Patronage Committee
The newly created Patronage Committee consists of donors who have demonstrated their generous philanthropic commitment to the Marcel Benoist Foundation and the Swiss Science Prize. It unites renowned individuals and organizations, who have dedicated themselves to ensuring the continuation of the prestigious Swiss Science Prize.
As such, the members of the Patronage Committee play an ambassadorial role, helping to raise the profile of the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist and increase public awareness of the importance of cutting-edge research for Switzerland. They also encourage new donors to come on board and work alongside them to secure a successful future for the Swiss Science Prize Marcel Benoist.
The Marcel Benoist Foundation would like to extend its sincere thanks to the following individuals and organizations for their valuable donations:
Individuals
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| Martin Haefner | André Hoffmann | Dr. Max Rössler |
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| Dr. Stephan Schmidheiny | Dr. h.c. mult. Hansjörg Wyss | Walter Inäbnit |
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| Johann N. Schneider-Ammann | Katharina Schneider-Ammann | Ulrich Andreas Ammann |
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| Babette Herbert | Christoph Ammann |
Foundations & Companies
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| Vontobel-Stiftung | Schindler Group | |
We would also like to thank those donors who have chosen to remain anonymous.
Friends of the Foundation
The Friends of the Foundation is a group representing wider, broader-based support for the Marcel Benoist Swiss Science Prize.
The Marcel Benoist Foundation greatly values this support and would like to thank:
- The Accenture Foundation
- Dr Ernst Thomke
- QIAGEN N.V., Peer Schatz, in memoriam Gottfried Schatz, Benoist laureate 1992
- Flughafen Zürich AG
- Daniel Gutenberg
- Stiftung “Perspektiven” (SwissLife)
- KIBAG Holding AG