2018 Startup GUIDE - 10th Edition
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COVER STORIES 77<br />
BaselArea.swiss<br />
Start it up in the Basel region<br />
Without a doubt, there is no better place than the Basel region<br />
for startups in the life sciences. With a long history of successful<br />
companies settling at the Rhine river, nowadays the city is boasting<br />
with a over 700 life sciences firms of all sizes. Especially innovation-<br />
and research-driven companies will profit from partnerships<br />
with likeminded companies and over 200 world leading research<br />
institutions.<br />
The Basel region is also known for its openness and international<br />
spirit. With over 33’000 life sciences talents, from committed<br />
graduates to experienced seniors and from different cultures and<br />
educational backgrounds, newly founded companies are bound<br />
to find the perfect team. Moreover, startups benefit from the excellent<br />
infrastructure: Plug&Play Labs at the Switzerland Innovation<br />
Park Basel Area in Allschwil allow companies to be productive<br />
right from the start, offering ready-to-use, state-of-the-art commodities.<br />
The Technologiepark Basel provides an environment<br />
where collaboration is highly encouraged.<br />
Face-to-face consulting and programs for<br />
healthcare acceleration<br />
With regard to financing, startups will find a lot of opportunity:<br />
Top-tier investors such as Versant Ventures, Bay City Capital, Bio<br />
Partners or the Novartis Venture Fund are contributing to the fact<br />
that investments in startups are consistently high in Basel-Stadt<br />
and Basel-Landschaft, with 122,3 million Swiss francs in 2017, according<br />
to the Swiss Venture Capital Report.<br />
BaselArea.swiss, the office for the promotion of innovation and inward<br />
investment of Basel-Stadt, Basel-Landschaft and Jura connects<br />
ideas, companies and entrepreneurs and supports startups<br />
in the making. With its mentoring program “New Venture<br />
Assessment”, it helps innovation driven startups with a proof of<br />
principle evaluate their business plan, find matching mentors and<br />
supports them in their founding process. Other services include<br />
face-to-face consulting with technology experts as well as dedicated<br />
seminars and workshops. Specifically for healthcare startups,<br />
BaselArea.swiss established BaseLaunch as an accelerator<br />
program dedicated to healthcare projects that not only provides<br />
handpicked ventures with access to the Basel region and its network<br />
but also with non-dilutive funding. If you plan on making an<br />
impact in Basel, we are looking forward to talking to you.<br />
Did you know that …<br />
… 2 of the top 3 pharma companies are<br />
headquartered in the Basel region?<br />
… Successful life sciences startups like<br />
Polyphor, Idorsia, Nouscom, Strekin, Basilea,<br />
Santhera and Cellestia are settled<br />
in the region?<br />
… the life sciences ecosystem of the Basel<br />
region consist of more than 700 life science<br />
firms, more than 400 biotech related<br />
companies, more than 350 drugs in clinical<br />
development and more than 200 research<br />
institutions?<br />
… Actelion was founded in the region before<br />
being acquired by Johnson & Johnson?<br />
… with more than 33’000 employees in the<br />
life sciences, the Basel region is Switzerland’s<br />
biggest life science cluster?<br />
Contact<br />
Adrian Sprenger<br />
Project Manager Entrepreneurship<br />
BaselArea.swiss<br />
adrian.sprenger@baselarea.swiss<br />
www.baselarea.swiss<br />
DR. ADRIAN SPRENGER<br />
SWISS STARTUP <strong>GUIDE</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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