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Ernst & Young Ltd.
Basel
Whether you face unprecedented challenges such as regulation, pricing pressures, access to capital, acquisitions or alliances – Ernst & Young is committed to helping you address these challenges by bringing in our vast biotech experience and providing all the services you need: from Advisory, Audit, Tax to Transaction Advisory Services.
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Jürg Zürcher
T +41 58 286 84 03
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Zurich
With a public offering of securities in Switzerland and thanks to the tremendous placing power afforded by the Swiss-based investment banks, life science companies gain access to a sector specific experienced, highly competent and broadly international circle of investors. SIX Swiss Exchange has grown to become Europe’s most important securities exchange for the biotech industry accounting for 42% of the total market capitalisation of listed life sciences companies in Europe.
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Andrea Isler
T +41 58 854 29 41
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Swiss Biotech Association
Zurich
SBA is the national industry association of enterprises and institutions active in all areas of biotechnology. Association membership is open to companies of various sizes concerned with different aspects of modern biotechnology. Activities of member companies span different sectors of biotechnology including pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agriculture, food, environmental biotechnology, and specialty chemicals.
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Domenico Alexakis
+41 44 455 56 78
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CTI
Bern
CTI is the Confederation’s innovation promotion agency. For the past sixty years, it has fostered knowledge and technology transfer between companies and universities by bringing them together as partners on applied research and development projects. CTI also provides assistance to start-up companies and facilitates the access to national and international research networks and programmes.
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Prof. Dr. Oreste Ghisalba
T +41 61 711 0021
oreste.ghisalba(at)gmx.ch
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Osec
Zurich
Since the beginning of 2008 Osec has handled mandates for import and investment promotion as well as location promotion, in addition to its export promotion tasks. The aim of these mandates is to provide companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein as well as companies abroad with information relating to their international business projects and to offer them advice and support.
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Antje Runschke
T +41 44 365 52 93
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Bern
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property is the federal agency for patents, trademarks, designs, and copyrights. It is a public law entity legally autonomous from the federal government. The Institute advises the Federal Council in all matters concerning intellectual property and represents Switzerland on these issues at the international level.
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Prof. Dr. Heinz Müller
T +41 31 377 73 68
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BaselArea
Basel
BaselArea welcomes you to the Basel region, one of the world’s most successful life sciences clusters – with enterprises representing the full breadth of the industry. The Basel area provides fertile ground for companies, with the fastest growth rate in Switzerland, a welcoming business and social environment and an innovative culture.
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Sheena Bethell
T +41 61 295 50 03
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Berne Capital Area
Bern
Berne Capital Area is the global centre of the precision industry. Medtech is one of the most important sectors and companies form networks such as the Medical Cluster. This special organization establishes sciences industry partnerships fostering the realisation of innovations.
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Denis Grisel
T +41 31 633 41 20
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Bioalps
Geneva
The Lake Geneva Region in Switzerland is a major European territory for medical technology and biotechnology, offering a unique growth environment for companies involved in these two fields. The BioAlps region offers exceptional competencies especially in the domains of molecular and genetic biology, bioinformatics, proteomics and genomics, etc.
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Ariane Vlérick
T +41 22 304 40 46
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Biopolo Ticino
Bellinzona
Biopolo Ticino is an association representing the life sciences in Ticino with members from government and financial agencies, academic institutions and industry. As a member of the Swiss Biotech Association, Biopolo Ticino promotes the Ticino life sciences sector around the world.
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Tom Brooks
T +41 91 820 03 04
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biotechnet
Muttenz
The biotechnet is a partnership of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences active in the field of biotechnology. It was formed in 1998 as a national network of competence in research and rapidly gained recognition as specialized partner to complement R&D projects with state-of-the art as well as innovative technologies.
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Prof. Dr. Daniel Gygax
T +41 31 308 22 22
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Greater Zurich Area
Zurich
At the Greater Zurich Area AG, a Swiss non-profit investment promotion agency, we facilitate easy expansion and relocation of international companies into our business friendly region in and around Zurich. The Greater Zurich Area is the economic center of Switzerland and the ideal launching pad for your corporate operations in Switzerland and Europe.
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Lukas Huber
T +41 44 254 59 08
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Bern
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is the most important Swiss institute promoting scientific research. It supports, as mandated by the Swiss Federal government, all disciplines, from philosophy and biology to the nanosciences and medicine.
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Dr. Ori Schipper
T. +41 31 308 23 75
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swiTT
Bern
The Swiss Technology Transfer Association and is the association of technology transfer professionals who are active in the transfer of technology from institutes of public research and education, university hospitals, and other not-for-profit research organizations to the private sector.
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Dr. Herbert Reutimann
T +41 31 511 03 38
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