Plenary session I – Monday, May 4, 2026

Moderator: Monika Jones

12:30 Welcome address local host
Kaspar Sutter, Head of the Department of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Canton of Basel-Stadt
12:35 Welcome address organizer
Michael Altorfer, CEO, Swiss Biotech Association
12:45 Fireside session
Thomas Schinecker, CEO, Roche Group, and
Patrick Amstutz, President of the Swiss Biotech Association
13:20 Business Development Panel
Panelists:
Frances Stocks Allen, Partner Life Sciences, Cooley
Richard Girling, Partner Life Sciences Investment Banking, Centerview
Jason Radford, Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships, BeOne Medicines
Dragan Grabulovski, Chief Executive Officer, Araris
13:45 Swissmedic
Vincenza Trivigno, Executive Director, Swissmedic

Plenary session II – Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Moderator: Monika Jones

10:00 Opening remarks
Michael Altorfer, CEO, Swiss Biotech Association
10:10 Keynote panel on the Swiss biotech ecosystem
Host:
Patrick Amstutz, President of the Swiss Biotech Association
Panelists:
Alex Mayweg, MD, Versant Ventures
Luca Santarelli, CEO, Windward Bio
Mark Dawson, Head, Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED)
Otello Stampacchia, Founder Omega Ventures & Co-initiator of the European Life Science Coalition
10:55 Swiss Biotech Report 2026
Frederik Schmachtenberg, Partner, Global Life Sciences Lead for Financial Accounting Advisory Services, EY
11:10 Swiss Biotech Success Stories Award
Jürg Zürcher, jury president
11:25 Investor Panel: Cross-Atlantic perspectives on Swiss biotech
Host:
Seth Lewis, Executive Vice President Corporate Finance, Molecular Partners
Panelists:
Andrew Hack, Bain Capital
Arjun Goyal, Vianti Capital
Naveed Siddiqi, Novo Ventures