Swissnex in San Francisco

??? On March 12, Swissnex in San Francisco had the pleasure of hosting "Interplay of AI & Human Creativity", a thought-provoking panel discussion on generative AI's impact on music. ??We were delighted to welcome: Andrea Fanelli, Principal Researcher and Team Lead at Dolby Laboratories, leading their Machine Perception and Reasoning team Lukas Loss, Artistic Director and Founder of Interfinity, interdisciplinary and innovative music festival in Switzerland Mariecar Mendoza, Senior Arts and Entertainment Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle ??You missed the event? Key takeaways include: "We should see AI as a set of tools and use it as a collaborator that takes care of repetitive annoying tasks." "The invention and rise of the piano was once a similarly controversial topic around human creativity, music and technology." – Lukas Loss An interesting discussion emerged around the ability to distinguish AI-generated music from human compositions. While trained musicians can still spot the differences, the panelists noted it's becoming increasingly difficult for the general public to tell them apart. Andrea Fanelli stressed that for content creators on social media, AI-generated music is already "good enough" for background tracks, though it still cannot be convincing in a live performance context. The panel tackled critical questions around copyright and intellectual property in generative AI music. During the lively Q&A, attendees raised important questions about how to evaluate AI-created art and how to prepare young artists for an AI-transformed industry. The conversation explored both benchmarking creative outputs and adapting education for emerging artists who need to redefine their skills and career paths in this new landscape. There was consensus among panelists that live musicians bring a unique quality and that they remains a premium experience that AI cannot fully replicate. ?? A big thank you to everyone who joined us for this exploration of new forms of musical expression and the preservation of artistic authenticity in the AI era. Check out the photos: https://lnkd.in/eXVRdatP

NVIDIA GTC 2025 -?What’s next in AI? Yesterday, our AI Program Manager, Maulde Cuérel, attended the NVIDIA GTC (GPU Technology Conference), NVIDIA’s annual developer conference, which brings together over 25,000 participants for a week of innovation in downtown San José. ?? Highlights from the day: The event kicked off with an intense 2-hour keynote from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, packed with announcements: - New GPUs announced:?"Vera Rubin," "Rubin Ultra," and "Blackwell Ultra" - New reasoning model:?"Nvidia Llama Nemotron Reasoning" - Strategic partnerships with GM?for AI-driven self-driving cars and robotics in factories - “Personal” AI supercomputers:?Launch of "DGX Spark" (formerly Project Digits) and "DGX Station" - AI foundation model for humanoid robotics:?Introduction of "Groot N1" - Exciting partnerships with Google DeepMind and The Walt Disney Company?to bring robots to life with greater realism and responsiveness ?? Exhibition Floor Buzz:?The exhibition floor showcased both industry giants and innovative startups, all demonstrating their latest AI products.? Of course the NVIDIA’s booth was packed.? We were happy to spot there a demo of?RIVR Robotics:?A Swiss robotics pioneer, revolutionizing last-mile delivery with Physical AI and advanced robotic solutions, which uses NVIDIA Isaac Sim, an application that enables developers to simulate and test AI-driven robots in physically based virtual environments. ??Insights from Industry Leaders:?A fascinating discussion took place between Yann LeCun, Chief Scientist at Meta AI, and Bill Dally, Chief Scientist at NVIDIA, on the frontiers of AI and computing. Yann LeCun shared his balanced perspective on AI’s role, saying,? “Our relationship with future AI systems, including superintelligence, is that we're going to be their boss.” ??Closing Keynote with Harrison Chase:?The day concluded with Harrison Chase, CEO & Co-Founder of LangChain, a widely-used software framework for integrating large language models (LLMs) into applications.? Given that many enterprises today are exploring AI agents, here are some of his insights: - Challenges with agents in the enterprise: Cost: Agents require multiple calls to LLMs, these costs can add up Performance: Agents are often unreliable - easy to demo, hard to bring to production Deployment & Management: How do you easily deploy and manage agents Observability: How do you know that the agent is doing what you want it to do? Data privacy: Enterprise-sensitive data needs to remain on prem - Stack to overcome these challenges: NVIDIA NIMs: Access the best open source models, cheaply WLangGraph: Controllable agent framework, so they perform well Lang Graph Platform: Agent-specific infrastructure for deployment and management Lang Smith: Observability (and evaluation) for agents This was just a glimpse of what happened at NVIDIA GTC! We hope you found these insights valuable. If you also attended, what was your highlight from the event?

– Startup Pitch Night – ???April 17, 2025 ??Pier 17 ?06:00 PM - 08:30 PM The Pitch Night is part of the Startup Camp (All Industries) powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex. It is a two-week program, aiming to support the selected Swiss startups in their exploration of the US market and immersion in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. The eight Swiss startups part of the cohort are: Emissium, Neology Hydrogen, KUORI, MobyFly | Zero-Emission Hydrofoil Boats, Hive-Zox, Brightside AI, Resilient Inc., and Ageospatial A networking reception will follow the pitches, the opportunity to connect with our startups, and enjoy a drink together! ?? Join us on April 17 and get to meet these innovative startups. Get your free tickets: https://lu.ma/ogyc62ys

???Meet the startups joining us on April 14 as we kick off our Startup Camp (All Industries), powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex. The 2-week intensive program is designed for startups from various industries that aim to immerse themselves in the Bay Area entrepreneurship ecosystem and build relationships on the US West Coast. ??Andrey S., Co-Founder and CEO, and Andrey L., Co-Founder, and COO, will represent Brightside AI, one of 8 selected startups to join the program.? Brightside strengthens cybersecurity by generating AI-powered attack simulations based on public employee data, helping businesses identify vulnerabilities while providing employees with a privacy portal to monitor and protect their exposed information. Over the course of this two-week program, participating startups will engage in a series of workshops, insightful discussions with industry leaders, networking events, and much more. This program provides participants with strategic guidance for global expansion, increased visibility within the US market, and a supportive environment to foster their success. ?? Connect with our startup on LinkedIn to support their project. #swisstech?#swissstartupsgoglobal?#startupcamp

??Welcome to Swissnex in San Francisco, Kevin Yar! ??Kevin is the Co-Founder & CEO of TrueYouOmics. TrueYouOmics (TYO) offers the most comprehensive blood test for early detection and prevention of chronic disease risks using multi-omics and AI, starting with cancer. Kevin studied Biochemistry and Computational Life Sciences at ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften W?denswil, where he wrote his bachelor's and master's thesis on computational enzyme engineering. At TYO, Kevin is one of the main developers of their technology, translating academic theory to practical solutions using clinical knowledge graphs and medical Large Language Models (LLMs). Kevin will be in the Bay Area for the next few weeks and is looking to connect with experts, industry leaders, and venture capitalists interested in companies generating comprehensive prevention insights using multi-omics and AI. In his free time, he likes to power lift, ride his motorbike, or balance his founder's life through kickboxing sessions. ??We warmly welcome you to connect with him on LinkedIn. And if you want to be the first to experiment with TrueYouOmics’ blood test, join the waitlist through the link! 96 spots available! https://lnkd.in/e4c--ubS

“That’s my life” – Gwena?lle Gisiger, Communication Associate at Swissnex San Francisco Are you passionate about innovation, creativity, and making an impact? Swissnex in San Francisco is looking for a new Communications Associate. Is it you? As the Communications Associate, you will communicate about Swissnex activities, including events, programs, and additional initiatives. Gain valuable experience across various communications disciplines, such as social media, marketing, PR/Press, and content production. Benefit from access to an international network of experts throughout Silicon Valley and the broader United States. Part of a small team, your contributions and perspective are both valued and essential to make a meaningful impact. Details: - Deadline to apply: Sunday March 23, 2025 - Starting date: July 1, 2025 - Duration: 12 months Check the link to apply and join us at Pier 17 to help empower the next generation of innovators! https://lnkd.in/g7TvNtQ ??Eligibility criteria:? - Swiss citizen or valid Swiss work permit - Currently, studies in a university or university of applied sciences in Switzerland towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree OR the last university degree (Bachelor/Master) is not older than one year at the beginning of the internship (no exceptions are possible) - Has not gained professional experience in the field of his/her studies

HumanX 2025 – Day 3 Recap The final day already! Here are some highlights: ?? Google Startup Competition Finale! Over the past few days, Google hosted an intense pitch fest. The grand finale featured?Jona Health, Brand Rank AI, Dobs.AI, and, last but not least, Illumicell AI, a Swiss-American startup revolutionizing fertility care with AI-driven, optic-less sensor technology. ???? On the main floor, we also ran into @Michelle Heppler,? Co-Founder & CCO of the Swiss startup?Unique,?which is an Agentic Solutions for Financial Services that enhances efficiency across research, compliance, and KYC. ?? Key Insights from Speakers: ?? Form?Jager McConnell, CEO?of Crunchbase: “Crunchable is now using AI to forecast startup funding, acquisitions, and public offerings. We predicted funding rounds with 95% precision and missed only 1% of target funding events.” Do you want some predictions? 45 companies presenting at HumanX are poised for exit events. - It's very likely that Honeycomb will raise another funding round in the next 6 months - It's very likely that Superhuman will be acquired” ??"Agentic Al will reshape everything from communication to product." Xuedong Huang, CTO at Zoom ?? The new rules of cybersecurity in an Al-powered world By Alex Stamos, Chief Information Security Officer at SentinelOne “New rules: The future belongs to humans supervising machine-machine conflict. Expect innovation to come from the financially motivated actors. Attackers will benefit from the same Al augmentation as other developers. Nobody really knows what they are talking about yet.” Thank you for following our journey at HumanX! A more detailed article will be out soon; stay tuned. swisstech? Switzerland Global Enterprise Business Location Switzerland Présence Suisse Swissnex in San Francisco Karine Wittmer Christoph Besmer Manuel Haymoz Maulde Cuérel Milo Baker

??? Yesterday, March 12, 2025, Swissnex in San Francisco in collaboration with Interfinity the interdisciplinary Swiss music festival had the pleasure of presenting “Artificial Art–AI vs Human Composers” a live performance game show. This event reunited musicians, AI experts, industry leaders, and classical music enthusiastic. The evening started with a warm welcome and a few words from our CEO, Emilia Pasquier, sharing with our audience Swissnex’s mission, activities and upcoming events. Lukas Loss, Director and Founder of Interfinity shared with us the work of Interfinity that is currently on a international tour and stopped at Pier 17 for a unique additional US performance before their presentation at the “March Meeting” of the American Physical Society in Anaheim, the world’s largest physics conference. From Bach to Chopin, passing by ChatGPT, the musicians interpreted classical compositions either generated by AI or created by Human minds. Our attendees were able to test their AI detective skills and enjoyed a classical music concert. We want to thank the Interfinity Team, Lukas Loss, Aron Kallay, Shalini Vijayan, Anna Gagane, Nick Terry, Michele Innocente, Kurt Rhode, and Lucas Hagin, our Creative Industries Program Manager, for organizing this magical (and musical) event! A big thank you to everyone for joining us at Pier 17 and braving the rain! Photos by Cole Keister

HumanX 2025 – Day 2 Recap Day 2 was packed with presentations, meetings, roundtables, and keynotes. Here are some highlights of the day: ???? Switzerland: Your AI Hub in Europe – Hosted by Business Location Switzerland, this networking luncheon featured a presentation by Manuel Haymoz, showcasing Switzerland’s AI ecosystem in front of an audience of executives & entrepreneurs, followed by a discussion on why Switzerland is the place to be and why companies like OpenAI and Anthropic recently opened up Swiss offices. The reason? Top talent and research, tech-friendly regulation, and support for AI innovation through access to millions of GPU hours at ALPS, one of the world‘s most capable supercomputers, CSCS.? The lunch also featured a presentation from Vijay Karunamurthy, Field CTO at Scale AI. ???? Our three startups,?NEOINSTINCT,?Egonym, and AiBase.tech, developed valuable connections with other participants, VCs, experts, and companies! ?Key Insights from Speakers: ??Thomas Wolf, Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face “Today, 90% and 95% of startups and robotics are closed source. In the future, where we have robots everywhere, l would love a part of them to be open so that we know exactly what's inside."? ??Arthur Mensch, CEO & Co-founder, Mistral AI “ Being Open source has been very important from the very beginning of our journey. We started the company with the conviction that we needed to make AI more decentralized and less controlled by a few companies. And the best way in which to make technology more decentralized is to open source it and trust other companies to take what you're releasing and make it better and then contribute it back.” ??Adam Evans, EVP & GM, Salesforce AI (in conversation with Cristina Criddle, Technology Correspondent, Financial Times) “Will people prefer to speak with AI agents over humans?" “ Absolutely. Because when you call, it has to work. It has to be fast, available 24/7, and know your history as a customer. No more frustrating transfers or re-explaining yourself at every step." Stay tuned for Day 3! swisstech Switzerland Global Enterprise, Business Location Switzerland, Présence Suisse, Swissnex in San Francisco, Karine Wittmer, Christoph Besmer, Manuel Haymoz, Maulde Cuérel, Milo Baker

The application for the Startup Camp (Health-Tech) is still open so seize your chance! The Startup Camp (Health-Tech), powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex, is open to startups with a health-tech focus. From September 8 to 19, 2025, the program will offer two weeks, featuring toolbox sessions, workshops, fireside chat, networking events, demo nights, and more. Why the Bay Area? Silicon Valley and the Bay Area translate as a hub for technological innovation, playing a leading role in the global health-tech ecosystem. Through research, development, funding, and collaboration with universities, startups, and corporations, this region sets trends and standards that influence healthcare technology worldwide. Why Swissnex? With over a decade of experience accelerating companies’ international success, Swissnex is equipped to support Swiss startups at various stages of their journey. Swissnex in San Francisco supported over 200 startups, three of which became unicorns. Don’t miss this opportunity and click the link to apply! https://lnkd.in/eygcstk4 ?? Applying startups have to be part of the Innosuisse coaching program #swisstech?#SwissStartupsGoGlobal?#startupcamps