邦材料試験研究所 (EMPA)

スイスの応用科学大学は、特定の職業に特化した、特に今日の労働市場や社会のニーズにあった最上級の高等教育を行っています。スイスの応用科学大学は応用研究、知識・技術移転にも積極的に取り組んでいます。これらの応用研究は、主に中小企業のために実施され、革新的で市場性の高いソリューションを提供しています。

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に設立したスタートアップ企業です。同社は農産物の品質・安全管理のための大容量選別装置の開発、販売においてイノベーションの最先端を行くことを目指しています。この独自開発のユニークなスイス製装置は、穀物、種子、豆類の生化学的特質別の確実な選別を可能にします。

クオリセンス

スイス応用科学大学学長協議会(KFH)

ヴィンタートゥール・インスツルメンツは、コーティングの非接触・非破壊試験の測定システムを開発しています。同社のテクノロジーにより、企業は生産時間とコーティング材を削減し、国内外向け製品の品質を％管理することができます。コーティングの厚さ、耐熱性、層間剥離、多孔性について計測可能な測定システムは、使いやすく、厚さ断面試験などの相対測定をキャリブレーションなしで行うことができます。

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スイス大使館

技術革新委員会 CTI 世界イノベーションランキングでスイスが第1位に

対する特許出願件数が最も高い国でした。また、スイスは欧州イノベーション・スコアボードにおいて、年連続で第位を獲得しています。

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The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research centre for natural and engineering sciences within Switzerland. PSI performs world-class research in three main subject areas: Structure of Matter; Energy and the Environment; and Human Health. By conducting fundamental and applied research, PSI works on long-term solutions for major challenges facing society, industry and science.

Turning knowledge into business is a top priority for ETH Zurich. Between 2006 and 2010, no fewer than 104 spin-off companies were founded and a record 24 spin-offs were established in 2009 alone. Furthermore, about 80 patent applica-tions are registered annually. ETH Zurich enjoys numerous collaborations in different fields with Swiss and foreign companies and has developed various strategic partnerships with global companies such as IBM, Roche or Disney.

Eawag is among the world’s leading aquatic research institutes. Its strengths and successes are based on a long-established portfolio of activities – research, education and consulting & knowledge transfer. The combination of natural and social scientists and engineers permits a wide range of water research, across the continuum from relatively unperturbed aquatic ecosystems to fully engineered wastewater management systems.

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, is an interdisciplinary research and service institution covering selected fields of materials science and technology development. Its R&D activities focus on meeting the requirements of industry and the needs of society, thereby linking applications-oriented research and the practical implementation of novel ideas, science and industry as well as science and society.

The Swiss Technology Transfer Association is the association of technology transfer professionals who are active in the transfer of technology from institutes of public research and education, university hospitals, and other not-for-profit research organizations to the private sector. It was founded in October 2003.

Check all the current technology transfer offers for companies:www.switt.ch/www/adminall2/index.php?id=89825

Located in one of the most technologically advanced region in Europe, EPFL brings together a campus of over 10'000 people with 7'800 students, 1’800 PhD students, 350 Professors and 1’500 researchers. EPFL is a unique place for advanced research and the creation of new high tech companies. With more than 350 laboratories and research groups on campus (fundamental and applied research), EPFL is one of Europe's most innovative and productive technology institutes.

The Science & Technology Office Tokyo is proud to present the Swiss Innovation Booth in line with its strategic mission to promote the excellence of Swiss innovation via Switzerland’s research insitutes and top-notch startups.

CTI is the Swiss Confederation’s Innovation Promotion Agency. For the past sixty years, it has fostered knowledge and technology transfer between companies and universities by bringing them together as partners on applied research and development projects. CTI also provides assistance to start-up companies.

Paul Scherrer InstituteTechnology Transfer OfficeMr. Robert RUDOLPH5232 Villigen PSISwitzerlandTel: +41 56 310 [email protected], www.psi.ch

ETH ZurichETH transferDr. Silvio BONACCIORaemistrasser 101, 8092 ZurichSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 632 [email protected], www.transfer.ethz.ch

Swiss Technology Transfer AssociationP.O. Box, 3000 BernSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 455 56 [email protected], www.switt.ch

EawagMs. Anke POIGERUeberlandstrasse 133, Postfach 611, 8600 DuebendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 58 765 [email protected], www.eawag.ch

EMPAMs. Gabriele DOBENECKERUeberlandstrasse 129, 8600 DuebendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 58 765 [email protected], www.empa.ch

Swiss UAS offer tertiary A level degree programmes for specific professions, which specifically meet the needs of the labour market and society. UAS are also actively involved in applied research and the transfer of knowledge and technol-ogy. UAS applied research activities are conducted mainly for the benefit of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), providing them with innovative and marketable solutions.

QualySense is an EMPA-based start-up company co-founded in 2010 by Dr. Francesco Dell’Endice, along with Olga Mykhailova, Paolo D’Alcini, Alberto Romaneschi, and Stefan Blarer. QualySense aims to become the innovation leader in developing and marketing high-capacity sorting devices for quality and safety control of agricultural products. The unique and proprietary Swiss-made devices enable sorting grains, seeds and beans reliably by biochemical properties.

QualySense AGDr. Francesco DELL'ENDICEc/o EMPA - Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 DübendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 824 [email protected], www.qualysense.com

Rectors’ Conference of the Swiss UAS KFHDr. Anne CRAUSAZFalkenplatz 9, PF 710, 3000 Bern 9Switzerland Tel: +41 31 300 70 [email protected], www.kfh.ch

Winterhur Instruments develop measurement systems for noncontact and nondestructive testing of coatings. Our systems help our customers save production time and coating material as well as implement 100% quality control on in- and out-bound goods. The measurement systems determine thickness, thermal resistance, delamination and porosity of coatings, are easy to use and can be operated without calibration for relative measurements (e.g. to test thickness profiles).

Winterthur Instruments GmbHMr. Andor BARISKAJägerstrasse 2, 8406 WinterthurSwitzerlandTel: +41 78 720 20 46andor.bariska@winterthurinstruments.chwww.winterthurinstruments.ch

EPFLVPAA – International RelationsMr. Marius BURGATCM 2 249, Station 10, 1015 LausanneSwitzerlandTel: +41 21 693 [email protected], www.epfl.ch

Innovation Promotion Agency CTIDr. Martin BOPPEffingerstrasse 27, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandTel: +41 31 324 [email protected], www.kti-cti.ch

Science & Technology Office TokyoDr. Felix MOESNER, Head5-9-12 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8589, JapanTel: +81 3 5449 8400, Fax: +81 3 3473 [email protected], www.eda.admin.ch/tokyo

A recent report by the renowned business school INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organiza-tion ranks Switzerland as the top country for innovation. The rankings are based on patent applications, research and development expenditure, and use of information technology. Switzerland has the highest

Embassy of Switzerland

Innovation Promotion Agency CTI

Switzerland Tops World Innovation Rankings

number of patents per amount of GDP. The country has also been elected No. 1 in the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) for two consecutive years.

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ポール・シェラー研究所（PSI）は自然科学・技術分野のスイス最大の研究センターです。PSIは物質の構造、エネルギーと環境、人間の健康の３つの主な分野で世界最高レベルの研究を行っています。基礎・応用研究を行うことで、PSIは社会、産業、科学が直面している大きな課題の長期的解決策に取り組んでいます。

スイス連邦工科大学チューリヒ校(ETH Zurich)は、知識をビジネスに変えていくことを最優先課題としています。2006年から2010年に設立されたスピンオフ企業は104

社に達し、2009年だけでこれまでで最高の24社が設立されました。さらに、年間約80

の特許出願が登録されています。ETH Zurich はスイス国内外の様々な企業と多くの提携を結んでおり、IBM、ロシュ、ディズニーといった世界的企業と多様な分野で戦略的パートナーシップを展開しています。

スイス連邦水質研究所（Eawag）は世界トップクラスの水質研究機関です。Eawagは長期にわたって築き上げてきた研究、教育、コンサルティング、知識移転などの活動を強みとして成功してきました。Eawagは自然科学者、社会科学者、技術者がそろっているため、比較的摂動を受けない水界生態系から完全な人工廃水管理システムまで幅広い水質研究に取り組むことができるのです。

スイス連邦材料試験研究所（EMPA）は材料科学・技術開発の特定分野を対象とする総合的な研究・サービス機関です。EMPAの研究開発は産業界の要望や社会のニーズに応えることを目指しており、応用研究と新しいアイディアの実用化、科学と産業、科学と社会を結びつけています。

swiTTは技術移転分野で積極的に活動するプロフェッショナルの協会であり、会員は公的研究・教育機関、大学病院、その他の非営利研究機関から民間部門に渡ります。同協会は2003年10月に設立されました。

企業向けの技術移転に関する最新のご提案を以下のウェブサイトでご覧いただけます。 www.switt.ch/www/adminall2/index.php?id=89825

欧州でも最も技術研究が進んでいる地域の一つにあるスイス連邦工科大学ローザンヌ校（EPFL）のキャンパスは、7800人の学部・修士課程の学生、1800人の博士課程の学生、350人の教授と1500人の研究者、合わせて1万人以上が集う場所となっています。EPFLは最先端の研究が行われる、そして新しいハイテク企業が生まれるユニークな場所でもあります。学内に基礎・応用研究を進める350以上の研究所や研究グループを抱えるEPFLは欧州で最も革新的で生産的な技術研究拠点の一つです。

スイス大使館科学技術部は、スイスの研究機関やトップクラスの新興企業を通じて、スイス・イノベーション（技術革新）の卓越性を紹介するという戦略的使命に基づき、スイス・イノベーション・ブースを出展いたします。

技術革新委員会 CTI はイノベーションの振興を目的とした連邦機関です。60年間、CTIは民間企業と大学間の知識・技術移転を応用研究と開発計画のパートナーとして結び付けることで促進してきました。またCTIは新興企業も支援しています。

ポール・シェラー研究所（PSI）技術移転オフィスMr. Robert RUDOLPH5232 Villigen PSISwitzerlandTel: +41 56 310 [email protected], www.psi.ch

スイス連邦工科大学チューリヒ校（ETH Zurich）ETH transferDr. Silvio BONACCIORaemistrasser 101, 8092 ZurichSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 632 [email protected], www.transfer.ethz.ch

Swiss Technology Transfer AssociationP.O. Box, 3000 BernSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 455 56 [email protected], www.switt.ch

スイス連邦水質研究所（Eawag）Ms. Anke POIGERUeberlandstrasse 133, Postfach 611, 8600 DuebendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 58 765 [email protected], www.eawag.ch

スイス連邦材料試験研究所 (EMPA)Ms. Gabriele DOBENECKERUeberlandstrasse 129, 8600 DuebendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 58 765 [email protected], www.empa.ch

スイスの応用科学大学は、特定の職業に特化した、特に今日の労働市場や社会のニーズにあった最上級の高等教育を行っています。スイスの応用科学大学は応用研究、知識・技術移転にも積極的に取り組んでいます。これらの応用研究は、主に中小企業のために実施され、革新的で市場性の高いソリューションを提供しています。

クオリセンスは、2010年にFrancesco Dell’EndiceがOlga Mykhailova、Paolo D’Alcini、Alberto Romaneschi、Stefan Blarerとともにスイス連邦材料試験研究所(EMPA)内に設立したスタートアップ企業です。同社は農産物の品質・安全管理のための大容量選別装置の開発、販売においてイノベーションの最先端を行くことを目指しています。この独自開発のユニークなスイス製装置は、穀物、種子、豆類の生化学的特質別の確実な選別を可能にします。

クオリセンスDr. Francesco DELL'ENDICEc/o EMPA - Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 DübendorfSwitzerlandTel: +41 44 824 [email protected], www.qualysense.com

スイス応用科学大学学長協議会(KFH)Dr. Anne CRAUSAZFalkenplatz 9, PF 710, 3000 Bern 9Switzerland Tel: +41 31 300 70 [email protected], www.kfh.ch

ヴィンタートゥール・インスツルメンツは、コーティングの非接触・非破壊試験の測定システムを開発しています。同社のテクノロジーにより、企業は生産時間とコーティング材を削減し、国内外向け製品の品質を100％管理することができます。コーティングの厚さ、耐熱性、層間剥離、多孔性について計測可能な測定システムは、使いやすく、厚さ断面試験などの相対測定をキャリブレーションなしで行うことができます。

ヴィンタートゥール・インスツルメンツMr. Andor BARISKAJägerstrasse 2, 8406 WinterthurSwitzerlandTel: +41 78 720 20 46andor.bariska@winterthurinstruments.chwww.winterthurinstruments.ch

スイス連邦工科大学ローザンヌ校（EPFL)VPAA – International RelationsMr. Marius BURGATCM 2 249, Station 10, 1015 LausanneSwitzerlandTel: +41 21 693 [email protected], www.epfl.ch

Innovation Promotion Agency CTIDr. Martin BOPPEffingerstrasse 27, 3003 Bern, SwitzerlandTel: +41 31 324 [email protected], www.kti-cti.ch

スイス大使館　科学技術部フェリックス･メスナー科学技術部長〒106-8589　東京都港区南麻布5-9-12 Tel: 03-5449-8400, Fax: [email protected], www.eda.admin.ch/tokyo

欧州経営大学院（ INSEAD）と世界知的所有権機関（WIPO）が最近共同で発表したレポートの国別イノベーション・ランキングでスイスは第1位となりました。このランキングは、特許出願件数、研究開発費、IT（情報技術）活用率に基づいて算出されるものです。スイスはGDPに

スイス大使館

技術革新委員会 CTI 世界イノベーションランキングでスイスが第1位に

対する特許出願件数が最も高い国でした。また、スイスは欧州イノベーション・スコアボード(EIS)において、2年連続で第1位を獲得しています。

スイスの科学、技術、教育、イノベーションに関する最新ニュースをお伝えしている隔月発行の電子ニュースレター、[Science-Switzerland] newsletterをご購読ください。これはスイス大使館科学技術部が、教育に関する重要事項、科学分野の新発見、最新の最先端技術やイノベーションにおけるスイスの強みなどを一つに取りまとめ、英語で発信しているものです。

このニュースレターをお読みになりたい方、またご購読を希望される方は、以下のウェブサイトをご覧ください。 www.swissinnovation.org/Science-Switzerland

スイス・イノベーションについての情報

スイス・イノベーション・ブースイノベーション・ジャパン 2011

2011年9月21日 - 22日東京国際フォーラム小間番号 F-03

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International Short Visit (1-12 weeks)This funding scheme, which is open to all fields of research, allows researchers working in Switzerland to go to Japan or researchers from Japan to come to Switzerland. Short research projects between the host institute and the visiting fellow should be carried out during the stay. There should be an exchange of knowledge that is beneficial to both co-applicants and their institutions. The visits can last between one week and three months and are limited to one person going to one institute.

Eligibility criteriaThe visiting fellow must: • hold a doctorate (or an equivalent degree) • be employed as a researcher in his/her country of origin before, during, and after the visit • aim to initiate or consolidate, thanks to his/her visit, a continued collaboration between both labs/institutes

The host must: • have the approval from the director of the host institute to invite the visiting fellow • hold a research/faculty position at the host institute • guarantee having the needed capacities (e.g. working space) to welcome the visiting fellow

SubmissionThe submission of an application is possible at any time, but it must be received at least two months before the grant is due to start. Proposals must be prepared jointly by the visiting fellow and the host. The application must be submitted by the Swiss co-applicant through the mySNF web platform (www.mysnf.ch).

The ERC’s FundingIts main aim is to stimulate scientific excellence in Switzerland and other European countries by supporting and encouraging the very best, truly creative researchers to identify and explore new opportunities and directions in any field of research.

The ERC offers two types of long-term grants, both operating on a ‘bottom-up’ basis without predetermined research priorities:

ERC Starting Independent Researcher GrantsThe objective is to support the independent careers of outstanding researchers, who are at the stage of establishing or consolidating their first research teams or programmes.

Requirements: • 2-12 years of experience since completion of PhD • a scientific track record showing great promise • an excellent research proposal • a host organisation based in Switzerland, an Associated Country, or being an International European Interest Organisation • funding per grant: up to € 2.0 Mio. • duration: up to 5 years • calls for proposals: published annually in summer with deadlines in autumn • evaluation criteria: scientific excellence

ERC Advanced Investigator GrantsThe objective is to support pioneering frontier research projects by leading established researchers.

Requirements: • an exceptional scientific leadership profile • an excellent scientific track record • a ground-breaking research proposal • a host organisation based in Switzerland, an Associated Country, or being an International European Interest Organisation • funding per grant: up to € 3.5 Mio. (normally up to € 2.5 Mio.) • duration: up to 5 years • calls for proposals: published annually in autumn with deadlines in spring • evaluation criteria: scientific excellence

Information

ERC Swiss Contact Pointshttp://www.swissinnovation.org/erc.pdf

ERC Guide for Applicantshttp://erc.europa.eu/pdf/ERC_Guide_for_applicants.pdf

ERC Calls for Proposals http://erc.europa.eu/callforproposals

International Exploratory WorkshopThis funding scheme, which is open to all fields of research, allows researchers working in Switzerland to organize workshops with partners from Japan. Typically, the workshop should bring together scientists with different backgrounds that might bring new insights to a theme. Therefore, interdisciplinary and a balance of established and young promising researchers among the participants is encour-aged. The workshops can last between two to five days. Up to 30 participants from different institutions may participate. However, the SNSF will fund a maximum of ten researchers. The event is to take place in Switzerland.

Eligibility criteriaThe main applicant must: • hold a doctorate (or an equivalent degree) • be employed as a researcher in a Swiss research institute • have the approval from the director of the host institute to organise the workshop

SubmissionAlthough the call for this funding scheme is always open, there are three cut-off dates per year after which an evaluation process will begin. The workshops may start four to twelve months after the cut-off date to which it was submitted. The application must be submitted through the mySNF web platform (www.mysnf.ch).

InformationSwiss National Science FoundationDivision International Co-operationWildhainweg 3 P.O. Box 8232 CH-3001 BerneTelephone: +41 (0)31 308 22 22 / Fax: +41 (0)31 308 30 09E-mail: [email protected] > International > Worldwide

Welcome to Switzerland!€ 2 Million Grants

for Researchers

International Short Visit &

Workshop Programmes

短期助成

研究助成

ERC 上級研究者用助成金

すでにキャリアのあるトップクラスの研究者によるフロンティア研究プロジェクトを支援します。

• 極めて優れた研究指導力プロファイル• 優れた研究実績• 革新的な研究提案• 研究者を雇用するホスト組織がスイス（欧州連合関係国）に拠点を置いているか、または International European Interest Organisation であること　• 助成金: 最高350 万ユーロ（通常最高 250 万ユーロ）• 対象期間：最長 5年• 申請募集：毎年秋に公告、春に締切• 評価基準：優れた研究力

その他

ERC スイス連絡窓口http://erc.europa.eu/ncp

応募者用 ERC ガイドhttp://erc.europa.eu/pdf/ERC_Guide_for_applicants.pdf

ERC 申請募集http://erc.europa.eu/callforproposals

スイスへようこそう！２００万ユーロ研究助成金

インターナショナル・ショート・ビジット &

ワークショップ・プログラム

インターナショナル・ショート・ビジットこの支援は、すべての研究分野が対象となっており、スイス国内の研究者が海外で研究すること、またスイス国外の研究者がスイス国内で研究することを奨励するものです。派遣される研究者と受け入れ先の研究者は、滞在期間内に短期の研究プロジェクトを実施することとなります。期間は1週間から３か月までで、１研究所に1人の研究者の派遣という制限があります。

応募資格派遣研究者は以下の条件を満たしていなければなりません。• 博士号（または同等の学位）を保有していること• 出身国において、派遣前、派遣中、派遣後に研究者として雇用されていること• 所属研究所と派遣研究所間の継続的な共同研究を開始、または確立することを目標としていること

受入研究者は以下の条件を満たしていなければなりません。• 派遣研究者の受け入れについて、受け入れ側研究所の所長から承認を得ていること• 受け入れ側研究所において、研究職または教職に就いていること• 派遣研究者を受け入れるために必要な環境（作業スペースなど）があることを保証すること

応募申請応募書類は常時受け付けていますが、支援開始時期の少なくとも2か月前には受領されなければなりません。企画案は派遣研究者と受入研究者が共同で作成してください。応募書類は、スイス側の共同出願者がmySNFウェブプラットフォーム（www.mysnf.ch）より提出してください。

ERC の研究助成戦略ERC の主な目的は、すべての研究分野において最も優秀で真に創造的な研究者が、新たな研究の機会や方向性を見出し、さらにそれを探求するのを支援しかつ奨励することにより、スイスなどヨーロッパにおける優れた研究開発を推進することにあります。

ERC は、研究の優先順位を予め定めることはせず、ボトムアップベースで運用される 2 種類の長期助成金を提供します。

ERC 若手独立研究者用助成金

研究チームまたはプログラムを初めて立ち上げ、スタートしようとしている優れた研究者が、独立したキャリアを築くのを支援します。

• 博士号取得後、２～１２年の研究経験• 極めて優れた研究実績• 優れた研究提案• 研究者を雇用するホスト組織がスイス（欧州連合関係国）に拠点を置いているか、または International European Interest Organisation であること　• 助成金：最大200 万ユーロ• 対象期間：最長 5年• 申請募集：毎年夏に公告、秋に締切• 評価基準：優れた研究力

インターナショナル研究ワークショップこの支援は、すべての研究分野が対象となっており、スイス国内の研究者が海外のパートナーとワークショップを開催することを援助するものです。通常、このワークショップでは様々な異なる経歴を持つ科学者が集い、テーマに対して新たな見識を得ることを目的としています。このため、異なる分野からの学際的な参加、また、経験ある研究者と若手研究者の均衡のとれた参加が奨励されます。ワークショップ会期は2日から5日までで、様々な機関から最大30人までが参加できます。この内、最大10人の研究者にSNSFが資金援助を提供します。また、ワークショップはスイス国内で開催されなくてはなりません。

応募資格応募代表者は以下の条件を満たしていなければなりません。• 博士号（または同等の学位）を保有していること• スイスの研究所において、研究者として雇用されていること• ワークショップの開催について、受け入れ側研究所の所長から承認を得ていること

応募申請この支援計画への応募は常時受け付けていますが、年に3回締切日があり、そこで一旦受付を締め切り、審査が開始されます。ワークショップは、応募書類が提出された後の締切日から4～12か月以内に開催されることとなります。応募書類は、mySNFウェブプラットフォーム（www.mysnf.ch）より提出してください。

お問い合わせ先：Swiss National Science FoundationDivision International Co-operationWildhainweg 3 P.O. Box 8232 CH-3001 BernSwitzerland電話： +41 31 308 22 22 / ファクス： +41 31 308 30 09Eメール： [email protected] > International > Worldwide

Sept. 21, 9:30-17:30 Sept. 22, 10:00-17:00

SWISS INNOVATION BOOTH AT INNOVATION JAPAN 2011

Switzerland – Top Innovative Country

No. 1 in European Innovation Scoreboard and No. 1 in INSEAD/WIPO World Ranking

September 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Switzerland will take part in Innovation Japan 2011 to be held on Sept. 21st and 22nd 2011 at the Tokyo International Forum. It is the third consecutive time the country has been invited to participate to this major event. Organized by the Embassy of Switzerland, the Swiss Innovation Booth will present this year’s World most innovative country’s excellence in innovation, science & technology to Japan’s most sophisticated universities, research institutions, offices of technology transfer and potential business partners. Exhibits at the Swiss Innovation Booth will present technology seeds from Switzerland’s best organizations including two young award-winning startups focusing on quality control − a theme in concordance with Switzerland’s and Japan’s image of excellence − leading-edge research institutes, as well as technology transfer offices.

Innovative grain and seeds sorting technology QualySense aims to become the innovation leader in developing and marketing high-capacity sorting devices for quality and safety control of agricultural products. The unique and proprietary Swiss-made devices enable sorting grains, seeds and beans reliably by biochemical properties. QualySense recently signed development agreements with the Swiss Commission for Technology & Innovation and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Noncontact and nondestructive testing of coatings Through its technology, Winterthur Instruments helps companies save production time and coating material as well as implement 100% quality control on in- and out-bound goods. The measurement systems determine thickness, thermal resistance, delamination and porosity of coatings and can be profitable to sectors as diverse as automotive, aero and energy industries. Switzerland as World’s Innovation Leader Elected No. 1 in the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) for two consecutive years, Switzerland received this year the World’s Top Innovative Country distinction by the renowned INSEAD business school and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2007-11 Forecast ranks Swiss innovation second only after Japan’s. About Innovation Japan 2011 Innovation Japan 2011 is the nation’s largest exhibition focusing on all aspects of innovation. Launched in 2004, the event has succeeded in growing in terms of importance. It offers a unique and efficient opportunity to access the world’s most innovative leaders: Switzerland and Japan. This year, the Conference for Promotion of Business, Academia, Government Collaboration will be held as a concurrent event for the first time. The Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy will be the keynote speaker for this government organized conference for the promotion of business, academia and government collaboration in its 10th year. Organizer The Science & Technology Office Tokyo of the Embassy of Switzerland promotes Swiss education, science, technology and innovation through its wide network of administrative organizations, universities, research institutes and the private sector. Switzerland has been active for more than 40 years in promoting education, research and innovation in Japan. Contact Embassy of Switzerland Science & Technology Office Tokyo Dr. Felix Moesner, Head Kyoko Suzuki [email protected] T 03-5449-8400 F 03-3473-6090

PRESS RELEASE

This year, Switzerland is concurrently organizing a unique event at the Swiss Embassy, complementing the large scale exhibitions at the Tokyo International Forum. Focusing on presentations and networking opportunities by and for Swiss and Japanese startups, the event will foster knowledge sharing and collaboration between the two countries’ innovators, innovation promoters and investors.

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2011 年 9 月（東京）－スイスは東京国際フォーラムで開催される「イノベーション・ジャパン 2011」（9 月 21 日～22

日）に参加いたします。同イベントに、スイスは 3 年連続で出展しています。スイス大使館が主催するスイス・イノベ

ーション・ブースは今年世界第 1 位となったイノベーション大国の卓越したイノベーションと科学技術を、日本の最高

の大学、研究機関、技術移転機関、ならびに潜在的なビジネス・パートナーにご紹介します。

スイス・イノべーション・ブースでは、最先端の研究機関や技術移転機関（TLO）などのスイス最高峰の技術シーズ

をご覧いただけます。また、スイスと日本両国がともに優れていることでイメージを共有する「品質管理」の分野に重

点的に取り組み、数々の受賞歴をもつ、設立間もないスタートアップ企業2社も来日します。

革新的な穀物・種子選別テクノロジー

クオリセンスは、農産物の品質・安全管理のための大容量選別装置の

開発、販売においてイノベーションの最先端を行くことを目指しています。

この独自開発のユニークなスイス製装置は、穀物、種子、豆類の生化学的特質別の確実な選別を可能にします。

クオリセンスは最近、スイス技術革新委員会(CTI)、および米国農務省と開発協定を締結しています。

コーティング材の非接触・非破壊試験

ヴィンタートゥール・インスツルメンツのテクノロジーにより、企業は生産

時間とコーティング材を削減し、国内外向け製品の品質を100％管理す

ることができます。測定システムはコーティングの厚さ、耐熱性、層間剥離、多孔性について計測ができ、自動車、

航空、エネルギー業界といった様々な分野で有益なものとなります。

スイスは世界のイノベーション･リーダー

スイスは欧州連合(EU)が発表する欧州イノベーション・スコアボード(EIS) 2009において、２年連続で第１位を獲得し

ており、さらに欧州経営大学院（INSEAD）と世界知的所有権機関（WIPO）が共同で発表した世界イノベーション指数

2011年版でも第1位となりました。エコノミスト・インテリジェンス・ユニット(EIU) の2007－2011予測は、スイスのイノベ

ーションに高い評価点を与え、日本に次ぐ世界第２位にランク付けしています。

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Science-Switzerland, Hot Innovations News on Swiss science, technology and innovation Table of Contents 1. Life Science / Health Care ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Nano / Micro Technology / Material Science .......................................................................................................................... 3 3. Information & Communications Technology ........................................................................................................................... 5 4. Energy / Environment ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 5. Engineering / Robotics / Space .............................................................................................................................................. 7 6. Physics / Chemistry / Math ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 7. Architecture / Design .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 8. General Interest...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Switzerland is European Leader in Innovation

(Federal Administration, February 01, 2011) The Innovation Union Scoreboard (IUS) 2010 lists Switzerland as the top European country for innovation. The IUS is an initiative of the European Commission, started in 2001, that ranks the innovation of European countries ac-cording to 25 indicators. Switzerland’s strengths lie in the large number of patent and trademark applications, its highly specialized high-tech workforce, its large amount of high-tech export, and the large number of small and medium sized businesses creating product and process innovations. According to the IUS indicators, Switzerland could further develop the cooperation between universities and industry, as well as increase the available capital for new ventures. http://tinyurl.com/00-110201 Switzerland Strong in EU Flagship Programs

(ETH Zurich, March 08. 2011) Several Swiss universities are in the running for funding of EU Flagship Projects up to one billion Euros each. Six projects have been shortlisted, five with Swiss participation. FuturICT (ETH Zurich) will attempt to model and simu-late the entire world. Guardian Angels (ETH Zurich and EPFL) will investigate pervasive robotics in our everyday lives. The Human Brain Project (EPFL) will attempt to better understand the human brain through detailed simula-tion. The IT Future of Medicine Project (University of Geneva) will develop individualized medicine based on a data-driven approach. The Robot Companions for Citizens project (EPFL) will develop soft-skinned robots as everyday companions. Two of these projects will be chosen for initial 12-month pilot studies. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/00-110308.html http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/00-110308-2.html Switzerland Tops World Innovation Rankings

(SCCIJ, July 08, 2011) A recent report by the French business school INSEAD and the World Intellectual Prop-erty Organization ranks Switzerland as the top country for innovation. The rankings are based on patent applications, research and development expenditure, and use of infor-mation technology. Switzerland has the highest number of patents per amount of GDP, and moved up to the leading position from a fourth place ranking last year. The second and third positions are held by Sweden and Singapore, respectively. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/00-110708.html

1. Life Science / Health Care

Micro-Arrays for High Throughput Mass Spectrometry (ETH Zurich, January 17, 2011)

The latest licensing opportunity from ETH Zurich is in the field of molecular systems biology. The technology will be extremely interesting for drug discovery and screening applications. Its main feature is the extremely high sensitivi-ty that will enable detection of attomole quantities in single cells in a novel high throughput method. High-density micro-arrays for mass spectrometry (MAMS) enable rapid picolitre-volume aliquoting by moving a droplet over an array of hydrophilic spots on an otherwise omniphobic surface. After subsequent application of MALDI matrix, ultra-sensitive analysis of microscale samples, for example, single cells may be performed. http://tinyurl.com/03-110117









Prostate Cancer Detection Method (ETH Zurich, February 18, 2011)

Researchers at ETH Zurich are developing a new method by which to detect prostate cancer. Current methods detect tumor antigens in the blood, which is not a reliable method, and which requires patients to undergo painful biopsies. The new method detects biomarkers in the blood. The idea is to detect those proteins created by bodies with cancerous prostates but not by healthy bodies. Initial trials were performed on mice by deactivating a gene that general gets turned off by prostate cancer. This approach led to a highly reliable model on which to test the detection method. Subsequently, human testing was used to show that the same method was ap-plicable to humans. Further development is being undertaken by ETH spin-off Proteomedix. http://tinyurl.com/03-110218 Bionic Wheelchair and Prosthetics

(pressetext schweiz, February 21, 2011) New research in bionics has the potential to give disabled people newfound ability. EPFL recently demonstrated a wheelchair and robot that are steered by thoughts. Previously, other researchers had developed a prosthetic that could be moved by thoughts, as well. The next challenge will be to provide sensory feedback, such as surface temperature, from the pros-thetic to the user. This information would be transmitted through available nerves. http://tinyurl.com/03-110221 Smart Bandages for Chronic Wounds

(Le Temps, February 22, 2011) A Swiss research collaboration is developing an intelligent bandage for chronic wounds. Us-ing embedded optical fibers, it is able to measure certain properties about the wound, such as pH or enzymatic activity. Until now there was no way to obtain continuous measurements of a wound. This new technology uses a layer of silica deposited on the optical fibers that changes color according to the measured property. The color change is measured through the optical fibers and some measurement electronics, thereby providing the desired quantity. The researchers are in discussions with doctors in Switzerland and France to test the usefulness of this technology. http://tinyurl.com/03-110222a Medical Micro-Robot

(SNSF, March 02, 2011) Researchers at ETH Zurich funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation are develop-ing micro-robots for medical applications. These robots have a length on the order of one-third of a millimeter, which, for comparison, would be small enough to operate on a fly. It is envisioned that they could carry substances directly to the required tissue location or even perform high-precision surgery from within the body. http://tinyurl.com/03-110302 Stroke Recovery Technology

(EPFL, May 19, 2011) A new EPFL spin-off company, MindMaze, is developing a virtual reality tool to help patients recover from strokes by helping to repair the damaged part of the brain. When using the de-vice, patients move their active hand, but see an avatar move the disabled limb. This acti-vates neurons adjacent to the damaged brain area, slowly healing it. The exercises are then switched to the disabled limb. The system is currently undergoing preclinical trials at the can-tonal university hospital of Vaud, and results so far are promising, showing that recovery may be faster than with existing systems. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110519.html HIV Protection Mechanism Discovery

(Tages Anzeiger, June 14, 2011) Researchers at the University of Zurich, the University Hospital of Zurich, and ETH Zurich have discovered how HIV protects itself against attack from the human immune system. Like most viruses, HIV consists of a central nucleus surrounded by a “barbed” protein coat. Normally, the immune system attaches to a virus at the barbs. However, in the case of HIV, the barbs are normally surrounded by protein loops that protect the virus from the immune system. The key contribution of the research was to precisely determine the folding of these









protecting proteins. The improved understanding may aid in finding a cure to HIV/AIDS. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110614.html Early Breast Cancer Detection

(UNIFR, July 04, 2011) A new discovery may make it possible to devise a blood test able to detect breast cancer at an early stage. A team at Fribourg University, working with colleagues at Lausanne Univer-sity Hospital, has found a hitherto unknown mechanism that helps tumors to grow. They found that the tumor produces a molecule known as PGF (placental growth factor), which gets into the blood stream and attracts large white blood cells, normally found in the bone marrow, to the area of the tumor where they promote the formation of blood vessels. It should be possible to design a test that detects when cells have been “taught” to form new blood vessels, and thus to catch the cancer at an early stage. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110704.html Heart Catheter Navigation System

(ETHZ, July 07, 2011) ETH Zurich spin-off Aeon Scientific recently received a “venture kick” award to continue de-velopment of its heart catheter navigation system. Their technology uses magnetic fields to wirelessly steer microscopic instruments inside the body. Additionally, a three-dimensional computer representation helps the doctor steer the instrument. Current catheter use is not widespread because controlling the instrument is difficult. CEO Dominik Bell recently partici-pated in an entrepreneurial workshop in Boston, which helped develop his ideas and win this latest award. The monetary award will be used to purchase new hardware, file patents, and market the product. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110707.html Newly Found Gene Involved in Parkinson Disease

(UNIL, July 15, 2011) Researcher Christian Wider, from UNIL-CHUV, co-published an article on the discovery of a new gene involved in the Parkinson disease. Published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, Wider identified a sixth gene in col-laboration with Jacksonville’s Mayo Clinic, Florida, and Prof. Vingerhoets at the CHUV, Lausanne. Up to now, little evidence had been able to link the disease to familial factors. But the new gene, VPS35, has been found to be mu-tated on all members of several families concerned with the disease. VPS35 codes for a protein essential to the transport of membrane proteins that must be destroyed or recycled. The discovery of the 6th gene will allow future medication’s research to focus on intracellular recycling, therefore targeting one of Parkinson disease’s causes ra-ther than its symptoms. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110715.html Candidate Antibody For Universal Flu Vaccine

(EurekAlert, July 28, 2011) A novel, proprietary monoclonal antibody (FI6) has been discovered by the Swiss Humabs BioMed SA and the In-stitute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), in collaboration with the UK Medical Research Council. FI6 is the first neutralizing antibody that targets all 16 hemagglutinin subtypes of influenza A and represents a major step towards finding a universal flu vaccine. When used prophylactically or therapeutically FI6 protected mice and ferrets from infection by influenza A virus using multiple mechanisms. “As the first and only antibody which targets all known subtypes of the influenza A virus, FI6 represents an important new treatment option”, said Prof. Antonio Lanzavec-chia, Chief Scientific Officer of Humabs and Director of the IRB. The discovery has been published in the journal Science. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/03-110728.html

2. Nano / Micro Technology / Material Science

Revolution in Photolithography Technology (Eulitha, January 27, 2011)

Eulitha AG and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. of Japan announced the successful patterning of 4” wafers with Eulitha’s proprietary PHABLE technology. Photonic crystal patterns with 600 nm period and hexagonal symmetry was created uniformly over 4” wafers. PHABLE is a novel mask based photolithography technology that promises to revolutionize production of photonic structures such as photonic crystals, diffraction gratings and anti-reflection surfaces.









High-throughput fabrication of such patterns over large areas is required for fabrication of high performance future devices in fields including LEDs, solar cells and flat-screen displays. In PHABLE a mask is illuminated with a UV beam to form a high resolution image that has a very large depth of focus. http://tinyurl.com/04-110127 Novel Bi-Component Fiber for Artificial Turf

(Empa, February 10, 2011) Artificial turf needs to be both resistant to constant use and soft enough to not cause abra-sion to falling players. Researchers at Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology and TISCA TIARA, an artificial turf manufacturer, have developed a bi-component fiber that contains a polyamide core and a polyethylene sheath. The core is resilient and will always return to upright even under heavy use, while the sheath is soft so as to not cause abrasion. Additionally, unlike previous types, this new turf is mostly mainten-ance free. It has already been laid down on two fields in Switzerland, and users are satisfied with its qualities. http://tinyurl.com/04-110210 Thin Flexible Solar Cells

(myScience, March 24, 2011) Traditional silicon-based solar cells are not amenable to flexible construction. However, a new polymer fabric based electrode developed by Swiss researchers has produced promis-ing results. An important component of solar cells and many other electronic components is a transparent and flexible electrode sheet. Traditionally, this has been created with the rare metal indium, which is expensive and in limited supply. The new technology embeds thin metal fibers into a woven polymer fabric, which is then embedded into a plastic layer. The resulting electrode is transparent, stable, and flexible. http://tinyurl.com/04-110324 New Laser Center with Pulsed UV Beam

(Empa, April 07, 2011) The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Empa recently opened a new laser center in Thun featuring a pulsed ultraviolet laser beam, one of only three in the world. The laser can be used to microstructure the surface of materials, thereby changing their physico-mechanical properties. These surfaces might reduce friction, inhibit fungal growth, or serve as 3D screens that don’t require special glasses. In addition to re-search, the facility can provide services to industry to manufacture large single-piece molds for structured films, or to manufacture security films for banknotes that are better than current holograms. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/04-110407.html

Self-Healing Polymer

(UNIFR, April 21, 2011) Scientists are inventing self-healing polymers that may revolutionize how products are manufactured and repaired. The polymers they invented have a different structure than most polymers. Rather than being made up of long chains, they are made up of smaller chains “glued” together with metal ions. These ‘metallo-supramolecular polymers’ have a special property that help them self-heal. When irradiated with ultraviolet light they temporarily lique-fy, allowing them to fill in scratches, for example. This technology, which has been demon-strated in a laboratory environment, allows for very targeted repair, as opposed to heat-based technologies. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/04-110421.html

Noise-Reducing Curtains

(Empa, May 03, 2011) Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Empa, along with industry partners, have developed a new type of curtain that helps absorb noise. The curtains are lightweight and translucent, making them well suited to interior décor. The curtains were first designed using computer simulation to determine the proper micro- and macroscopic structure of the textile. Samples were then woven and tested, before finally be-ing turned into a complete product. The new curtains are up to five times better at absorbing sound than traditional lightweight curtains, but can be used where heavyweight curtains are not appropriate. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/04-110503.html









Nanocontainers for Drug Delivery Systems (Basellandschaftliche Zeitung, June 10, 2011)

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed nano-sized containers to deliver medicine to specific areas of the body. The containers are made up of peptides, which are amino acid chains. The molecules are designed to be hydrophobic on one side and hydrophilic on the other so that they naturally form spheres in water. Medicine mo-lecules can be enclosed in these spheres and safely transported to their destination, where they naturally break down. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/04-110610.html Intelligent Materials

(SNSF/UNIFR, June 28, 2011) Researchers at the Adolphe Merkle Institute have created a new intelligent material that changes properties when it is immersed in water, but regains its original properties when dried. The material is created by embedding crystalline cellulose nanofibers into a polymer. When dry, the nanofibers form hydrogen bonds and become stiff. However, when immersed in water, the bonds are broken and the material becomes flexible like rubber. As an initial demonstration, the researchers manufactured artificial bait worms for fishing that are stiff when dry, but flexible like a worm when immersed in water. They also envision more advanced applications, such as brain electrodes, which need to be stiff for accurate implantation, but flexible afterwards so that they remain in place. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/04-110628.html

3. Information & Communications Technology

Efficient 3D Reconstruction (ETH Zurich, January 21, 2011)

Researchers at ETH have developed a very efficient algorithm to produce three-dimensional reconstructions of objects based on millions of photos. The program can, for example, re-construct buildings from tourist photos. The researchers were able to produce an algorithm that is approximately 1000 faster than one developed in 2009. In addition to using several optimizations like pre-filtering the images for duplicates, they simplified the algorithm and implemented it to use graphics processors rather than the main computer processor. Graph-ics processors are much faster for simple calculations. This research is being closely watched by Google and Mi-crosoft. http://tinyurl.com/05-110121 Pervasive Low-Power Sensors

(ETH Zurich, May 05, 2011) ETH Zurich, EPFL, and industry partners are starting a project, called “Guardian Angels for a Smarter Life”, to develop small, extremely low-power sensors to pervasively sense many different aspects of our environment and help with our daily lives. Some sensors in and on the body will sense and transmit information on bodily functions; others will help warn of nat-ural disasters. Because of their nature, these sensors will need to harvest power from the surroundings; batteries will not be an option. They could exploit small temperature differenc-es with nanowires or use the energy in vibrations. The consortium is applying for EU flagship project funding in the field of Future and Emerging Technologies. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/05-110505.html

4. Energy / Environment

Liquid Solar Fuel (ETH Zurich, January 04, 2011)

A cooperative research project between ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute, and Cal-Tech has developed a solar reactor capable of producing syngas, the precursor to liquid hy-drocarbon fuels, at a significantly higher efficiency than with other methods. Their method uses metal oxide redox reactions at high temperatures to convert water and CO2 into H2 and









CO. Creating liquid fuels from solar energy allows this energy to be easily transported from the Earth’s sun belt to industrial areas that consume the most energy. While this technology has now been demonstrated in the laboratory, it may be another decade before it is used in an industrial application. http://tinyurl.com/06-110104b The Future of Hydrogen Fuel

(UZH, February 10, 2011) Hydrogen is the most abundant element and it burns cleanly without any greenhouse gas emissions. However, storage of the substance remains one of the big challenges. Because the hydrogen molecule is so small, it escapes easily from tanks, and storing it as a liquid is energy intensive. Chemical storage methods are also possible, but further research still needs to be conducted to make them energy and cost efficient. Researchers at the Universi-ty of Zurich are developing catalysts for hydrogen production and usage that use low-cost materials instead of expensive rare metals like current technologies do. This research will increase the viability of hydrogen as the fuel of the future. http://tinyurl.com/06-110210 Smart Electrical Sockets

(EPFL, April 01, 2011) Two doctoral students from EPFL have won the first prize of the PERL trophy for developing a system that allows the electricity consumption of a dwelling to be monitored and managed on a touchscreen. Small devices inserted into sockets and fixtures measure electricity usage and communicate with each other and a central computer via the electrical network. Lights can also be turned on and off remotely. Such devices enable a “smart grid” for optimized energy usage that can have a positive impact on the entire electrical grid. The prize includes 50,000 Swiss francs so that the researchers can form a company and commercialize their new product. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/06-110401.html Artificial Photosynthesis

(EPFL, May 12, 2011) One technique for harnessing the Sun’s energy is to use semiconductors to produce hydro-gen to store the energy. However, the most efficient semiconductors, such as cuprous oxide, are also the most unstable. Cuprous oxide, for example, is unstable if exposed to sunlight and water. Researchers at EPFL have been able to improve cuprous oxide-based cells by using atomic layer deposition to coat them in atoms-thick layers of zinc oxide and titanium oxide, thereby protecting them from water. This technique can easily be scaled up for indus-trial fabrication. Next, they will improve the electrical properties of the protective layers. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/06-110512.html World Record Efficiency of Flexible Solar Cell

(Empa, May 19, 2011) Researchers at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have increased the efficiency of copper indium gallium (di)selenide (CIGS) solar cells on a flexible polymer substrate to 18.7%, a new record for CIGS and other types of flexible solar cells. This new efficiency approaches the efficiency of best-in-class polycrystalline silicon wafers or CIGS thin film cells on glass. One big advantage of flexible cells is low manufactur-ing cost and lower overall system cost due to their flexibility and low weight. Empa relied on its low-temperature deposition process, in situ doping, and improvements in the structural properties of the CIGS layers to achieve the efficiency gain. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/06-110519.html New Risk Center

(ETH Zurich, June 23, 2011) ETH Zurich is opening a new research center to study risk. Our understanding of the com-plexity of our society and how it pertains to risk is reaching the limits of science. A pertinent example is the effects the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil platform had on the ecolo-gy, tourism, and economy of the areas surrounding the Gulf of Mexico. The new center will be multi-disciplinary and hopes to become a leading center for risk research. The center will play other roles, including cooperating with large projects at ETH Zurich, and improving the









dialog between scientists, politicians, and businessmen. The center is partnering with insurance companies to help provide financial support. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/06-110623.html

5. Engineering / Robotics / Space

High-Tech Sailboat (EPFL, April 14, 2011)

Researchers at EPFL are cooperating with the Décision shipyard and sailor Bernard Stamm to create a high-tech sailboat for the Vendée Globe 2012 race. The hull construction mate-rials were optimized, a set of cameras were installed to monitor the sails and optimize their settings based on measured wind flow, several automated oceanographic experiments were installed, and an intelligent power system was developed to manage onboard electricity. This development effort provides a practical challenge to the participating students. The race is a challenging solo nonstop around-the-world race that sets off in November 2011. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/07-110414.html Researching Evolution with Robots

(EPFL, May 04, 2011) Robotics and biological researchers at EPFL and the University of Lausanne are collaborat-ing to test the evolution of altruism, or selfless behavior. Since testing this theory on real bio-logical species is difficult (it can take hundreds of generations to develop), the researchers substituted robots with simulated genes and genomes. Hamilton’s Rule states that altruism exists because members that share food with their family members are more likely to pass on their genes through these family members. The robots used for this study push seeds to appropriate destinations. Robots that do well have their code mutated and passed on. Eventually, cooperative be-havior developed and the robots worked together as teams. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/07-110504.html Microrobots for Nanomanipulation

(EPFL, May 25, 2011) An EPFL spin-off, Imina Technologies, is developing microrobots to precisely manipulate parts with nanometer-scale accuracy. The robots are the size of dice and move by jumping in very small steps actuated by piezoelectric devices. By varying the frequency of the signal sent to the actuators, very precise control can be achieved. The robots also have a manipu-lator arm that can be fitted with a variety of tools. They can, for example, be used to sepa-rate out a carbon nanotube and measure its electrical conductivity. Imina Technologies re-cently won a Vittoz Award that will allow it to travel to North America to attend trade shows and meet with potential customers. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/07-110525-2.html

6. Physics / Chemistry / Math

Breakthrough in Photon Production (ETH Zurich, February 21, 2011)

Researchers at ETH Zurich recently made advances in emitting and detecting single pho-tons in the microwave frequency range. These photons have a very low intensity, and thus traditional technology is unable to detect them. The researchers integrated a single photon light source and two detectors onto a microchip. A half-mirrored beam splitter splits the pho-ton beam and either lets a photon pass through to one detector, or reflects the photon to the second detector. Since the photon must go either to one detector or the other, it can be con-firmed that only one photon at a time is emitted. This research is promising and may help enable quantum informa-tion processing. http://tinyurl.com/08-110221









Carbon-Hydrogen Bonds Now Breakable (UNIGE, July 05, 2011)

From now on, it will be easier to break Carbon-Hydrogen (C-H) chemical bonds, one of the hardest yet most com-mon bonds encountered in organic synthesis. This has been made possible by researchers at the University of Geneva, who have elaborated an extremely selective catalyst. Among others, the catalyst has been successfully tested for synthesis of Indoline, a molecule group present in numerous pharmaceutical agents and natural sub-stances. For experts, this important advancement revolutionizes asymmetric synthesis, which leads to bioactive substances. The technique will also allow the engineering of new complex molecules from environmentally benign precursors, in an ultra-selective manner. Until now, when chemists had to break a C-G bond, they required compa-ratively subtle methods and very costly equipments. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/08-110705.html

7. Architecture / Design

Sustainable Architecture Award (ETH Zurich, March 04, 2011)

Several new Swiss buildings, including the Benedictine Abbey in Disentis and the expansion of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) building in Gland, were recently distinguished for their sustainable architecture. Often, sustainable architecture is difficult to achieve because of conflicting economic, environmental, bureaucratic, and political goals. However, the winning constructions demonstrated the ability to overcome these challenges, act as pioneers, and make use of multi-disciplinary design. The Abbey in Disentis was built out of native lumber and created a community space for all its users. The IUCN building combined simple construc-tion with high-tech building technologies to reduce its carbon footprint. Federal councilor Doris Leuthard attended the ceremony and spoke about the importance of proper space planning. http://tinyurl.com/09-110304

8. General Interest

21 European Research Council Grants to Switzerland (SNSF, January 24, 2011)

Out of a total of over 2000 submitted proposals the European Research Council (ERC) has selected 266 top re-searchers to receive the prestigious ERC Advanced Grants 2010. This year 21 of the grants are going to research-ers hosted by Swiss institutions. Only the UK, Germany and France have more grantees this year. The ERC Ad-vanced Grants give up to EUR 3,5 million to outstanding researchers working on groundbreaking frontier research projects. They are awarded on the sole principle of scientific excellence. As usual Switzerland showed a strong performance in the areas of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Life Sciences. http://tinyurl.com/12-110124 New World Record for Atlantic Crossing by Solar Powered Boat

(PlanetSolar, July 20, 2011) PlanetSolar, the solar boat which is set to be the first one to cirumnavigate the world using solar power alone, is continuing its adventure and is approaching the Philippines. The boat has journeyed more than 5,000 km of ocean since its departure from Cairns in northeast Australia. PlanetSolar has now been awarded a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest Atlantic crossing in a solar powered boat. PlanetSolar completed this record between Tired Caliper and Holy Martin, from October 22, 2010 to November 18, 2010, in 26 days, 19 hours and 10 minutes. The previous holder of this world record was detained by Sun21, who had crossed the ocean in 29 days. http://www.swissinnovation.org/articles/2011/12-110720.html

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