Network: Achieving joint goals through interdisciplinary collaboration The SNI is an interdisciplinary network in which researchers from var- ious research organizations in Northwestern Switzerland carry out re- search into the nanosciences and nanotechnology in order to drive advances for the benefit of the general public. Partner institutions belonging to the network include the University of Basel, with its Departments of Biomedicine, Chemistry, Physics, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Environmental Sciences and the Bio- zentrum; the FHNW School of Life Sciences in Muttenz and School of Engineering and Environment in Windisch; the Paul Scherrer Institute; the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of ETH Zu - rich in Basel; the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM) in Allschwil; and the technology transfer centers ANAXAM and Swiss PIC. The broader network also includes the Hightech Zen - trum Aargau in Brugg and Basel Area Business & Innovation, with whom we collaborate to promote knowledge and technology transfer. In 2024, the management team worked with internal and external experts to develop a strategy for the next 10 years of the SNI net- work. One key pillar of this strategy is to reinforce collaboration be- tween SNI members across the boundaries of different disciplines and institutions. This goal will benefit from events organized by the SNI management as well as optimum networking and a regular ex- change of information among members. 60 SNI Annual Report 2024