Exchange amongst peers - Save your date

Join our Swiss biotech CEO, CFO and HR leaders meetings

Our exclusive peer-to-peer gatherings offer a unique platform for personal exchange. In a relaxed and stimulating setting, you can openly address your specific needs as a CEO, CFO, or HR leader in the Swiss biotech industry and share your experiences.

With limited space available for these networking and collaboration sessions, we carefully select the most qualified participants. Save the date and reach out to us if you meet the requirements listed below and have not been personally invited by us at least one month prior to the event.

CFO meeting - November 18, 2024 - Zürich
For executives overseeing the financial strategy of their Swiss biotech companies
Contact: Maximilien Murone

HR leaders meeting - November 19, 2024 - Fribourg
If you are a seasoned HR professional within the Swiss biotech industry or a biotech CEO overseeing HR functions - Contact: Natasha Konstantinova

CEO meeting - January 31, 2025
Exclusively for CEOs of research & development biotech companies in Switzerland
Contact: Michael Altorfer

Swiss Venture Capital Report 

Increase of investment in biotechs

The Swiss Venture Capital Report is the reference publication for investment in Swiss start-ups. The update for the first half year shows that investments in biotech start-ups increased to more than CHF 400 million, the third highest amount ever, with four of the five largest financing rounds completed by these companies. 

Swissmedic survey on regulation of advanced therapy medicinal products 

Help Swissmedic to improve its services

Swissmedic aims to find out how innovative medicinal products can be made available more efficiently and quickly in Switzerland. They are inviting you to take part in the survey and share your experiences. Your answers will help Swissmedic to improve its services and processes. Completing the survey takes around 10 minutes and you can pause it at any time.

Selected industry news

• LimmaTech and Valneva: Partnership for Shigella vaccine - Aug 1
• Oryl Photonics is awarded the EIC Transition grant with a EU consortium - Jul 30
• Curatis valuation report: "A stable and exciting growth story" - Jul 30
• SOTIO and Biocytogen expand antibody-drug conjugates pipeline - Jul 16
• Asceneuron: USD 100 million for neurodegenerative diseases therapy - Jul 16
• HAYA Therapeutics: Eric Adam becomes Chief Operating Officer - Jul 15

More interesting reads

• Four reasons oncology needs digital health innovation - Jul 31
• 18 Swiss biotech companies to put on your radar - Jul 2
• New Start accelerator to promote the start-up scene in Eastern Switzerland - Jun 26

Selected upcoming events & discounts for our members

Aug 27

Future of Health Grant Conference 

Discover the latest trends and innovations driving the field of longevity and understand its crucial role in our healthcare system.

Sep 12-13

Symposium on healthcare management

Discuss and co-develop solutions and new partnerships to meet the challenges facing Swiss healthcare organizations.

Sep 23

Tech4Growth Conference

Brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, venture funds, and academic researchers to explore the crucial role of partnerships in scaling and innovating businesses.

Sep 3

Medtech-pharma platform conference

Focused on combined products at the crossroads of the medtech, diagnostic, pharma and tech sectors with expert speakers.

Sep 18 - 19

Ilmac Lausanne

The meeting place for the chemical and life science industry in French-speaking Switzerland under the motto “Inspiring the Future of Chemistry and Life Sciences”.

Sep 24

Café and croissant: FONGIT life sciences

Join life sciences entrepreneurs to find out what's been going on in the Geneva startup community and expand your professional network.

Sep 24

Annual Healthtech Investment Forum

features more than 7 hours of high-level speeches and panel discussions, and a global company showcase of 25+ presentations by established public, private, emerging and seed companies.

Sep 25 - 26

Biotech in Europe Forum 

The global biopharma industry event addresses the main challenges in investment for 2024 as well as partnering and alliance management and prospects for 2025. 

Oct 3

Swiss Romandie Biotech networking

Join the annual after-work networking event in Swiss Romandie with a panel presentation on Negotiations: Aligning stakeholders for success.

Oct 9 - 10

BioTechX EU

Europe’s largest congress covering diagnostics, precision medicine and digital transformation in pharmaceutical development and healthcare. 

Oct 15 - 17

Festival of Biologics

More than 300 speakers from industry, academia, regulatory bodies and investors, covering  topics in antibodies, immunotherapeutics and biosimilars.

Oct 18

LAUNCH

ETH Zurich connects Swiss startups, investors, industry experts and talented students in workshops, prototype demos, talks and networking sessions.

The Swiss Biotech Association partners with several organizations to provide a perfect mix of education and long-term professional development with discount for our members.

Sep 9 - Dec 27

Sep 10 - 12

Sep 18 - Feb 5, 2025

Successfully implementing digital health

The CAS course offers a comprehensive look into the world of digital healthcare, and prepares for the technical, legal, cultural and organizational challenges of digital change.

Sep 16 - Oct 15

Start-up training in biotech business 

Discover exact solutions to targeted biotech startup inquiries. Enhance your strategies and solidify your knowledge, while gearing up for an engaging investor pitch.

The latest Swiss biotech jobs

• Analytical associate @ Limmatech Biologics
• Senior Validation Engineer @ Thermo Fisher Scientific Biologics
• Several positions @ Securecell
• Several positions @ Monte Rosa Therapeutics
• Several positions @ IPS-Integrated Project Services

Post your open jobs on our well-visited website
For members & non-members