In May 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) opened the European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre (ESDI) at the Switzerland Innovation Park Innovaare in Villigen. It marks the ESA’s first permanent presence in Switzerland.

Keystone / Michael Buholzer

From Google and Anthropic to tech startups, artificial intelligence developers are expanding in Switzerland – despite concerns that military neutrality may curb access to lucrative foreign defence markets.

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