With new equipment, the teams at the Nano Technology Center are expanding their range of possible applications— here with a new 3D microscope in the Nano Fabrication Lab. 2025 in brief Successful completion Eleven students successfully completed their bachelor’s degree in nanoscience in 2025. Eleven students also completed their master’s degree. Page 12 First bachelor ’ s degree awarded 20 years ago In 2025, we celebrated the 20 th anniversa- ry of the first bachelor’s degree in nano- science at the University of Basel with numerous students and alumni. Page 13 New board for the alumni organization At the end of 2025, a new board took over the management of the AlumniNano organization. Page 15 Diverse doctoral theses Nine SNI doctoral students completed their theses in 2025. They conducted their research at the University of Basel’s De- partments of Biozentrum, Chemistry and Physics, at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, and at the FHNW School of Life Sciences. Page 16 The path to founding a company In 2025, t he “From Lab to Startup” work- shop was once again a great success. Du- ring the workshop, doctoral students learned how to successfully present their own business ideas to investors. Page 21 Supportive network Doctoral students at the SNI PhD School ap- preciate the supportive, international and interdisciplinary community at the SNI. Page 20 Services and research The Nano Technology Center, with its two units Nano Imaging Lab and Nano Fabrication Lab, provides the SNI network with services in the field of nanoimaging and nanofabrication. In 2025, the two teams were able to expand their equipment and make significant contributions to numerous diverse research projects. Page 52 Networking events To ensure exchange within the interdisciplinary network with researchers from various academic institutions in Northwestern Switzerland, the SNI organized various events such as the Annual Meeting and the NanoTec Apéro. Page 63 4 SNI Annual Report 2025