Pitching sessions

Global Innovation Showcase: Startups from the Global Village

Pitching session summary

Explore cutting-edge biotech startups from around the world, developing innovative products and technologies to address global health challenges. Join us to discover the future of biotech, hear from visionary founders, and uncover exciting investment opportunities.

Date, time and room information

Global Village track: May 5, 16:45-17:45, room Verseau

Moderation

Name	Position	Institution
Maximilien Murone		Swiss Biotech Association

Pitching companies

Company name	Pitcher	Title of presentation	Link to company website
Delegation of Oregon; Araceli Biosciences	Shawn MacDonald, CFO	Speeding the Science That Saves Lives	https://www.aracelibio.com/
Delegation of Belgium; Amyl Therapeutics	Pierre Vandepapeliere, CEO	A breakthrough therapy for Alzheimer’s disease	https://www.amyltx.com/
Delegation of Belgium; DeuterOncology	Carol Walton, BD & Strategy Advisor	DO-2: Next generation MET inhibitor	https://deuteroncology.com/
Delegation of the Nordic countries; Mavatar	Johan Julin, CEO	Delivering Precision	https://www.mavatar.com/
Delegation of Czechia; Adalid Sciences	Klara Grantz Sasková, Co-Founder & CEO	Novel Lipid Nanoparticles for effective Gene Delivery	https://www.adalidsciences.com/
Delegation of Italy; Softmining Srl	Stefano Piotto, CEO	Advanced Algorithms for Life Sciences	https://www.softmining.it/
Delegation of Canada; Tatum Bioscience	Jean-Francois Millau, CEO	Unleashing Complete Antitumor Response	https://www.tatumbio.com/
Delegation of South Korea; ILIAS Biologics, Inc.	Chulhee Choi, CEO/CSO	The Global Leader in Exosome Therapeutics - Relentless Innovators	https://www.iliasbio.com/
Delegation of Bavaria; T-CURX - Frontline Cancer Immunotherapy	Ulf Grawunder, CEO	Democratizing CAR-T Cell Therapies for Patients Globally	https://www.t-curx.com/

Jury members

Name	Position	Institution
Zoë Johnson	CSO	Molecule to Medicine
Frederic Levy	CSO	Debiopharm
Kostas Kaloulis	Partner	ND Capital
Veronica Gambillara	Partner	Pureos Bioventures
Nikita Sharma	Principal	Versant Ventures
Daniela Couto	Partner	BioGeneration Ventures (BGV)