BioAlps Forum @ ILMAC Lausanne 2026
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Ilmac will take place from 23 to 24 September 2026 in Palais Beaulieu, Lausanne. BioAlps will organise the Forum on Day 2 and host biotools startups on its booth.
Every two years, Ilmac Lausanne organises the largest meeting place for the chemical and life science industry in Western Switzerland. BioAlps, whose mission is to empower the Swiss Health Valley, organises a one-day forum, in partnership with Innovaud and is welcoming 10 startups on its booth.
BioAlps Forum @ ILMAC Lausanne 2026
Co-organised with Innovaud · In partnership with Swiss Biotech Association
9.30 AM – INTRODUCTION
Presentations from ILMAC, Magali Bischof (Secretary General, BioAlps Association), Innovaud (video), and Swiss Biotech Association.
9.45 AM – KEYNOTE – Biotools at the Heart of Bioconvergence: From Applied Research to Industrial Adoption
- Samantha Paoletti — Head of Research & BD, Life Sciences Technologies, CSEM
- Gilles Weder — Head of Research & BD, Life Sciences Technologies, CSEM
10.15 AM – SESSION 1 – Building the Biotools Ecosystem: Innovation, Challenges and the Road to Market
- Clélia Bourgoint — CEO & Co-Founder, FluoSphera
- Paulina Nowak — Sr. Biotech Account Manager, Life Sciences Solutions, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Roman Chrast — Head of Research Core Facilities, EPFL
11:15 AM – NETWORKING
12.00 PM – LUNCH BREAK
1.30 PM – SESSION 2 – Engineering the Future: Biotools in Advanced Therapies
- Mariana Mainardi Koga — Senior Manager, Cell Therapy Europe, Bracco
- Tom Eaton — CEO, Limula
- Nicola Vannini — Full Professor, UNIFR
- Elise Gortchacow-Bretton — Innovation Mentor (Medtech/Biotech/Foodtech), Alliance pour innover
2.30 PM – KEYNOTE – From Innovation to Impact: Delivering Cell & Gene Therapies at Scale
- Marine de Lageneste — Sr. Manager, R&D, Cell Therapy, Cytiva
3 PM – NETWORKING
3.30 PM – PITCH SESSION – A series of startup pitches from the region.
4.15 PM – CLOSING & NETWORKING
🗓 23 – 24 September 2026 | 9 am – 5 pm |📍Beaulieu – Lausanne
➡️ Registration (Register with the Code Prio : bioalps-26 and get a free pass for the event – if you want to have a free pass for both days, book two individual tickets).