Cooperation as the key to innovation The SNI’s Nano-Argovia program is a guarantee for effective knowledge and technology transfer between research institu- tions and industrial companies from Northwestern Switzerland. Each year, the SNI supports around ten applied research projects in which interdisciplinary teams work to solve a wide range of challenges. More on this from page 36 Lasers have already played a role in several Nano-Argovia projects. In the NanoFemto Tweezers project, novel lasers are used in combination with nano-optical elements as optical tweezers. The researchers want to use them to precisely assemble different cell types into a complex organ system on a microscopic surface. More on page 43 SNI Annual Report 2024 35