Get your free investor ticket for the BIND 2025, on 1 April 2025 at Campus Biotech Geneva

We are thrilled to invite you to the BIND 2025 – BioInnovation Day 🧬, that will take place on 1 April 2025, at Campus Biotech Geneva. This event will showcase 30 exceptional life sciences projects from the most prestigious academic institutions in Western Switzerland, selected for their high potential in key fields such as Medtech, Biotech, Pharma, Digital Health, Biotools, Foodtech, etc.

Why Attend?
As an investor, you will have the opportunity to:

• Discover early-stage life sciences projects with high growth potential.
• Engage directly with project leaders and their academic mentors.
• Forge strategic partnerships with innovators and industry leaders.

Key Information

📅 Date: April 1, 2025 | Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Campus Biotech Geneva
🙋🏻‍♂️ Participants: 150–200 attendees
🔬 Projects presented: 30 promising early-stage innovations in medtech, biotech, digital health, biotools, and more.
🏛 Academic partners: UNIGE, HUG, UNIL, CHUV, EPFL, UNINE, UNIFR, HES-SO Valais Wallis, HEIG-VD, and more.

PROGRAMME

• 8.30 am – 8.55 am | BADGE COLLECTION
• 9 am | WELCOME ADDRESS
  • Delphine BACHMANN, Geneva State Councillor for Economic Affairs
  • Prof. Antoine GEISSBUHLER, BioAlps’ President, Dean of Geneva University of Medicine
  • Antonio GAMBARDELLA, FONGIT’s Director
• 9.15 am – 10 am | PROJECT PITCHES 
• 10 am – 10.30 am | BREAK
• 10.30 am – 11.15 am | ROUND-TABLE: Building Synergies Between Life Sciences Startups and Industry
  • Naja NYFFENEGGER, Senior Manager Research Innovation Europe CSL R&D, Vifor Pharma
  • Dr Julien DOUET, Head of Cell Line Technologies, Merck Group
  • Dr Fabrice PARADIES, Director Industrial Business Development & Global Commercial Alliances, Debiopharm Research
  • Pr Yogeshvar KALIA, Full Professor, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNIGE – Moderator
    
• 11.15 am – 12.00 pm | PROJECT PITCHES 
• 12.00 pm – 1.30 pm | LUNCH
• 1.30 pm | WELCOME AFTERNOON – L&S
• 1.40 pm – 2.15 pm | PROJECT PITCHES 
• 2.15 pm – 3 pm | Session : Investments in Life Sciences
  • Caroline GUEISSAZ – Startup Advisor & Management Consultant, Honorary member of Business Angel Switzerland 
  • Steffen EHRHARDT – Head of SICTIC Operation Team 
  • Olivier VAURY – Deeptech Investor & Advisor
    
• 3 pm – 3.30 pm | BREAK
• 3.30 pm – 4.15 pm | PROJECT PITCHES + Introduction CSEM
• 4.15 pm – 4.35 pm | KEYNOTE: Patrick GRISS – co-founder & CEO, Zühlke Ventures, author of Deep Tech Playbook
• 4.40 pm | AWARD CEREMONY
• 4.50 pm | NETWORKING COCKTAIL

SPONSORS

Gold: Lenz&Staehelin | Silver: IGE IPI | Bronze: CSEM, EPFL TTO, Innovaud, Intuitive Ventures, Katzarov SA, Reuteler & Cie, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering

PARTNER

FONGIT

ORGANISERS

Unitec, PACTT, BioAlps Association, State of Geneva

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.

If you have any questions, please write to contact@bioalps.org.