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Christin Tauscher2026-02-19 10:45:202026-03-30 13:36:40Delegation of AfricaMonday, May 4, 2026
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Global Village opening ceremony room San Francisco |
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| 14:00 - 14:30, Room San Francisco Round table 1 – UK Engineering Biology: Practical Pathways for Swiss-UK Cross‑Border Collaboration |
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| 14:15 - 15:00, Room Osaka/Samarkand Global Village Plenary session Eureka: Non-Dilutive Funding for Global Innovation Collaboration – opportunities for Biotech |
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| 14:45 - 15:15, Room San Francisco Round table 2 – Nordics Trusted Insights: A peer dialogue on biotech investment strategy |
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| 15:15 - 16:00, Room Osaka/Samarkand Leveraging Regulatory Collaboration to Strengthen Public–Private Innovation Partnerships |
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| 15:30 - 16:00, Room San Francisco Round table 3 – Taiwan The Swiss-Taiwan Biotech Dialogue 2026: Driving Cross-Border Partnerships in a Shifting Regulatory Era |
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| 16:15 - 16:45, Room San Francisco Round table 4 – Oregon Connecting Engineering and Biology Ecosystems – from research to manufacturing |
16:15 - 17:15, Room Osaka/Samarkand Global Innovation Showcase: Early-Stage Startups from the Global Village |
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| 17:00 - 17:30, Room San Francisco Round table 5 – Estonia-Lithuania Scaling successful collaboration models between Switzerland and the Baltics in life sciences |
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| 18:00 - 18:45 | International reception of the Global Village room San Francisco Join us for a dedicated networking reception at the Global Village, where participants can connect with the international delegations in a relaxed and engaging setting. The event will feature welcome remarks by Michael Altorfer, CEO of the Swiss Biotech Association, and speeches from our long-standing Global Village partners: Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) and Innosuisse. |
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Tuesday, May 5, 2026
| 12:00 - 12:30, Room San Francisco Round table 6 – India Bridging Innovation and Scale: Building India-Switzerland Biopharma Value Chains |
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| 12:15 - 13:00, Room Osaka/Samarkand Strengthening Europe’s Biotech Competitiveness Through Collaboration Across the Life Science Ecosystems |
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| 12:45 - 13:15, Room San Francisco Round table 7 – Spain Opportunities to strengthen the ties between Spanish startups and the Swiss ecosystem by leveraging Eureka instruments |
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| 13:15 - 14:15, Room Osaka/Samarkand Global Innovation Showcase: Late-Stage Startups from the Global Village |
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| 13:30 - 14:00, Room San Francisco Round table 8 – Netherlands Innovating Women’s Health: Connecting Dutch and Swiss Ecosystems |
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| 14:15 - 14:45, Room San Francisco Round table 9 – France France - Switzerland: transforming research into treatments faster |
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| 14:30 - 15:15, Room Osaka/Samarkand Speed to Clinic: Global Perspectives on Conducting Clinical Trials in Switzerland, Hong Kong, Australia and the MENA Region |
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| 15:00 - 15:30, Room San Francisco Round table 10 – China From Catch-Up to Global Partner The Implications of China’s Biotech Rise for Europe |
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| 15:30 - 16:30 | Marketplace room San Francisco The Market Place is the closing networking event of the Global Village, where international delegations will share drinks and snacks from their home countries—celebrating cultural diversity and global collaboration. Delegates will be invited to share their key achievements at Swiss Biotech Day and offer an outlook on future opportunities. The event will conclude with farewell speeches by Michael Altorfer, CEO, and Patrick Amstutz, President of the Board at the Swiss Biotech Association, including the announcement of this edition’s Country Partnership of the Year. |
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Wednesday, May 6, 2026
| 08:30 - 18:00 | Tailored side visit program organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise featuring parallel tracks to meet with biotech stakeholders across Switzerland |
Eureka Global Innovation Summit – side visit organized by our partner Innosuisse This has a strong focus on R&D collaborative projects funded by the Eureka network, offering even greater opportunities for your delegation to connect with international innovation leaders. |
Learn more about the Global Village at Swiss Biotech Day and the Eureka Global Innovation Summit – download the flyer here or visit the official Eureka Global Innovation Summit page for details.
Global Village Plenary session
Date and time:
Monday May 4, 14:15-15:00, room Osaka/Samarkand
Eureka: Non-Dilutive Funding for Global Innovation Collaboration – opportunities for Biotech
This plenary session will highlight Eureka, the world’s largest public network for international R&D and innovation, spanning more than 45 countries. It will explore what makes non-dilutive funding programs effective for biotech and demonstrate how open, global collaboration models – such as the new biotech funding call to be launched following the conference – can broaden access to funding and accelerate innovation.
Moderator:
- Andreas Gut, Head of International Programs, Innosuisse
Panelists:
- João Curado, CEO, Flomics Biotech
- Bärbel Ulmer, Director Business Development, InSphero
- Laura Gunter, President, North Carolina Life Sciences Organization
- Lorenzo Leoni, Founder and Managing Partner, Creadd Ventures
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