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CERN and Switzerland: Seven decades of close collaboration and some lesser-known facts
2024 is the year that CERN turns 70. Its close connection to Switzerland is no secret, after all the confederation is one of the lab’s host countries and heavily involved in its physics programme by way of many universities and research institutes in the country. But what role does Winston Churchill play in this collaboration? And did you know that the canton of Geneva almost didn’t become host to the world’s largest particle accelerator (to date)? That there was a lot of improvisation in the early days and that the CERN-Swiss ties even extend up into space? Read on to find out more…
Image: CERNAnnual meeting in Basel 2024
Thanks to all the participants and sponsors. See you next year in Lausanne.
Image: SSCrSimon Grabowsky is the new president of the SGK.
Congratulations to our new president Simon Grabowsky, and thanks to Pascal Schouwink, our former president, for the great job he did the last three years.
Image: SGKEPDIC 19 in Crans-Montana
Save the date! In june 2026, the EPDIC will take place in Crans-Montana. We hope to see you there!
Symposium of the Microscopy Imaging Center
Each year, the MIC committee decides on a special topic for the MIC Symposium and forms a scientific committee. Experts of the chosen topic are invited as speakers and industry with scientific oriented portfolio is invited, too. The MIC Symposium attracts attendees from all over Switzerland and abroad.
Image: Dimitri VanheckeSGK Newsletter 112
Our new newsletter is out. Good read!
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