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Hearing and understanding are not the same thing: people with hearing loss struggle not only with quieter sounds, but also with distorted and incomplete signals. The brain has to work very hard to fill in the gaps. Simply amplifying sound with hearing aids is therefore often not enough. Neuroscientist Nathalie Giroud is conducting research at the University of Zurich and the University Psychiatric Hospital Zurich into how the brain processes and compensates for spoken language, and how it reaches its limits in doing so. Her findings open up new avenues for auditory training and show how the voice could even serve as an early warning sign for diseases in the future.

Le projet de soins anticipé (ProSA) fournit un cadre pour discuter avec les patient.e.s des possibles décisions médicales à prendre dans le futur, documenter leurs choix et les respecter le moment venu. Avec l’Office fédéral de la santé publique (OFSP), l’ASSM s’emploie à établir davantage le ProSA en Suisse. Non seulement les spécialistes du domaine, mais tout.e professionnel.le de santé peut y contribuer en parlant avec ses patient.e.s des situations médicales à venir et en les accompagnant dans un processus de ProSA. L’ASSM vient de publier une nouvelle page web sur ce thème.

The courage to experiment pays off – both on stage and in business: at the Zurich SME Innovation Day on 7 July 2026, Claudia Schärer turned a data blunder into a lesson on taking a critical look at one’s own results. In three workshops on digital product passports, industrial 3D printing and the circular economy, the approximately 230 participants also received practical inspiration for their innovation projects.

The courage to experiment pays off – both on stage and in business: at the Zurich SME Innovation Day on 7 July 2026, Claudia Schärer turned a data blunder into a lesson on taking a critical look at one’s own results. In three workshops on digital product passports, industrial 3D printing and the circular economy, the approximately 230 participants also received practical inspiration for their innovation projects.

On 30 June 2026, CAETS, the international umbrella organisation for engineering academies, published the study ‘Towards Low-GHG Emissions from Energy Use in Selected Sectors: Looking Beyond 2040’. In it, 52 experts from 24 countries outline what needs to be done today to ensure that capital-intensive industrial sectors emit significantly fewer greenhouse gases after 2040. SATW supported the study – represented by Rita Hofmann, who was a member of the Chemical Industry Working Group.

Notre Bulletin paraît pour la première fois sous sa nouvelle apparence graphique. Plus attrayant et de lecture plus facile, il traite toujours de médecine, de science et de sujets liés à l’activité des ressorts de l’Académie. Le thème principal reste au centre de chaque édition. Dans le numéro actuel, le Prof. Christoph A. Meier aborde une question cruciale: les ressources limitées dans le domaine de la santé sont-elles utilisées là où elles sont le plus utiles?

On June 29, 2026, SATW and SFITS convened professionals from medicine, industry, insurance, law, and policy in Geneva to lay the groundwork for evaluating the societal impact of surgical robotics.

Two new studies paint a consistent picture: the Haufe Academy’s Trend Radar 2026 outlines the skills required in the workplace of tomorrow. The Swiss STEM Youth Barometer 2026, published by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, shows where these skills are being developed – or, indeed, where they are not. A comparison of the two reports makes it clear why promoting STEM is not just an educational issue, but also an economic necessity.