2015 Global Biomedical Startup Pitch Competition Swiss National Startup Team in Philly
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Join swissnex Boston, Y Park, the University City Science Center Philadelphia and an amazing lineup of Startups that are willing to change the world with disruptive technologies at the Global Biomedical Startup Pitch Competition. Entrepreneurs in the biomedical field will be going head-to-head for the title of Global Biomedical Pitch Champion. The event is free of charge and will end with a catered networking session. Further details will follow very soon, stay tuned on the event section of the venture leaders webpage. Registration to the event will be available soon: http://ventureleaders. swissnexboston.org
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The Swiss Biotech Association (SBA) is the national industry association representing innovative enterprises in Swiss life sciences (and biotechnology). The SBA continues to champion the interests of the industry and works closely with partners. SME’s are the backbone of the association, but large companies and multinationals are equally important. Beyond core biotechnology, the SBA includes industry members involved on the supply side from technology providers, suppliers of equipment and services to contract research, bioinformatics, consulting and finance companies.
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Mission Statement
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Join us at one of Philly’s hottest bistros, High Street on Market, for an informal cocktail reception welcoming Swiss and American life science VIPs to BIO 2015 in Philadelphia! We will be enjoying gourmet cheesesteaks, microbrewery beer and the company of new and old friends and colleagues.
Place: High Street on Market, 308 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Ambassador Andre Schaller, Consul General of Switzerland will give a welcome speech - 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 16
Swiss Pavilion 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Switzerland participates
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Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) informs, advises and guides SMEs from Switzerland and Liechtenstein in their international business ventures. It links companies, experts and private and public organizations around the world, thus facilitating efficient promotion of foreign trade. Apart from export promotion, S-GE is responsible for promoting Switzerland as a business location abroad as well as for promoting imports from selected developing and transition countries. In addition, S-GE runs 21 Swiss Business Hubs (SBH*) abroad, which provide guidance to Swiss exporters and promote Switzerland as a business location. S-GE has selected life sciences as a focus industry and works in close collaboration with the Swiss Biotech Association. * The SBH USA is located in new York www.s-ge.com
at the show and supplemented the programs with interesting presentations and side-tracks. Many interesting side-events organized by
Swiss Pavilion Bio Exhibition Open and 9:30 am – 5:30 pm Exhibitor Booth Partnering 4:30 pm, Room 110AB Global Innovation Hubs program
Thursday, June 18
Swiss Pavilion Bio Exhibition Open and 9:30 am – 5:30 pm Exhibitor Booth Partnering
panies and countries. Enjoy the time in Philadelphia in and around our Pavilion. Jean-Marc Tissot
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BIO 2015 Philadelphia, June 15-18 2015, SWISS Pavilion - Booth No. 801 Company
Company description
Name
Phone
Website
AC Immune SA
AC Immune develops innovative therapeutics with best-in-class potential against Alzheimer's Disease and related diseases.
Prof. Andrea Pfeifer
Phone +41 21 693 91 21
info@acimmune.com
www.acimmune.com
Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Actelion Ltd. is a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on the dicsovery, development and commercialization of innovative drugs for diseases with significant unmet medical needs.
Mr. Nicholas Franco
Phone +41 61 565 55 03
licensing@actelion.com
www.actelion.com
ANERGIS SA
Anergis is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel ultrafast and disease modifying allgergy desensitization treatments.
Mr. Vincent Charlon
Phone +41 21 651 92 20
info@anergis.ch
www.anergis.ch
BIOALPS Life Science Cluster
BioAlps, the Life Sciences cluster from Western Switzerland, promotes the excellence and performance in MedTech and BioTech globally.
Mr. Claude Joris
Phone +41 22 304 40 71
claude.joris@bioalps.org
www.bioalps.org
BioLingus
BioLingus is a Swiss biotech company spearheading the development of oral (sublingual) delivery of peptides and proteins for chronic diseases and immune-therapies.
Mr. Yves Decadt
Phone +41 78 664 54 30
yves.decadt@biolingus.ch
www.biolingus.ch
CellSpring
Our core technology enables creation of microtissues in a matter of minutes that offer superior in vitro models for preclinical drug testing.
Mr. Christopher Millan
Phone +41 76 216 08 21
chris.millan@cellspring.co
www.cellspring.co
Cerbios-Pharma SA
Cerbios-Pharma SA is a privately held company specialized in the development and manufacturing of chemical and biological API’s. Services are offered in the area of HPAls and Biopharmaceuticals.
Ms. Mara Camillo
Phone +41 79 618 09 88
mara.camillo@cerbios.ch
www.cerbios.ch
HYLOMORPH ltd
HYLOMORPH is a Medtech Spin-Off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. We solve the problem of fibrosis in soft tissue repair.
Mr. Simone Bottan
Phone +41 44 632 78 58
info@hylomorph-medical.com
www.hylomorph-medical.com
InSphero AG
InSphero’s 3D InSight™ microstissues demonstrate organotypic cell composition and morphology. Mr. Stewart Hunt The 3D technology enables drugs and substances to be developed more efficiently and safer.
Phone +1 800 779 75 58 x 101
stewart.hunt@insphero.com
www.insphero.com
Life Science Zurich - Business Network
The LSZ Business Network promotes cooperation between Life Science stakeholders in academia, industry and the public sector in the Greater Zurich area.
Dr. Isabel Klusman
Phone + 41 44 635 35 01
info@lifescience.uzh.ch
www.lifescience-businessnetwork.ch
MEDExpansion
MEDExpansion, a Swiss consulting firm, helps biotechs to develop medical affairs activities specific to orphan diseases.
Dr. Alain Rinaldi
Phone +41 79 624 79 55
a.rinaldi@medexpansion.ch
www.medexpansion.ch
NBE-Therapeutics AG
1) Transpo-mAb antibody discovery platform (WO2014013026), 2) SMAC-technology for the development of ADCs (WO2014140317)
Mr. Ulf Grawunder, PhD
Phone +41 61 633 22 30
ulf.grawunder@nbe-therapeutics.com
www.nbe-therapeutics.com
Numab AG
Numab focuses on the discovery and development of innovative antibody fragment-based therapeutics.
Mr. Oliver Middendorp
Phone +41 44 533 04 71
info@numab.com
www.numab.com
PIQUR Therapeutics AG
PIQUR is a Swiss pharmaceutical company focusing on novel, targeted anti-cancer drugs based on lipid Mr. Hervé Girsault kinase (PI3K) and mTOR inhibition.
Phone +41 79 467 00 01
herve.girsault@piqur.com
www.piqur.com
Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals AG
Polyneuron introduces antibody-specific immunotherapy for devastating autoimmune diseases.
Mr. Ruben Herrendorff, PhD Phone +41 78 837 10 11
r.herrendorff@polyneuron.com
www.polyneuron.com
rqmicro Ltd.
Ultra-rapid detection and viability assessment of pathogenic microorganisms in water and food.
Mr. Hans-Anton Keserue
Phone +41 78 901 74 14
keserue@rqmicro.ch
www.rqmicro.com
SERV Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV ensures that exporters get paid for delivered goods and services by insuring the political or commercial risks.
Ms. Sonja Kohler Muller
Phone +41 585 51 55 75
sonja.kohler@serv-ch.com
www.serv-ch.com
SFL-Solutions For Life Sciences Customized European Solutions from Regulatory to Medical Communication and Public Affairs for Pharma & Medtech Companies
Mr. Shayesteh Fuerst-Ladani Phone +41 61 366 71 61
sfl@sfl-services.com
SimplicityBio
SimplicityBio minimize the risks in the development of diagnostic tests and improve clinical trials by allowing the stratification of patients.
Mr. Miguel Barreto-Sanz
Phone +41 78 915 07 55
miguel.barreto@simplicitybio.com
www.simplicitybio.com
St.GallenBodenseeArea
The St.GallenBodenseeArea promotes the third largest economic region in Switzerland and provides relocation services.
Ms. Caroline Derungs
Phone +41 79 901 37 38
caroline.derungs@sgba.ch
www.sgba.ch
Sulzer Mixpac AG
Leading packaging, mixing and dispensing solutions for pharma and healthcare applications globally. Mr. Daniel Strasser
Phone +41 79 427 73 41
daniel.strasser@sulzer.com
www.sulzer.com
Swiss Biotech Association
The Swiss Biotech Association represents the interests of the biotech sector, supports the entrepreneurship of biotech companies, and generates value for members and the industry.
Mr. Domenico P. Alexakis
Phone +41 44 455 56 78
info@swissbiotech.org
www.swissbiotech.org
Swissnex Boston, Science Consulate
swissnex Boston, as Science Consulate, connects Switzerland and North America in science, education, art and innovation.
Mr. Niccolò lorno
Phone +1 617 642 10 17
niccolo@swissnexboston.org
www.swissnexBoston.org
TRB Chemedica International SA TRB Chemedica International SA is active in the rheumatology, ophthalmology and neurology fields.Top innovative, safe and Swiss-made medical devices and drugs are produced to meet with the most stringent regulatory and medical needs.
Mr. Marco Betancourt
Phone +41 22 703 49 00
marco.betancourt@trbchemedica.com
www.trbchemedica.com
Venture Valuation AG
Venture Valuation is a world leader in providing global, independent valuation services of Life Sciences companies and products and also runs the Biotechgate Database.
Dr. Patrik Frei
Phone +41 43 321 86 60
p.frei@venturevaluation.com
www.venturevaluation.com
Wyss Zurich
THE WYSS ZURICH: Center to foster translational research and development in the emerging fields of Regenerative and Robotics Technologies.
Prof. Dr. Dr. Simon P. Hoerstrup Phone +41 44 634 56 10
simon_philipp.hoerstrup@usz.ch
www.wyss-zurich.ch
ZuriMED Technologies
ZuriMED Technologies create revolutionary devices for surgical knee ligament reconstruction.
Mr. Xiang Li
xiang.li@zurimed.com
www.zurimed.com
Biomimetic Microtissue Technology
ZuriMED® Innova ve Orthopedics
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Phone +41 76 771 36 05
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