swissnex China had the pleasure to welcome two experts in the field of neuroscience, to share with us their knowledge about the human brain and the progress of human brain projects in Switzerland and China. Dr. Sean Hill – co-Director of the Blue Brain Project and co-Director of Neuroinformatics in the European Union funded Human Brain Project (HBP) at the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) – presented the possibilities, challenges and current status of these projects in Switzerland, while Prof. Feng Jianfeng – distinguished Professor in the Thousand Talents Program of China, Chair Professor in Applied Mathematics at Shanghai Center for Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Biology, Mathematics, and Brain Science in Fudan University, China, and Professor of Computer Science in University of Warwick, UK – presented them from the Chinese point of view. The speakers were friendly and eager to share their knowledge with an entertaining presentation that was suitable to both amateurs and specialists.