The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) is a
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national association founded in 1815.
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https://scnat.ch/en/scnat (page visited on 4 June 2013). In German, French and Italian (the official languages of Switzerland) the name is ''Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz'', ''Académie suisse des sciences naturelles'', and ''Accademia svizzera di scienze naturali'' respectively.
The Swiss Academy of Sciences is part of the
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences is a Swiss organization that supports and networks the sciences at a regional, national and international level. They are designated by the Federal Act to Promote Research and Innovation to promote resear ...
, and awards the annual ''Prix Schläfli''. In 2015 the SCNAT network included over 35,000 experts in over 130 societies in all cantons.
The 2021 president is Philipp Moreillon.
See also
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Academy of sciences
An academy of sciences is a type of learned society or academy (as special scientific institution) dedicated to sciences that may or may not be state funded. Some state funded academies are tuned into national or royal (in case of the Unite ...
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Life Sciences Switzerland
Life Sciences Switzerland (LS2) is the Swiss federation of scientific societies for life sciences. It was formerly known as the Union of the Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology (USGEB).
Life Sciences Switzerland is a member of the Swiss Ac ...
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Science and technology in Switzerland
Science and technology in Switzerland play an important role in the Swiss economy, which has very few natural resources that are available in the country. The Swiss National Science Foundation, mandated by the Federal government, is the most ...
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Science and technology in Switzerland
1815 establishments in Switzerland
Scientific organizations established in 1815