Innovation Office University of Basel

🌟 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝟯𝟮: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce our upcoming event, 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝟯𝟮: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀!, focused on 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗕𝗗) & 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 with global pharmaceutical companies. This event offers a unique platform to connect, collaborate, and grow within the vibrant 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 #𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺. 🤝 We are also excited to partner with the 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀-𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺, providing attendees with the opportunity to engage in cross-border collaborations and explore innovative trends in life sciences. 📅 Date: 31st October 🕓 Time: 16:00 - 19:00 📍 Location: Novartis Campus, Basel Don’t miss this chance to network with leading professionals, #entrepreneurs, and industry experts. Whether you're looking to expand your partnerships or immerse yourself in Basel's thriving #lifesciences community, this is the event for you! 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dRdAUVyi Hailey Kim Laura Acosta Anna-Elina Pekonen Alessandro Mazzetti Clémence Le Roux Christian Elias Schneider Douglas Haggstrom Lara Brantschen Saara Malkamäki Sophie Schumacher Rahel Schneider

🌟 An exciting trip to Lausanne to meet the EPFL School of Life Sciences! 🌿 We had a fantastic exchange on how we support startups and shared insights on our respective approaches. It's inspiring to see how much we can learn from each other and explore ways to create synergies. 🚀 With EPFL's cutting-edge technology and research, combined with our rich life-science ecosystem and focus on translational research, there’s tremendous potential for collaboration, all supported by a shared international outlook. 🌍 Special Thanks to Gautam Maitra, Andrew Charles Oates, Florence Pojer, and Fiorella Ghisays, Ph.D. for the warm welcome and excellent hospitality. We look forward to exciting collaborations ahead! 💡 Clémence Le Roux Christian Elias Schneider Hailey Kim

🌍 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗚𝗺𝗯𝗛! 🌟   We’re excited to spotlight one of our newly incorporated startups of 2024, 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗚𝗺𝗯𝗛, a dynamic think tank and agency network at the forefront of 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗗𝗘𝗜) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗔 brings together a vibrant mix of entrepreneurs, collectives, and enterprises from diverse fields spanning arts and culture, media and communication, technology, and innovation to drive impactful change.   With a deep commitment to fostering a more equitable and sustainable future, 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗔 amplifies marginalized voices and tackles societal inequalities head-on. Their transdisciplinary and co-creative approach ensures that clients are supported at every step, from research and concept development to seamless implementation, all while providing top-notch communication services.   𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 Elisa da Costa 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 (Pitch Winner of the Innosuisse Entrepreneurship Training Fall 2023), 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗚𝗺𝗯𝗛 is already making waves in 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗮, championing global transformation and positive change. Join us in celebrating their journey towards a brighter, more inclusive world! 🌿   #DEI #Sustainability #Innovation #AFROKAANA #GlobalTransformation

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 - 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 If you are still hesitating to apply for the Propelling Grant, let us give you some inspiration.    Two previous participants: Özgür Genç, Rajesh Jayachandran, MD PhD have given us their testimonials from their experience with the Propelling Grant   𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲:   🔍 The Propelling Grant provided timely support, crucial for early-stage start-up viability.   🤝 The grant team actively helped university start-ups advance to the next level.   💡 The grant offered vital external validation, boosting confidence for new start-ups. 🌟 It opened doors to new opportunities and attracted further funding.   𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: ⏰ Deadline: September 30th, 2024, 12 pm 📝 Application review: Early October 🎤 Presentations: November 8th, 2024 🏁 Program launch: January 2025   𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 👉 https://lnkd.in/dz8fhTq For inquiries, reach out to Clémence Le Roux at clemence.leroux@unibas.ch #PropellingGrant #InnovationJourney #Entrepreneurship #StartupFunding #UniversityOfBasel 🚀 Alessandro Mazzetti, Christian Elias Schneider, Douglas Haggstrom, Sophie Schumacher, Anna-Elina Pekonen, Hailey Kim, Lara Brantschen  

🎉 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗔 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! ✨ 🌍 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯? 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦! 🌐 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁: Just as Eurovision unites diverse talents from across Europe, our work at the Innovation Office thrives on global partnerships that break down borders and foster innovation. 🤗 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Eurovision celebrates the richness of cultural diversity. Similarly, our innovation ecosystem is built on inclusivity, bringing together academia, industry, and entrepreneurs from all walks of life. 🔮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿: The creative energy of Eurovision mirrors our commitment to driving forward-thinking solutions in deep tech, life sciences, and biotech, creating a lasting impact on a global scale. 🌟 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴… As Eurovision fever will take over Basel, we’re planning something start-up-extraordinary that you won’t want to miss! 🚀 Stay tuned and follow us for more details! 🎤✨ University of Basel Eurovision Song Contest Basel Tourismus Telebasel EURAXESS #InnovationEcosystem #Eurovision2025 #GlobalCollaboration #DiversityInInnovation #SomethingBigIsComing Link here: https://lnkd.in/dZ4fhmFR https://lnkd.in/d_ybZqvG

⏩ 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🔮 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺? During a recent event organized by BioValley Basel at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, experts from the entire life sciences sector discussed the future of innovation in our region. The conversation, moderated by Matthias Staehelin and Sara Núñez-Garcia, PhD, MBA Garcia, shed light on some key points about culture, talent, and the next steps we have to take in scaling our ecosystem to the next level. 💡 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 As Christian Elias Schneider, Managing Director of the Innovation Office at the University of Basel, put it: "We are moving from a mindset where entrepreneurship is actively wished for, and as University we need to step up our game to be among the top". Though, as Karin Sartorius from the Office for Economics and Labor of Basel-Stadt emphasized, the entrepreneurial mindset has still some room to grow - and the government is there to support with instruments and framework conditions. While Basel may have all the necessary ingredients for an industry, talent, academia, start-ups, and capital, the challenge now is how to grow these and build intrapreneurship in established companies. 🌐 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 For Marina Udier-Blagovic Udier, CEO of Nouscom , it is the critical gap regarding scale in comparison to markets like the US. Start-ups need to operate on a bigger scale to move up the biotech ladder and be able to attract talent more easily. Simon Ittig, CEO of T3 Pharmaceuticals AG, underlined the need to have more young companies and serial entrepreneurs driving the region forward. The discussion also touched upon the need for early-stage funding to support these growing enterprises. 🔭 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 Looking forward, the speakers shared the sentiment that Basel really should be the world's leading place for life sciences innovation. Different opinions exist on how exactly this can happen—whether it's better collaboration, more funding, instilling the spirit into the next generation of entrepreneurs or even leave things "as is" (as suggested by Nigel Sheail from Versant Ventures) and let it organically grow. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿: 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁! #InnovationEcosystem #LifeSciences #Entrepreneurship #BaselInnovation #BioValleyBase

♻ 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵! 🌍 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦? We’re excited to celebrate the launch of the BaselCircular Initiative, a joint effort by Kanton Basel-Stadt and the Eckenstein-Geigy Stiftung. This initiative is a clear example of the power of public-private partnerships in driving sustainable and circular practices. A few highlights: 🤝 Kaspar Sutter and Gabriel Eckenstein emphasized the importance of collective action, highlighting that only through collaboration can we develop concrete solutions to today’s environmental and social challenges . 🕰️ André Hoffmann stressed that the time to act is now—responsibility lies with both companies and individuals to create meaningful impact. 💡The roundtable discussion with Sabine Bellefeuille-Burri, Thomas Wüthrich, and Reto Baumgartner expanded the conversation to include social circularity. They highlighted that sustainability isn’t just about resources but also about valuing human capital. Entrepreneurship should focus on creating value for the future, not just financial returns, which is the original spirit of the original humanist entrepreneurs from Basel! This partnership reflects the University of Basel's commitment to enabling innovation that addresses societal challenges, fostering collaboration across academia, industry, and public sectors. As Innovation Office, we are proud to be a partner of the initiative and that our team member, Sophie Schumacher is part of the BaserCircular team! A few impression from the amazing launch event below. Andre Carole Frederike Arne Kathrin Johannes #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Innovation #PublicPrivatePartnerships #SocialImpact

💡 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗘 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 at University of Basel- is ready for the next round of workshops and activities to enable young ideas to kick-off and thrive. 👩🎓 Are you an student - Bachelor, Master or PhD-Level - at the University? 📗 Are you interested in sustainability from a social, environmental or financial perspective? 🔥 Are you eager to start implementing an idea of yours? ❕ Make sure to 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥-𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗲𝗿 to access more information about the SHAPE Program and 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘀 for the following dates: - Q&A Session (Online): October 2nd, 12.00 - 13.00 - Workshop 1: October 18th, 13.00 - 16.30 - Workshop 2: October 25th, 13.00 - 16.00 #Studentprojects #SustainableUniversity #Ideation Innovation Office University of Basel , Ag Nachhaltigkeit, Research Network Sustainable Future, Arne Menn, Anna-Elina Pekonen, Sophie Schumacher, Roxane Kiefer

The Making Innovation a Reality Africa Health Initiative (MIRAHI) is a program we support as part of the Swiss Leading House Africa. As yet, the dream of making innovation a reality hasn't been delivered yet... but exposing Swiss sciencepreneurs to the reality of health challenges in sub-saharan Africa and helping them start to navigate the path to impact. Congratulations to the teams from this year and we look forward to being able to tell more in the coming months.

📢𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 - 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐬𝐬 ⭐️ Apply now for the Euraxess Startup Hub Basel Program ! The program features in-kind coaching, mentoring, and expert sessions valued at 10,000 EUR. It emphasizes international collaboration, networking, and entrepreneurial skill-building through thematic workshops on financing, legal, and regulatory insights. The program will bring together science-entrepreneurs with an academic affiliation from fields such as Health, Life Sciences, Biotech, Digital Health, Medtech, and Health Tech. 📅 The Euraxess Startup Hub Program is set to take place on October 30-31, 2024, in Basel, Switzerland, with a second round planned for Spring 2025. 🌍 This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme within the framework of the ERA TALENT Project funded under grant agreement No101103476. ⏳ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/gyTf-dZi We look forward to fostering innovation and supporting startups on their journey to success ! Clémence Le Roux, Anna-Elina Pekonen, Lara Brantschen, Christian Elias Schneider, Alessandro Mazzetti, Hailey Kim, Sophie Schumacher, Alice Freton, Angélie Pham, Douglas Haggstrom, EURAXESS #Euraxess, #StartupHub, #Innovation, #Entrepreneurship, #UniversityofBasel, #Funding, #Networking, #Growth, #HorizonEurope