Recto Perso

Many people have already moved their lives to Valais. This is how they feel today:

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Groupe Mutuel

Laurence Zimmermann

Laurence Zimmermann was lured to Valais by the call of freedom as well as her love for her husband, the mountains and her family. This human resources expert at Groupe Mutuel could not be more enthusiastic in describing the warm welcome she received from the locals.

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Constellium

Marie-Anne Guyader

After an internship in Valais, Marie-Anne Guyader headed out into the big wide world, yet her heart yearned to return to the place she calls paradise. As a specialist in occupational health and safety at Constellium, she has found the perfect job and is beyond happy.

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Raphaëlle Luisier, IDIAP, Valais, Switzerland
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Idiap

Raphaëlle Luisier

Discover the life of Raphaëlle Luisier, researcher at Idiap Institute, who after several years abroad rediscovers Valais and its unique quality of life.

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H55

André Borschberg

The video from our series “Recto Perso” presents André Borschberg, Swiss co-founder of the Valais start-up H55. This spin-off from Solar Impulse develops electric propulsion systems for aviation. It is no accident that Sion, capital of Valais, was chosen to be the site of the company’s headquarters.

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EPFL Valais-Wallis

Wendy Lee Queen

World-class research combined with high quality of life? The portrait of Wendy Lee Queen provides an overview of her research in the fields of sustainability at EPFL Valais-Wallis and shows how this American woman from South Carolina has found a new home in Valais.

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Lonza

Torsten Schmidt

Discover our new video series «Recto Perso» : Meet the people who combine quality of life, pleasure and work in Valais. The first to be portrayed is german-born Torsten Schmidt, the head of bio-pharma production at Lonza who moved to Brig over 12 years ago.

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