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LIFT Promoting open innovation as a positive change driver for business and society After 11 editions of the Lift Conference in Geneva, we decided it was time to develop a new format for the Conference to continue to deliver the greatest value as well as an amazing experience to our participants and community. We designed a new program focusing on delivering what we know best: an interactive hands-on, immersive experience and meaningful connections, which have been key features of Lift over the years. The Lift:Lab is an innovative workplace designed to help participant bring their ideas and/or projects to the next … Type: Event | 11 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
Swisscom Ventures Empowering tomorrow's global tech winners Swisscom Ventures is the venture capital arm of Swisscom AG, the leading telecommunications and IT provider in Switzerland. Since our inception in 2007, we have invested in over 70 IT, digital media and telecommunication companies from our offices in Switzerland (Zurich and Lausanne) and the USA (Silicon Valley). As a strategic investor, we offer entrepreneurs access to our technical infrastructure and market channels in addition to financial support. We focus on sectors of domain expertise such as Telco & IT Cloud, DeepTech, Cybersecurity and Fintech as well as Big Data & AI related new business … Type: Incubators & VCs | 11 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |
Impact Hub Zürich Home of Makers: Entrepreneurs x Creatives x Techies. We enable and ignite your impact! Impact Hub Zürich is about the power of innovation through collaboration. We believe that one person or organization alone will never solve the world’s greatest challenges. We need to work together. That’s why we set out to create a thriving innovation ecosystem where people collaborate across organizations, cultures and generations to solve the grand challenges of our time (*as defined by the United Nations). We are a community of creators building a radically collaborative world. #comanifesto We believe there is no shortage of good ideas to … Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: entrepreneurship | 18 | 6 | 9 | 47 | |
Mediclinic Expertise you can trust. Mediclinic Southern Africa is a private hospital group operating in South Africa and Namibia focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. We place science at the heart of our care process by striving to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard. The group currently operates 53 private hospitals and five day clinics throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with more than 8 000 beds in total. Mediclinic Southern Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of the international private healthcare group Mediclinic International PLC, listed on the LSE (London … Type: Large company | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12,332 | |
Acumen Solving the problems of poverty and building a world based on dignity. Acumen is solving the problems of poverty and building a world based on dignity. non-profit, poverty, social enterprise, impact investing, development, leadership, venture capital, private equity, base of the pyramid, bottom of the pyramid, social entrepreneurship, international development, climate change, Climate Adaptation, clean energy, agriculture, and education Type: Incubators & VCs | 45 | 20 | 22 | 787 | |
CTI Start-up Type: Public | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
aperture.co We provide early-stage investment opportunities, complemented by strategic marketing and consultancy services. Our product and services team accelerates and de-risks growth for early-stage companies, delivering on average an 8x boost to marketing qualified leads in year 1. These engagements help us to find and validate great investment deal-flow that drives superior RoI. Our industry expertise enables our corporate clients to increase revenues, strengthen their brands’ value proposition and drive their digital transformation. Investment Funding the future, we invest capital alongside our network of investors, in the most promising early-stage companies. Growth Our team of marketing and product experts embeds itself … Type: Incubators & VCs | 43 | 2 | 35 | 31 | |
HUG - Hopitaux Universitaires de Genève L'essentiel c'est vous ! The HUG, the leading university hospital in Switzerland, includes 10 hospitals and 30 health care facilities. They fulfill their mission of treatment, teaching and research guided by four values: quality, service, innovation and responsibility. They are an international reference for excellence in cutting-edge medicine. They guarantee access for everyone to the best care and provide each patient with care that's at the leading edge of knowledge. They include 10 clinical, medical-technical and academic departments, 7 centers of excellence as well as 2 translational research laboratories. The university Hospitals of Geneva have a capacity of around 2'100 … Type: Large company | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6,946 | |
Stanford Social Innovation Review Informing and inspiring leaders of social change Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) informs and inspires millions of social change leaders from around the world and from all sectors of society—nonprofits, business, and government. With webinars, conferences, magazines, online articles, podcasts, and more, SSIR bridges research, theory, and practice on a wide range of topics, including human rights, impact investing, and nonprofit business models. SSIR is published by the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University. Join the SSIR group for conversations with other leaders of social change at linkedin.com/groups/2730249/. social innovation, nonprofits, foundations, cross-sector solutions, impact investing, … Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech | 41 | 17 | 17 | 42 | |
World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO WIPO is the United Nations agency that serves the world’s innovators and creators. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency that serves the world’s innovators and creators, ensuring that their ideas travel safely to the market and improve lives everywhere. We do so by providing services that enable creators, innovators and entrepreneurs to protect and promote their intellectual property (IP) across borders and acting as a forum for addressing cutting-edge IP issues. Our IP data and information guide decisionmakers the world over. And our impact-driven projects and technical assistance ensure IP benefits everyone, everywhere. Intellectual Property Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: legaltech | 60 | 31 | 21 | 2,184 | |
The Week All you need to know about everything that matters. THE WEEK is a spirited U.S. newsweekly that distills the best of news, opinion, and ideas from the U.S. and international media. Every week, our editors scour hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and websites seeking out the most intriguing stories and the most thoughtful commentary – left, right, and everything in between. The best of what they find gets reported. The online version can be found at TheWeek.com, which features original opinion and analysis alongside breaking news. Type: Media | 11 | 6 | 10 | 113 | |
FONGIT The Innovation Platform. We support entrepreneurs with the expertise, resources and financing they need in transforming innovative ideas into successful companies. Status: Private non-profit foundation since 1991, supported by the Canton of Geneva Platform: Found, host, accelerate and grow tech startups Industries: ICT, Advanced Engineering, Life Sciences Impact: 170+ projects, 1800+ jobs, CHF 750+M of private capital invested in FONGIT companies over the past 5 years Offices: Fully equipped labs and offices Services: Administration, accounting, legal, company foundation Catalysis: Tailored coaching, business strategy and implementation Financing: Access to seed finance and strategic financing partners start-ups, ICT, medtech, engineering, industry 4.0, … Type: Incubators & VCs | 42 | 5 | 34 | 32 | |
Startupticker.ch The independent Swiss innovation news channel. Principal: Innosuisse Startupticker.ch (http://www.startupticker.ch) is the leading Swiss news portal for start-ups, supporters, innovators and investors. We are providing daily information on company results, launch of innovations, growth, financing, exits, support services, events and award tenders. The most important news and events of the week from the start-up community are sent out in a weekly newsletter. Innosuisse is the principal of startupticker.ch We are always looking for hot news and for partners interested in a cooperation. Start-ups, Venture Capital, Financing, Start-up Awards, CTI Start-up, Start-up Support, and Innovation Type: Media | 60 | 14 | 35 | 9 | |
Coursera Learn without limits on Coursera. Access online courses and degrees from world-class universities and companies. Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 124 million registered learners as of March 31, 2023. Coursera partners with over 300 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use … Type: Incubators & VCs | 106 | 45 | 69 | 4,733 | |
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) | 25 | 8 | 13 | 25 | |
Deloitte Type: Media | 390 | 178 | 165 | 612 | |
Office cantonal de l'emploi (OCE) The State of Geneva is divided into seven departments. At the head of each is placed a state councilor. The Chancellery is entrusted to a chancellor taken out of the State Council and appointed by it. The Chancellor has only an advisory capacity in meetings of the State Council., Public Policy, Prestations de service publique Type: Large company Activities: hrtech | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5,085 | |
Hirslanden Romandie The Hirslanden Private Hospital Group consists of 17 hospitals – many of which have an outpatient surgical centre and an A&E department – and runs 17 radiology centres and five radiotherapy centres. This makes it the largest medical network in Switzerland.Hirslanden's 17 hospitals cover almost every medical discipline. Orthopaedics, gynaecology/obstetrics, cardiology and internal medicine are the strongest specialities.Quality leadershipHirslanden offers first-class medical services; the highest priorities here are quality leadership and quality assurance. Technical equipmentHirslanden clinics continually adjust their medical and technical equipment according to current developments. Every clinic is fully equipped with diagnostic instruments. Interventional radiology, computertomography (CT) and … Type: Large company Activities: healthtech | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2,592 | |
International Institute for Sustainable Development The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning think tank championing sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability. Established in 1990, IISD has offices in Canada and Switzerland, and our work impacts economies, communities, ecosystems, and lives in over 100 countries. Our global reach allows us to bring networks together to build skills, share ideas and deliver results that last. We work at all levels, from intergovernmental forums to regional and local governments, to civil society and the private sector. As an independent think tank, we cut … Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech | 35 | 10 | 26 | 207 | |
CreativeMornings / Paris Conférences mensuelles, matinales dédiées à la création tous azimuts. In 2008, Tina Roth Eisenberg (Swissmiss) started CreativeMornings out of a desire for an ongoing, accessible event for New York’s creative community. The concept was simple: breakfast and a short talk one Friday morning a month. Every event would be free of charge and open to anyone. Today, attendees gather in cities around the world to enjoy fresh coffee, friendly people, and an international array of breakfast foods. Volunteer hosts and their team members organize local chapters that not only celebrate a city’s creative talent, but also promote an open space … Type: Media | 15 | 7 | 10 | 138 | |
Entrepreneur Media | 156 | 85 | 56 | 4,040 | |
Le HCR, l'Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés [Automatic translation follows] Follow 📷📽 The work of our teams in 130+ countries with #refugees, #internal displaced & amp; #apatrides UNHCR is carrying out international action to protect uprooted people. It provides them with vital assistance including shelters, food and drinking water to help guarantee their fundamental rights, while ensuring their safety and dignity. Established with modest objectives in 1950, the UNHCR has since helped tens of millions of people; He was a winner of two Nobel Peace Prize winners as a reward for this vital humanitarian work. For those who have been forced to flee their homes in order … Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: hrtech | 111 | 59 | 33 | 15,439 |