Between world-famous mountains and picturesque lakes, you’ll find many life sciences events throughout all of Switzerland. Despite its small size, it’s one of the leading life sciences countries in the world. It’s no surprise that some of Europe’s most important life sciences events happen here every year.
In this article, you’ll learn what life sciences events you have to attend in Switzerland, and why the Basel Area is a favorite location for event organziers.
Attending a life sciences event in Switzerland offers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in a dynamic ecosystem of scientific innovation and collaboration.
By participating in the events we introduce here, you get the latest breakthrough insights of thought-leaders in life sciences and gain access to a diverse network of experts and professionals who are driving advancements in genetics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and more.
While you’re not attending a conference or participating in an event, you can enjoy Switzerland’s lovely nature, numerous museums and culinary specialties.
One of the leading biotechnology conferences in Europe, organized by the Swiss Biotech Association. Over the years, the conference demonstrated the impressive growth of the Swiss biotech industry and presented an exciting program with ideal networking opportunities for over 1,100 participants across the globe to network, discuss and discover trends in R&D, manufacturing, data management, artificial intelligence and innovative financing over one and a half days. Stay tuned for the next year event scheduled on April 22-23, 2024.
Join the only large-scale, global summit happning in Basel, that purely focuses on AI in healthcare. It brings together AI health experts from pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, health provisions, clinicians, tech companies, startups, investment and science to advance discussions on how to apply AI and drive technological collaboration in healthcare. New in 2023, speakers will talk about drug discovery, ChatGPT and regulations.
BioTechX is Europe’s largest pharmaceutical development and healthcare event. Its conference taking place in Basel, covers diagnostics, precision medicine and digital transformation in pharmaceutical development and healthcare. At the exhibition, you can meet 150 leading solution providers across drug discovery, data management and artificial intelligence.
The Next Gen Organ-on-Chip & Organoids workshop is a two-day event organized by CSEM. It brings together decision-makers from the pharma and biotech industry, clinicians, organ-on-chips suppliers, regulatory experts and research organizations. Structured around keynote presentations from selected speakers, the workshop gathers the life science community.
Life Science Zurich Impact “Data for Health” was a one-day multi-track meeting. It provides a platform for scientists from academia and industry to present their projects to potential collaborators and investors. This stimulates a dialogue between research, healthcare and economy with a focus on translational medicine.
In this video, listen to some impressions of the annual international biopharma conference BIO-Europe Spring that took place in Basel. The 2023 edition registered a record-breaking 3,500+ total attendees representing over 1,400 companies and 53 countries, which resulted in a high level of engagement and over 19,000 one-to-one partnering meetings.
Basel is a prime location for events and conferences of any kind. Its location at the tri-national border to Germany and France makes it accessible unlike any other large European city. You can travel to Basel by train, plane, car and even boat. The locations, such as the Congress Center leave nothing to be desired.
It’s also a favorite among organizers for its diverse population of highly responsible, punctual and diligent people. On top of that, the Basel Area provides financial support for conferences held here.
Besides the general appeal for organizers, Basel is specifically interesting for life sciences events because it’s one of Europe’s most important life sciences locations. It’s a dense ecosystem of big companies like Roche and Novartis, startups, talent, research institutes, industry suppliers and much more.
BOOM Summit is the annual two-day conference held in Basel, Switzerland, where industry visionaries from around the globe meet to reshape the healthtech landscape. Selected speakers such as Jeanne Kehren, SVP Digital & Commercial Innovation & Chief Information Officer at Bayer AG; Paul Simms, CEO of Impatient Health; Michelangelo Canzoneri, Global Head of Smart Manufacturing at Merck; and Peter Speyer, Head of Data & Analytics at the Novartis Foundation enrich the two-day conference program.
Focused on driving tangible change, BOOM Summit is the place to shatter healthcare norms, foster connections among industry leaders and startups. The conference promises an immersive experience through a variety of formats such as live sessions, the Catalyzer corner, and startup pitches.
The event in the life sciences hub Basel offers a quintessential Swiss experience and is an excellent chance to delve into Switzerland’s thriving and innovation-driving healthtech ecosystem.
BOOM Summit isn’t just a conference; it’s a catalyst for international collaboration, breaking boundaries to reshape the future of healthcare. Join us in Basel on April 10 and 11 to be part of the next generation of health tech ventures.
Our event page features own events, collaborations with partners and relevant events from network. A curated selection we believe contributes to our ecosystem.
Universität St.Gallen, Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St. Gallen Biozentrum, University Basel, Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel FHNW Campus Muttenz, Hofackerstrasse 30, 4132 Muttenz Division Technique Du Cejef, Cité des Microtechniques, 2900 Porrentruy Novartis Pavillon, St. Johanns-Hafen-Weg, 5, 4056 Basel Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area - Jura, Place des Sciences 2, 2822 Courroux
03.06. 24 - 01.11. 24
Universität St.Gallen, Dufourstrasse 50, 9000 St. Gallen Monday
Unternehmertum CAS – HSGGermanOngoing
08:00 - 18:00
Schweizer Forum für die ökologische Transformation des GesundheitssystemsGermanOngoing
08:30 - 17:00
06. - 07.09. 24
FHNW Campus Muttenz, Hofackerstrasse 30, 4132 Muttenz Friday
6th Symposium on 3D Printing for Life SciencesEnglish
08:30 - 17:30
11. - 12.09. 24
Congress Center Basel, Messeplatz 21, 4058 Basel Wednesday
11. - 12.09. 24
Haus der Wirtschaft, Hardstrasse 1, 4133 Pratteln Wednesday
17.09. 24
Division Technique Du Cejef, Cité des Microtechniques, 2900 Porrentruy Tuesday
Swiss Made et industrie 4.0 : vers une nouvelle dynamiqueFrench
14:30 - 20:00
24.09. 24
Novartis Pavillon, St. Johanns-Hafen-Weg, 5, 4056 Basel Tuesday
DACH Symposium 2024: Empowering the Research and Drug Development of Biomedicine
08:30 - 16:30
24.09. 24
Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area - Jura, Place des Sciences 2, 2822 Courroux Tuesday
IT security essentials for decision makersEnglish
17:30 - 20:00
SACHS – 24TH ANNUAL BIOTECH IN EUROPE FORUM
08:30 - 18:00
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