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Pristem: EssentialTech's first spin-off

Published:14.12.15 — The first spin-off of CODEV’s EssentialTech program was officially created in December 2015.

CODEV's presentation at the United Nations in New York

Published:01.09.15 — Dr. Silvia Hostettler, Deputy Director of CODEV was invited to give a presentation on technologies for development at the United Nations in New York on 8th of July 2015.

Finalist EPFL doctorate Award 2015 - Fernanda Maria Lonardoni

Published:12.11.15 — Special distinction from the selection committee to Fernanda Maria Lonardoni for her thesis "Within the limits and opportunities of informal rental housing: Tenants and livelihood in Brazilian favelas". Thesis n° 6091 (2014). Thesis directors: Prof. J.-C. Bolay, Prof. M. I. Sugai

Intensifying cooperation in science between Switzerland and Argentina

Published:14.12.15 — EPFL hosts visit of scientific delegation from Universidad Nacional de San Martin

Workshop on Urban Planning Methods & Instruments in Belgrade

Published:11.12.15 — Cooperation between Switzerland and Serbia. A workshop with experts on Urban Planning Methods & Instruments was organized in Belgrade within the SPUDS project (Support to Process Urban Development in Serbia) and funded by SNSF-SCOPES Institutional Partnership.

Entrepreneurship Training for 18 young scientists

Published:12.11.15 — Based on an initiative of the EPFL Leading House - the Academia Industry Training (AIT) -, swissnex Brazil welcomed 10 Swiss and 8 Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro, to give them a crosscut through entrepreneurship in general, and possibilities in Brazil in particular.

From Lausanne to Yaoundé: giving premature babies a chance

Published:07.09.15 — Summer series: student projects. For his Master’s project in materials science, Benjamin Rime came up with a sturdy and innovative thermoregulation system for incubators in southern countries.

GlobalDiagnostiX: field studies conducted in Cameroon

Published:14.09.15 — In May 2015, the EDANA (HE-ARC in Neuchâtel) and our Cameroonian partners, in particular Dr. Jean-Roger Moulion Tapouh at the University Hospital of Yaoundé (CHUY), finalized the preparations for Bogomil Kohlbrenner’s project for field studies in Cameroon.

GlobalDiagnostiX: first user testing realized locally in Cameroon

Published:14.09.15 — A miniature model of the system and its user interface simulator have been evaluated by local players in Cameroon, based on user-centric design approach set up by EDANA from the HE-ARC in Neuchâtel. These tools were fabricated by the team of ECAL (School of Art in Lausanne).