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Applications to the Y Science Pharma Pitching Competition at Slush are now open! 🎉 This is the perfect chance to shine for Swiss early-stage startups or pre-startups (planning to be incorporated soon) tackling problems related to oncology, pain treatment, or AI for health and drug development.   For this pitching Competition, Swissnex and the Embassy of Switzerland in Denmark have partnered with #YScience, the official side event of Slush for Life Sciences, organized by the Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE) at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with Orion Corporation.   🏆 The finalists will receive pitching coaching, get a Startup Pass to attend Slush, pitch in the Y Science stage and in the #Swisstech Pavilion at Slush, meet potential investors, network with experts in the fields of their solution – and compete for the 5000 EUR prize for the winner!   Apply until 23 September 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_J297JF   #VDTech #SwissTech #SLUSH

🙌 Explore exceptional opportunities to innovate and invest during the 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 🙌 "For many Swiss SMEs, India appears to be the new El Dorado. At the same time, a growing number of Indian investors and entrepreneurs are interested in Switzerland for its market, its position at the heart of Europe, as well as its start-ups and universities which are at the cutting edge of innovation", explains PME Magazine in an article dedicated to the event.   The trend has been further reinforced this spring, with the signing of a trade and economic partnership agreement between India and EFTA, of which Switzerland is a member.   Held between the 23rd to the 27th of September, the 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐬-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 will be the place to explore synergies and opportunities which exist between our two countries and network with business leaders, government officials and international investors. More information 👉 https://lnkd.in/eHEEbjv4 Read the article by Alain Jeannet in PME Magazine 👉 https://lnkd.in/eshvHxBp Leah Szkielko, Yuliya Blaser, Switzerland Global Enterprise, Patrick Barbey #VDTech #SwissTech #India

🚀 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 🌱 Are you ready to take your talent acquisition strategies in the life sciences to the next level? Whether you're a startup looking to scale up or an established company in need of fresh talent, join our next event where we'll explore how to: ▸ source talent ▸ recruit and retain talents ▸ hire top management while scaling up ▸ set up a commercial team in Switzerland ...followed by a Q&A session and a networking apero.   📅 October 2nd, 2024 📍 Biopôle Lausanne, Serine building level -2 Register now 👉 https://lu.ma/u5woqavi François Capel #VDTech #SwissTech #lifesciences #HR

"I'd recommend 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐍𝐍𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐔𝐩 to companies that are at this stage of their development, just before experiencing strong growth" says Baptiste Busch, CEO and co-founder of AICA SA. "The course that focused on putting in place an optimal structure was fascinating" 🚀 Designed by Innovaud and IMD, 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐍𝐍𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐔𝐩 aims to propel your business from a promising startup to a fast-growing scale-up and enables you to benefit from the experience of IMD professors, seasoned entrepreneurs and other programme participants. And the 4th edition of this compelling programme is starting soon! 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐍𝐍𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐔𝐩 is also a great way to benefit from Innovaud's extensive network and a direct connection to the Scale Up Vaud community. Scale yourself to scale your company! 👉 https://lnkd.in/er9b4AFt Charlotte Ducrot Real de Azúa #VDTech #SwissTech #LeadiNNgtoScaleUp

Vous êtes une jeune entreprise et avez un prototype de produit/service que vous souhaitez améliorer ? Challengez-le sous l’angle du #Design 🚀 Dans le but d’initier des collaborations inédites entre jeunes entreprises et designers de la région, l’ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne, la Ville de Renens, l’EPFL, Innovaud, la HEIG-VD, l’Université de Lausanne, l’EHL et Les Ateliers de Renens organisent l'Innovation by Design pour permettre d’améliorer un prototype ou une offre de produit/service en utilisant les leviers du design. A l’issue du Challenge, 3 prix seront remis aux meilleures projets : ▹ Prix du Jury : 8’000 CHF ▹ Prix du Conseil communal de la Ville de Renens : 3’000 CHF ▹ Prix coup de cœur du Public : 1’000 CHF Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au 23 septembre ! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eefRW8M #VDTech #SwissTech #Design

The Boost My Startup Challenge is back 🚀 This competition organised by UBS and WSP Suisse AG (BG Ingénieurs Conseils) brings together a diverse range of Swiss startups in the fields of construction, environment, energy, water, logistics, mobility, and real estate. Get ready to embark on this journey and register for this Challenge 👉 https://boostmystartup.ch/ Applications can be submitted starting until 30th September. The selected startups will then be invited for the Pitch on October 10, 2024. #BoostMyStartupChallenge #VDTech #SwissTech

Congratulations to the 24 startups from Vaud in the TOP 100 2024 🏆 Innovaud is proud of this ranking and thanks these players for representing the region's ecosystem so well ✨ Special congratulations to the 4 Vaud-based startups in the TOP 10 (Corintis, HAYA Therapeutics, Voltiris and Flybotix). Another good result: 5 Vaud scale-ups ranked in the TOP 15 of the Swiss Scale-Ups 2024 (Ecorobotix, Flybotix, ClearSpace, CREAL and Daphne Technology). But also a special shout-out to Bloom Biorenewables and DePoly for taking first place🥇 👉 Read our editorial https://lnkd.in/eh5iFjbS Thank you to Venturelab for the wonderful evening organised in Lausanne! Tune Insight Enerdrape Saporo Isochronic AG Artiria Medical Sonixapp Neology Hydrogen SoHHytec nu glass TWIICE Limula AICA SA Nagi Bioscience DPhi Space arcoscreen INERGIO Plastogaz SA DuoKey SolidWatts Freesuns

Today is the day ! This evening in Lausanne, we'll find out the top 100 Swiss start-ups for 2024. But before that, we share with you our latest episode in the series "3 questions" before the TOP100 with.... Raphaël Conz 💭🏆 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐝? "The canton of Vaud's success can be attributed to its dynamic academic&research community, consisting of 80,000 talented students and researchers, which fosters a creative and innovative ecosystem", says Raphaël Conz Since 2011, Venturelab has been celebrating the most promising Swiss start-ups at the TOP 100 awards evening. The perfect opportunity to meet and chat with some of the Innovaud team present this evening! Find out his answers to the other two questions 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTpxRThd #VDTech #SwissTech #TOP100SSU Patrick Barbey Yuliya Blaser Yohann PERRON Charlotte Ducrot Real de Azúa François Capel Samuel Calani

📣 La 5ème édition du 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓? 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐙, 𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐂𝐇! de GENILEM est lancée 📣 Vous avez une idée ? Un projet ? Vous souhaitez le réaliser en Suisse ? Vous pensez qu'il contient une part d'innovation ou de nouveauté pour le marché ? C'est le moment de candidater au concours de Genilem pour tenter de remporter des prix d'une valeur allant jusqu'à 30'000 CHF ! Les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au 30 septembre à midi 👉 https://lnkd.in/gGNrUig2 #PretPartezPitch #VDTech #SwissTech

3 questions before the TOP100 with... Julien Guex 💭🏆 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦? "One of the determining factors for a virtuous dynamic to be put in place for an innovation ecosystem is the achievement of a critical size. The ecosystem of the Lake Geneva region and the canton of Vaud has made considerable progress in this direction in recent years. The scale-up Vaud initiative is a concrete signal: several Vaud based start-ups such as Nexthink and SOPHiA GENETICS have reached respectable size, both in terms of revenues and number of employees", says Julien Guex, Managing director at FIT - Fondation pour l'Innovation Technologique Since 2011, Venturelab has been celebrating the most promising Swiss start-ups at the TOP 100 awards evening. This year, the ceremony will be held in Lausanne on 4 September and we are conducting a series of interviews with key players before D-Day. Find out his answers to the other two questions 👉 https://lnkd.in/eydWndm6 And stay tuned for the last episode of these mini-interviews! #VDTech #SwissTech #TOP100SSU