The European Research Council awarded him with two successive ERC Advanced Grants.

[5] In 2014, Switzerland awarded him the Swiss Science prize sponsored by the Foundation Marcel Benoist[6] and delivered by the National Government.

[7] The text has been translated from French into English, German, Chinese, Korean, and Russian.

Gisin played at the highest Swiss level and was president of Servette HC from 2000 to 2015, furthering his club to become the largest in Switzerland.

In 2010 Servette HC was awarded the title “Club of the Year” by the European Hockey Federation.