Swissnex in San Francisco

🫶Team Retreat 🫶 🥰From October 24 to October 25, our Swissnex in San Francisco team had the annual offsite team retreat. 🤓This moment is the chance to talk about what happened in the last six months and prospect what is coming for the next year. It was the opportunity to share our ideas and discuss new projects. The perfect time to brainstorm together and enjoy each other company! 💖 – Agenda – 👉Thursday October 24: - Looking back session | Emilia Pasquier 🫨 - Mission statement session | Corine Thommen 💡 - AI initiative session | Maulde Cuérel 🤖 - Planning session | Emilia Pasquier 🗓️ 👉Friday October 25: - Diversity workshop | Caitlin Miller 🫂 - Mentor’s workshop | Matteo Cariglia 🤝 - Team Building activity, Ceramic | Dana Piercy 🪩 🤩If you want to learn more about our Team https://lnkd.in/eJ_7k6AS Emilia Pasquier Sharon Ambrosio Corine Thommen Sophie Bohnen Caitlin Miller Matteo Cariglia Diego Riva Julia Kuhn Mirza Alicia Rieckhoff Maulde Cuérel Sarah Burckhardt Dana Piercy Amara Cespedes Pascale Speck Gwenaëlle Gisiger

🚀 Look at this! 🚨 Some news from one of our Startup Camp (Texas) participants, Matteo Panzavolta, representing Authena! 👉 Authena advances supply chains with real-time technology, improving transparency, efficiency, and sustainability. Their eco-friendly IoT devices and AI analytics, developed with leading Swiss universities, offer single-unit visibility for tracking and actionable insights. 👥 Authena first joined the camp in 2022 to explore the US market and is back this year for an edition in Texas. 🎉 Congratulations Matteo Panzavolta; we are looking forward to seeing you next week in Austin! Sharon Ambrosio Matteo Cariglia Innosuisse

🗓️From November 4 to November 15, we will kick off our first Startup Camp in Texas, specifically in Austin and Houston. The 2-week program, in collaboration with Innosuisse, is designed for startups from all industries, looking to immerse themselves in the Texas entrepreneurship ecosystem and to build relationships in the US. 👉Biosimo Chemicals, one of 6 selected startups to join the program, specializes in sustainable chemical production using renewable resources and green chemistry. They combine bioprocessing with advanced catalysis to create environmentally friendly, scalable solutions. During this 2-week program, the participating startups will take part in toolbox sessions, fireside chats, networking events, a demo night, and more. This opportunity gives participants strategic advice to internationalize, visibility, and a home base to succeed in the US. 🤝 Connect with our startups on LinkedIn to support their project.

🎉Swissnex Startup Pitch Night 🎉 On November 6, we will host our first Swissnex Startup Pitch Night in Texas in partnership with FIESTA and Q-Branch. This time, we’ll be back with six of Switzerland’s top startups. 🗓️November 6, 2024 📍Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Austin, TX) ⏰06:00 PM - 08:30 PM 🚀 Swissnex Startup Pitch Night is part of the Startup camp (Texas) powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex. This fall marks the first camp in Texas! During this two-week camp program, the selected Swiss startups will explore the US market through expert sessions, mentoring, and, of course, the Startup Pitch Night. 👉Pitching their project for this industry-agnostic cohort are: - Volker Bartenbach CEO, and Fabio Gobbo Head of Operations & Finances, are representing Auxivo AG - Matteo Panzavolta, CEO and Founder, is representing Authena - Olgaç Ergeneman, CEO, is representing Magnes AG - Greta Preatoni, CEO and Co-founder, is representing MYNERVA - Dr. Maximilian Moser, CTO and Co-founder, is representing Biosimo Chemicals - George Papagiannakis, co-founder & CEO, is representing ORamaVR The pitches will be followed by a networking reception and the opportunity to connect with our startups and enjoy some brisket! 🤝 Join us on November 6 and get to meet these innovative Swiss Startups. Get your free tickets: https://lu.ma/hsxzlbaj Sharon Ambrosio Matteo Cariglia Aman Sohail MassChallenge

Join us in welcoming our Nursing Delegation from La Source to San Francisco 🌁 🤩The West Coast US Discovery Tour La Source & Delegation Vaud arrived this morning at Pier 17! 🗓️Today marks the beginning of “La Source Trend Discovery Tour - West Coast,” a one-week program designed to support nurses and hospital leaders in learning about best practices in nursing in California—particularly with regards to nurse-patient ratios and delivering top-notch patient care. This week is fully booked with workshops, learning sessions, visits, meetings, and more. Include: 👉Learning about health policy with UCSF experts Dr. Ulrike Muench and Prof. Joanne Spetz 👉Exchange with Dr. Marketa Houskova from the American Nurse Association (ANA) California 👉Visiting UCSF Hospital and Nursing School 👉Visiting UC Davis 👉Exchanging with California Legislators and staff about their work with the Health Committee 👉Exchanging with other leading hospitals in the Bay Area, such as Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health 👉Visiting Nurses in-home Service Alma Via 👉Learn about the newest technology developments in health by interacting with Andreas Caduff, Health tech Executive at Amazon, and Amy McCarthy, Chief Nursing Officer at Health Tech Startup Hippocratic AI. 🫶Thank you to our Nursing Delegation for powering through their jetlag to be present and engaged during our workshops, and our hosts for sharing their knowledge and creating a space in which they can look critically at our own work and receive the support of experts and peers. 😎This is the start of building the network for potential cross-atlantic partnerships! Etat de Vaud Stéphane Cosandey Annie Oulevey Bachmann Chantal Montandon Gyuriga Perez Teresa Philippe THOMAS Jose Iglesias Valérie Klein Marina Kreus Christine Gaulis Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source CHUV / Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois Hôpital Riviera-Chablais (HRC), Vaud-Valais EHC - Ensemble Hospitalier de la Côte Fondation de Nant Clinique de La Source

🎉 Don't miss your chance to apply! 🎉 🌟 Our Startup Camp powered by Innosuisse and managed by Swissnex is back, with this time a focus on robotics! 🤩From February 3 to February 14, the program offers two weeks filled with toolbox sessions, fireside chats, networking events, demo nights, and even more. 😎This unique opportunity gives startups strategic advice to internationalize, visibility, and a home base to succeed in the US. 🥸With over a decade of experience accelerating the international success of companies, Swissnex is equipped to support Swiss startups at various stages of their journey. 💪We've supported nearly 200 startups in San Francisco, and three of them became unicorns. Now it's your turn, so don’t miss this chance to become the fourth one! 👉Tap the link to apply now and be part of our Startup Camp (Robotics)! https://lnkd.in/eehMZRuc ⚠ Applying startups have to be part of the Inosuisse coaching program.

🗓️Meet the startups joining us from November 4 to November 15, in Austin and Houston, as we kick off our first Startup Bootcamp in Texas. The 2-week intensive program, in collaboration with Innosuisse, is designed for startups from all industries that aim to immerse themselves in the Texas entrepreneurship ecosystem and build relationships in the US. 👉ORamaVR, one of 6 selected startups to join the program, aims to transform global healthcare with advanced XR and deep learning technologies, addressing the urgent issue of inaccessible and unaffordable surgical care by modernizing outdated medical training system. During this 2-week program, the participating startups will take part in toolbox sessions, fireside chats, networking events, a demo night, and more. This opportunity gives participants strategic advice to internationalize, visibility, and a home base to succeed in the US. 🤝 Connect with our startups on LinkedIn to support their project.

A special thank you to Swissnex in San Francisco for being a trusted sponsor of the 2024 Avantgarde Gala Award! 🌟 As part of a global network initiated by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation, Swissnex connects Switzerland, North America, and the world through science, education, innovation, and the arts. Located at Pier 17, they foster international collaboration and empower the next generation of Swiss innovators—entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and beyond. We’re honored to have Swissnex’s support as we celebrate global innovation and excellence at the 2024 Avantgarde Gala. #SwissAmericanChamber #SwissnexSF #VanguardGala2024 #GlobalCollaboration #InnovationLeadership #ScienceAndArts

– Swissnex Startup Pitch Night – On November 6, we will host our first Swissnex Startup Pitch Night in Texas. This time, we’ll be back with six of Switzerland’s top startups. 📍 Date: November 6, 2024 | Stubb’s Bar-B-Q (Austin, TX) ⏰ Time: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM 🚀 Swissnex Startup Pitch Night is part of Swissnex in San Francisco’s Startup Bootcamp powered by Innosuisse. This fall marks the first bootcamp in Texas! During this two-week Bootcamp program, the selected Swiss startups will explore the US market through expert sessions, mentoring, and, of course, the Startup Pitch Night. 👉Pitching their project for this Industry Agnostic cohort are: - Volker Bartenbach CEO, and Fabio Gobbo Head of Operations & Finances, are representing Auxivo AG - Matteo Panzavolta, CEO and Founder, is representing Authena - Olgaç Ergeneman, CEO, is representing Magnes AG - Greta Preatoni, CEO and Co-founder, is representing MYNERVA - Dr. Sotiria Mostrou Mostrou, CEO & Co-founder, and Aniruddhan B., Chief of Staff, are representing Biosimo Chemicals - George Papagiannakis, co-founder & CEO, is representing ORamaVR A networking reception will follow the pitches, the opportunity to connect with our startups, and enjoy some brisket! It is a pleasure for us to partner with F.I.E.S.T.A and Q-Branch for this event. 🤝 Join us on November 6 and get to meet these innovative Swiss Startups. Get your free tickets: https://lu.ma/hsxzlbaj

🗓️Meet the startups joining us from November 4 to November 15, in Austin and Houston, as we kick off our first Startup Bootcamp in Texas. The 2-week intensive program, in collaboration with Innosuisse, is designed for startups from all industries that aim to immerse themselves in the Texas entrepreneurship ecosystem and build relationships in the US. 👉MYNERVA, one of 6 selected startups to join the program, has developed a groundbreaking medical device combining AI and neurostimulation to artificially restore the sense of touch and decrease pain in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy. During this 2-week program, the participating startups will take part in toolbox sessions, fireside chats, networking events, a demo night, and more. This opportunity gives participants strategic advice to internationalize, visibility, and a home base to succeed in the US. 🤝 Connect with our startups on LinkedIn to support their project.