"No Innovation Without Cooperation" - How Switzerland Innovation Promotes Cooperation Between Industry, Research and Startups.

Switzerland Innovation, the Swiss innovation park with its five branches, is facilitating collaborations for companies, startups, and universities to find solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges in the fields of health and the life sciences, in particular in the areas of chemistry, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotech, medtech and digital health. Together with its numerous and diverse partners, Switzerland Innovation creates an ecosystem for universities and research-based companies, accelerating the transformation of research results into marketable products and services.

Swiss Startup Framework: A Highly Effective Network Supporting the Generation of Emerging Biotech Businesses.

For over 50 years, Switzerland has been one of the leading countries driving innovation in biotechnology and its industrial applications. Today, some 1,000 biotech companies form a tightly knit, cross-functional network ranging from research through to manufacturing. This network comprises R&D companies, contract research organizations, and highly specialized advisors and biotech investors. Together, they form an external innovation pool that complements the in-house R&D capacity of the large multi-national pharma companies. A highly effective startup framework, solid acceleration mechanisms, and innovative investors enable the emergence of a continuous flow of biotech startups that revitalize the industry with new technologies and products supporting drug development and diagnostics.