’Owed to all of you!’: Bona thanked the employees from the bottom of its heart for their tireless and creative efforts, without which the many wonderful successes would not have been possible. Image: Empa
'Owed to all of you!': Bona thanked the employees from the bottom of its heart for their tireless and creative efforts, without which the many wonderful successes would not have been possible. Image: Empa - Over the past few days and after almost 13 years as CEO of Empa, Gian-Luca Bona said goodbye to "his" employees at the three Empa sites - with fond memories and some surprises. Since September 2009, Gian-Luca Bona has helped to shape and experience Empa's fortunes as the institute's CEO. A long and intensive period, of which he has fond memories not only of the top scientific achievements of researchers: He also, and especially, enjoyed the transfer of the knowledge generated at the institute to both industry and society, says Bona - be it through the founding of start-ups, through demonstrators such as the well-known experimental building NEST, or the young Swiss m4m Center in Bettlach, which helps to transfer 3D printing technologies to Swiss medtech companies. This direct line to the real world, which is part of Empa's DNA, was something Bona had already brought with him when he joined the institute - as a long-time researcher and manager at IBM (see info box). And he believes that a close partnership with industry is also crucial for Empa's future, if it is to keep its great promise: The Place where Innovation Starts - a motto he once coined himself.
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