12th Annual HealthTech Investment Forum

FOCUSING ON DIGITAL HEALTH, MEDTECH & DEVICES

7th of October 2025|MÖVENPICK HOTEL | BASEL | SWITZERLAND

Event Supporters:

Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH

Business and technology support for companies, investors and scientific institutions in Berlin – this is the Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH mission. With customized services and an excellent science and research network, our many experts provide an outstanding range of programs to help companies launch, innovate, expand and secure their economic future in Berlin.

Bio Deutschland e.V.

BIO Deutschland is the sector association of the German biotechnology industry and has set itself the objective of supporting and promoting the development of an innovative economic sector based on modern biosciences. The Berlin-based association currently has over 360 members. It is run by a board of ten members consisting of CEOs and managing directors of biotechnology companies and their investors. Using a wide range of political initiatives, BIO Deutschland lobbies for improvements to the legal parameters for innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. BIO Deutschland represents Germany’s biotechnology sector at the Federation of German Industries (BDI), at the European association (EuropaBio) in Brussels and at the US-American BIO in Washington. The association is also very active in a broad range of events with the aim of providing biotechnology with a platform for discussion and interaction.

BioAlps

The Association offers a dynamic network in #medtech, #biotech, #pharma, #digitalhealth, #foodtech and #cosmetics. With more than 1400 companies, +60 research and academic institutions, 70 public institutions and innovation parks, 5’000 students and researchers, 35’000 jobs, the region is the number one and most diversified life sciences ecosystem in Europe. Startup companies, large multinationals and support organisms concentrate in a small, attractive geographic area with a great infrastructure, and are all working together across the cantons of Western Switzerland in a close-knit network.

BioIndustry Association (BIA)

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is the trade association for innovative life sciences and biotech industry in the UK, counting over 460 companies including start-ups, biotechnology, universities, research centres, investors, and lawyers among its members. Our mission is to be the voice of the industry, enabling and connecting the UK ecosystem so that businesses can start, grow and deliver world-changing innovation.

BioPartner UK

BioPartner is an independent, government-accredited trade organisation, promoting international partnering for trade, investment and collaborations with UK Life Science companies. BioPartner's delegations promote the UK presence at major international biopharma conferences, and companies are assisted with access to government grants and heavily discounted entry fees. Through the BioPartner Programme, members receive extra benefits and support to effectively trade overseas.

Biotechgate

Biotechgate is the global Business Development Database for the Biotech, Pharma and Medtech industries.

Over 900,000 clinical trials

60,000 company database

Over 40,000 Biotech, Pharma and Medtech assets available for licensing

Over 350,000 management contact details

The latest M&A Deals Product pipelines

In depth market research reports

Dedicated investor database

DayOne Healthtech Innovation

DayOne is Switzerland’s leading launchpad for high-potential, early-stage healthtech ventures at the intersection with Pharma R&D. Based in Basel – strategically positioned at the heart of Europe’s leading life sciences ecosystem, we provide a comprehensive support system and facilitate access to industry leaders, experienced mentors and a strong network of partners and investors in the sector. In this way. we help our portfolio companies overcome early-stage challenges, secure financing, and scale their innovations.

Edison Group

Edison Group is an international advisory firm with around 450 corporate clients and 110 people working from offices in London, New York, Frankfurt, Sydney and Wellington. The team consists of 80 analysts, investment and logistics professionals with experience in capital markets, investor roadshows and communications. Healthcare is Edison’s largest sector, with 16 analysts covering over 100 biotech and medtech stocks across the UK, continental Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

Eurobiomed

Eurobiomed is the cluster of healthcare innovation in South of France. We support growth of innovative companies and projects in the Sud - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée regions, positioning the region at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Eurobiomed also accelerates the delivery of healthcare innovations by bringing together the community of people who are developing tomorrow's healthcare, and by federating the best experts in the sector.

FreeMind Group

FreeMind is a consulting group whose goal is to assist in maximizing potential to receive funding from non-dilutive sources. Established in 1999, FreeMind is the largest consulting group of its kind working with academics and Industry alike. FreeMind's proven long-term strategic approach has garnered its clients over 1.5 billion dollars to date.

Our expertise in applying for grants and contracts extends throughout every government mechanism open to funding the life sciences including all NIH institutes, DoD, NSF, FDA, CDC, BARDA, etc., as well as private foundations.

FreeMind's knowledgeable and experienced team of Client Strategists and Project Managers are dedicated to guiding non-dilutive funding efforts from identification of the most suitable opportunity through to submission and subsequent award. Our team of experts will assist in making non-dilutive funding a key tool in a long-term financial strategy.

Innovation Office, University of Basel

The Innovation Office is the University of Basel's hub for entrepreneurship and innovation. We are inspired by the complex challenges our planet faces, and believe that we can contribute to sustainable solutions through actively building bridges between academia, startups, industry, and society. To turn our vision into reality, we run educational courses in entrepreneurship, organise inspirational activities for talented founders, operate startup incubation and acceleration programs, and start collaborations with industry. Founded in 2017, we are one of the most established innovation hubs at universities in Switzerland. The Innovation Office has a strong global network and collaborates across borders with leading universities and startup hubs.

Lyonbiopôle

As a French biocluster, Lyonbiopole Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the gateway to healthcare innovation in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It aims to federate the actors of innovation, to connect and promote them internationally and to support the emergence and development of innovative technologies, products and services to address global healthcare challenges.

MEDiSTRAVA

MEDiSTRAVA Consulting is a new strategic communications and healthcare advisory group created to fast-track our biotech and pharma clients to success. We channel global expertise across corporate communications, investor relations, medical and regulatory affairs, HEOR and market access to enable clients to achieve their full potential.

MedNous

MedNous is a print publication and a website for everyone involved in medical research in Europe. The name is derived from the Greek word for knowledge – nous – and the English word, medical.

The print publication analyses complex issues that life science professionals need to understand in order to bring their research into commercial development. These issues relate to regulatory affairs, patent law, government research policy and funding. The print publication appears 10 times per year and includes news, company interviews and commentary by corporate executives and other practicioners in this field.

Plattform Life Sciences

The Life Sciences-Series - Launched in 2014 four issues of the Life Sciences-Series appear annually. Based on the three pillars – technology, financing, investment – the issues combine current topics of life sciences with knowledge and networking from corporate financing and capital market. The mission: Building a cross medial bridge between the life sciences and the financial industry by the help of the quarterly Life Sciences issues, the monthly digital newsletter LifeSciencesUpdate.

SECA

The Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA) is the representative body for Switzerland‘s private equity, venture capital and corporate finance industries. SECA has the objective to promote private equity and corporate finance activities in Switzerland. Members of the SECA include equity investment companies, banks, corporate finance advisors, auditing companies, management consultants, lawyers and private investors.

SwedenBIO

SwedenBIO is the national industry association for life sciences in Sweden. Our member companies develop biotechnology, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and medical technology, or are experts in business development, IP and law, among other things. Our mission is to strengthen the competitiveness of the Swedish life science industry both nationally and internationally.

Swiss Biotech Association

Swiss Biotech unites the four leading biotech regions of Switzerland (BioAlps, BaselArea, Biopolo Ticino and Greater Zurich Area). The regions have early on combined efforts with the SWX Swiss Exchange which holds a leading position in terms of life-science listings and services.

The National Industry Association named Swiss Biotech Association Represents more than 150 companies to date and acts as the operational arm for the marketing alliance. Swiss Biotech raises Switzerland’s profile as an economic center in Europe and profiles the biotech industry with its key research institutions and companies. Swiss Biotechs’ mission is to spread the message of Switzerland as one of the top biotech locations in the world. This will be achieved by presenting a comprehensive picture of the drivers of biotechnology including research, education, economics, finance and industry. The bases for success in biotechnology are the critical mass of research institutes and accelerated technology transfer. The early integration of industry and well-trained workforce is another critical success factor for rapid economic growth. More than 40 technology parks throughout the country support the increasingly important and successful TechTransfer process.

Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc.

Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc. is a corporate communications firm providing media strategy and execution for life science companies – biotech (therapeutics), medical devices and diagnostics. We work with both public and private emerging growth companies:

1. To enhance valuation

2. To build visibility for partnerships and strategic alliances

VentureCapital Magazin

Since May 2000, VentureCapital Magazin has been informing investors, innovative entrepreneurs, and intermediaries about trends, transactions, and background information relating to private equity, entrepreneurship, and technology. Together with the online products VC-Magazin.de and the weekly Private Equity Flash, VentureCapital Magazine forms the leading private equity portal in the German-speaking world.