The purpose of the Lichtsteiner Foundation is to promote discoveries in the field of medicine for the improvement of people’s health around the world. The Lichtsteiner Foundation is a charitable, tax-exempt, independent foundation under Swiss law with its registered office in Berne and is subject to the supervision of the Federal Department of Internal Affairs. The Foundation supports 1 – 5 start-ups in the early-stage phase every year – in other words no research projects – with a total value of CHF 1 million. It can work in Switzerland and internationally within the framework of its purpose; it does not seek a pecuniary gain or to make a profit. #foundation #startups #founders #profiling #impactinvesting #cofounding #health #medicaltechnology #biotechnology #lifescience #mentalhealth #publichealth #wellbeing
Lichtsteiner Foundation
Fundraising für gute Zwecke
Boosting health pioneers – making an impact on people’s health.
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The Lichtsteiner Foundation invests in early stage start-ups (in Medtech, Life Science, Mental Health, Public Health and Wellbeing), to help pioneers bring their inventions to life. The Foundation focuses on impact investing by providing funding in the form of equity.
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- Fundraising für gute Zwecke
- Größe
- 2–10 Beschäftigte
- Hauptsitz
- Berne
- Art
- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 2009
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- Foundation, Start-ups, Profiling, Impact Investing, Co-Founding, Health, Medical Technology, Biotechnology, Life Science, Mental Health, Public Health und Wellbeing
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Primär
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Christoffelgasse 6
Berne, 3011, CH
Beschäftigte von Lichtsteiner Foundation
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Egle B. Thomas, PhD, MBA
Empowering Tech Enterprises and Corporate Leaders through Strategic Consulting, Executive Coaching & AI Integration | Keynote Speaker on AI…
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Trudi Haemmerli
Venture Capital I Angel Investor I Board Member I Consultant
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Melanie Bianca Eymann
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Marco Strahm
Partner @ Walder Wyss Ltd. | Notary, Corporate Law
Updates
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We are excited to share our latest testimonial film for the Lichtsteiner Foundation featuring Limula and its 3 co-founders Luc Henry, Thomas Eaton and Yann Pierson. Motivated by “having a hard problem that is worth solving”, Limula are leading the way in making a brand new type of cancer treatment accessible, by automating the manufacturing of CAR T and other cell therapies. Their team strives to “bring breathtaking personalized cell therapies to all of the eligible patients”. As the company continues to grow, expand its team, and refine its technology, it remains committed to meeting the rising demand for tools supporting cutting-edge biotech innovation. #Limula #LichtsteinerFoundation #Biotechnology #CellTherapy #Manufacturing #Automation
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We at the Lichtsteiner Foundation would like to congratulate the Microcaps team on closing their CHF 9.3 million Series A round. With this financial boost, we wish them every success in further developing their advanced microencapsulation solution. #Microcaps #LichtsteinerFoundation #startup
We are excited to announce the closing of our CHF 9.3 million Series A round. This will allow us to increase our production capacity to meet the demand for #ethanolfree #finefragrance https://lnkd.in/eTgBgY8F A big thank you to all our Shareholders and Investors for the continued trust in our #teammicrocaps and vision. Helvetica Capital AG & ETH Foundation & Zürcher Kantonalbank
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We are thrilled to announce the newest member of the Lichtsteiner Foundation's startup community. A warm welcome to Limula alongside Luc Henry, Yann Pierson, Thomas Eaton and their hardworking team. Limula offers a disruptive approach to the ‘ex vivo’ manipulation of cells used in cell therapy. Their solution allows a wide range of volumes and cell numbers to be utilized, removing transfer steps, which in turn limits stress, loss and potential contamination in the manufacture of cell therapies. https://limula.ch/ #LifeScience #Innovation #Limula #LichststeinerFoundation
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We are thrilled to hear that Testmate Health has been able to successfully close their $ 6 million funding round. With this boost, we at the Lichtsteiner Foundation wish them the best of luck in fulfilling their mission to make STI testing more accessible for all people. #TestmateHealth #LichtsteinerFoundation #Innovation
🚀 Exciting News from Testmate Health! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce the successful closing of our $6 million funding round led by RH Capital to continue our development of the first at-home rapid test for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)! This significant milestone will enhance the development of Testmate’s first-of-its-kind, low-cost, over-the-counter diagnostic urine test. Starting with detecting chlamydia and gonorrhea, our at-home test will provide fast, confidential, and reliable results. We would like to thank our incredible investors for making this possible: RH Capital, Zürcher Kantonalbank,The Helm, Amboy Street Ventures, Lichtsteiner Foundation, DART Ventures, Gaingels We would also like to extend our gratitude to Claire McCormack for her insightful article that beautifully captures our journey and mission. Check out her article below for more details on how we're changing the landscape of healthcare. Thank you to everyone who has joined us on this journey Siew-Veena Sahi José Luis Bila, PhD Claire Chavarria Axelle Dutreuil Laure Dumont Louise Machon Louis Neveu Nicolas Chartier Carlos Torres Traverso Biopôle Lausanne https://lnkd.in/ePQYv_BW
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We would like to congratulate the 2024 UniBe Venture Fellows on this great achievement. As a member of the jury, Sabina Sperisen and the Lichtsteiner Foundation hope that this is the beginning of a long and fantastic journey towards disruptive innovation with a lasting positive impact on the lives of their customers. #uniBEVentureFellowship2024 #Lichststeinerfoundation #Innovation
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗕𝗘 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! This year we can already welcome the third cohort of the Venture Fellowship Program at the University of Bern and the Inselspital (Insel Gruppe). Congratulations to Florence Aellen, Daniel Batora, Gregor Bordon, PhD and Cornel Dillinger who will start their Fellowships in the coming months with the goal to transfer knowledge and novel technologies into economy and society. Learn more about the new Fellows and their projects here: https://lnkd.in/gzSfGZ2V A big thank you goes to our program partners and supporters ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, be-advanced AG, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property IGE IPI, sitem-insel AG and Unitectra AG. Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern DCBP - Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (University of Bern) Sébastien Hug Elsa Callini Stefanie Dobitz Jennifer Berger Sara Wälti
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Great news from Indivi! #Indivi #LichtsteinerFoundation #startups
We are pleased to share that Indivi has entered into an agreement with Biogen to advance digital health technology and develop digital biomarkers for Parkinson's disease. As part of the agreement, Indivi will take over the digital management of Konectom in the Phase 2b LUMA study evaluating the efficacy and safety of BIIB122 in participants with early-stage Parkinson’s disease, which is being developed in collaboration with Denali Therapeutics Inc. Using this trial dataset, we pursue the long term objective to develop and validate novel digital endpoint in Parkinson's disease. #neurology, #neuroscience, #personalizedmedicine, #precisionmedicine, #precisionneurology, #neurodegeneration, #multiplesclerosis, #MS, #parkinsondisease, #PD, #alzheimersdisease, #AD, #digitalhealth, #smartphone, #sensor, #deeptech, #digitalendpoint, #digitalbiomarker, #makemeasurablewhatisnotso, #galileogalilei, #defeatneurodegeneration Read more at: https://lnkd.in/dUm6Czah
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From the whole Lichtsteiner Foundation Team we would like to congratulate T3 Pharmaceuticals AG , Simon Ittig and his team on this phenomenal achievement. Boehringer Ingelheim has announced today the acquisition of T3 Pharma “for an amount of up to 450 million CHF. T3 Pharma has developed a proprietary therapy platform that uses live bacteria to deliver immune-modulating proteins to cancer cells and tumor micro-environments.” We wish T3 Pharma and Boehringer Ingelheim every success in taking a step forward in the treatment of cancer and improving the lives of patients. #LichtsteinerFoundation #T3Pharmaceuticals #cancer
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