“I am amazed by the level of innovation in the Jura” The Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area already has two sites, in Allschwil and Basel, and will soon add a third…Jérémie Meyer06.11.2019
BaseLaunch is top European accelerator Healthcare Accelerator BaseLaunch, which is operated by the location promotion organization BaselArea.swiss, is among the leading accelerators of its kind…Jérémie Meyer05.21.2019
Pfizer acquires Basel-based Therachon U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer is acquiring Basel biotech Therachon for US$ 340 million. Additional payments of US$ 470 million may…Jérémie Meyer05.09.2019
Switzerland excels with biotech start-ups According to an article in the journal “Nature”, Switzerland is the European leader with its biotech start-up ecosystem. Based on…Jérémie Meyer05.06.2019
33 recently arrived companies create hundreds of jobs The efforts of BaselArea.swiss proved extremely successful in 2018. 33 companies – seven more than in the previous year –…Jérémie Meyer03.28.2019
Anaveon raises CHF 35 million Anaveon, an immuno-oncology biotech, has successfully concluded a Series A financing round led by Syncona, a UK Life Sciences fund,…Jérémie Meyer02.26.2019
First semester starts well for FHNW Campus Muttenz The semester has got off to a successful start at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland’s new…Jérémie Meyer09.20.2018
BaseLaunch’s second round – 10 projects enter Phase I The BaseLaunch Accelerator, managed and operated by BaselArea.swiss, started on 14 September 2018 with ten projects entering Phase I. Over…Jérémie Meyer09.18.2018
Meet the BaseLaunch Startups Six of the BaseLaunch startups recently started Phase II. They received either grants up to 250,000 Swiss francs or gained…Jérémie Meyer03.11.2018
BioMedPartners closes new venture capital fund Basel-based venture capitalist firm BioMedPartners has closed its new venture capital fund BioMedInvest III at 100 million Swiss francs. The…Jérémie Meyer03.06.2018