BIND – BioInnovation Day
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Join us for the 11th BioInnovation Day (BIND), on 1 April 2026 at CHUV-Lausanne. 30 life sciences projects, in Biotech, Medtech, Digital Health, developed in Western Switzerland top academic institutions will be presented to investors and to the public.
The future of health is designed in Western Switzerland! BIND – BioInnovation Day is an exclusive technology showcase and networking event that brings together about 300 Life Sciences innovators and investors.
Discover 30 groundbreaking life science projects from leading academic institutions in Western Switzerland—each presented in a dynamic 240-second pitch.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge innovations and engage directly with the region’s most entrepreneurial and visionary academics!
PROGRAMME (provisional)
- 8.30 am – 8.55 am | BADGE COLLECTION
- 9 am | WELCOME ADDRESS
- Raphaël CONZ, Head of the Business Unit at SPEI-Vaud (Department for the Promotion of the Economy and Innovation)
- Prof. Antoine GEISSBUHLER, BioAlps’ President, Dean of Geneva University of Medicine
- 9.15 am – 10 am | PROJECT PITCHES
- 10 am – 10.30 am | BREAK
- 10.30 am – 11.15 am | ROUND-TABLE: Strategic Partnerships between Life Sciences Startups and Industry – with Swiss HLG
- 11.15 am – 12.00 pm | PROJECT PITCHES
- 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm | LUNCH
- 1.30 pm | WELCOME AFTERNOON
- 1.45 pm – 2.15 pm | PROJECT PITCHES
- 2.15 pm – 3 pm | SESSION: Investments in Life Sciences
- 3 pm – 3.30 pm | BREAK
- 3.30 pm – 4.15 pm | PROJECT PITCHES
- 4.15 pm – 4.35 pm | KEYNOTE
- 4.40 pm | AWARD CEREMONY
- 4.50 pm | NETWORKING COCKTAIL
TIMELINE
- Save the Date: 23 September 2025
- Call for project: 17 November 2025 – 8 February 2026
- Projects Reveal: 12 February 2026
- BioInnovation Day: 1 April 2026
SPONSORS 2025
Gold: Lenz&Staehelin | Silver: IGE IPI| Bronze: CSEM, Innovaud, Intuitive Ventures, Katzarov SA, Reuteler & Cie, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
ORGANISATORS
Unitec, PACTT, BioAlps Association,
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
CHUV, CSEM, EPFL, UNIL, UNIGE, HUG, UNIFR, UNINE, HEPIA, HES-SO Valais Wallis, Wyss Center, will be presenting their latest life sciences projects, ready to become startups or to be licensed.
PRIZES
Two CHF 5000 prizes will be given to the most promising Academic and Start-ups projects. The winners will also benefit from in-kind contribution
ABOUT THE BIND
The BIND is an event that was initially organised by UNITEC, the Technology transfer office of the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and The Hospital of Geneva, and the PACTT, the Technology transfer office of University of Lausanne (UNIL) and University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), to showcase the best of the academic life sciences research in Western Switzerland universities. From 2025, BioAlps is taking over the organisation of the event.
🗓 1 April 2026 (not a joke!)
📍CHUV Lausanne – Auditoire César Rouw, Chemin des Mines 9, 1202 Geneva