Swiss tech-tour

The Campania innovation ecosystem is coming to Switzerland

From September 19 – 21, 2023, the innovation ecosystem of Campania will meet the Swiss ecosystem in Zurich, Basel and Lausanne.

Health tech and space are the two featured sectors: Italian industries, universities, research centers and start-up ecosystems will network with their Swiss counterparts in the same sectors to seek out potential collaborations in an informal setting.

The first stop on the tech tour will be in Zurich on September 19 at 7 pm.

Participation in these scheduled events is restricted to managers and professionals in the three fields of R&D, industry and innovative ecosystems across the space and health tech verticals.

We welcome your registration for these three events if you live in Switzerland and are involved in any of the following categories:
• Swiss start-ups and scale-ups;
• Swiss investors (VCs and business angels);
• industry representatives (health and space);
• research and educational institution representatives.

Participants who fit this profile will be accepted until all spaces have been filled.

Write us for more information and to request to register: info@ccis.ch

SWISS TECH TOUR SCHEDULE – SEPTEMBER 19 – 21, 2023

Tuesday, September 19, 2023: Zurich

• ◉ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Aperotech with a round table on start-ups, R&D and the tech industry in English and Italian at Bluelion incubator on Josefstrasse 219, Zurich.
• • Greeting and Welcome:
• • Carmen Walker SpähHead of the economic division - Zurich Cantonal Government
• • Valeria FascioneRegional Minister for Research, Innovation and Startups - Campania Region
• • Dott. Gabriele Altana, Italian Consul General in Zurich
• • Monica Dell'Anna, President - Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland
• • Urs Stender, Director - Bluelion Foundation
• • Round Table:
• • Stephan Lendi, Bilingual moderator
• • SPEAKERS FOR SWITZERLAND – SPACE
• • Antonio Casciello, Managing Chief Engineer - TAS-CH
• • Domenico Giardini, Professor - ETH
• • Lukas Gnilka, Manager Launchpad Incubator - Beyond Gravity
• • SPEAKERS FOR SWITZERLAND – HEALTH TECH
• • Massimo Rigodanza, VP Head of Technology Advanced Therapies - Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
• • Simona Mellino, Strategy & Business Enablement Lead - Roche
• • Jacopo D’Andrea, Lead Business Development - AXA Health
• • SPEAKERS FOR CAMPANIA
• • Representatives of the Campania delegation, presentation of health tech and space ecosystems in Campania
• ◉ Q&A and discussion
• ◉ Networking and flying dinner

Wednesday, September 20: Zurich and Basel

• ZURICH TECH TOUR: MORNING
• ◉ 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Visit to Zurich ETH, (Rämistrasse 101, Zurich, Room E 42, the “Pallmann-Zimmer”)
• • Greetings and Welcome:
• • Luca Valenziano, Scientific Attaché to Switzerland at the Italian General Consulate in Zurich
• • Fabrizio Macrì, Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland
• • Günther Dissertori, Chancellor ETH
• • Valeria Fascione, Regional Minister for Research, Innovation and Startups - Campania Region
• • Speakers:
• • Michael Gschweitl, ETH Space and ESA BIC
• • Christian Böhm, Mondaic
• • Presentation of the Space Ecosystem, Campania Region
• ◉ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Visit to Wyss Zurich Translational Center, accelerator within the ETH specializing in regenerative medicine and robotics
• • Greeting and Welcome:
• • Fabrizio Macrì, Secretary General of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland
• • Renato Del Grosso, Venture Builder and Health Tech expert
• • Isabella Martini, Community Manager - Wyss Zurich Translational Center
• • Speakers:
• • Isabella Martini, Community Manager - Wyss Zurich Translational Center
• • Presentation of the Health Tech Ecosystem, Campania Region
• ◉ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Standing lunch at Insider Bar by Swiss Quote, featuring an informal presentation by Swiss business angels who discuss start-up scouting and financing followed by a Q&A session:
• • Session opening: Renato Del Grosso and Fabrizio Macrì
• • Moderator: Renato Del Grosso
• • Valerie Hepp, Vice-President - Swiss Health Angels
• • Emanuele Marsili, Global Access Strategy Lead – Galderma, part of the Business Angels network, SICTIC
• • Vincent Irrling, Managing Director - Kapsly Angels
• • Q&A
• BASEL TECH TOUR: AFTERNOON
• ◉ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Meet at Innovation Garage of the University of Basel, Kreuzstrasse, 4 in Haschwil:
• • Introduction:
• • Renato Del Grosso
• • Valeria Fascione, Regional Minister for Research, Innovation and Startups - Campania Region
• • Benedetta Romagnoli, Consul of Italy in Basel
• • Alessandro Mazzetti: Innovation Officer at University of Basel
• • Speakers:
• • Marco Lepore, Partner Versant Venture - R&D and Venture Capital
• • Giulia Vestri, Azafaros Basilea
• • Alberto Tomatis, Roche InnoLabs
• • Felix Lohmann, Novartis
• • Additional networking opportunities with: Valentina Francia - Basel Area; Silvano Coletti, Chelonia SA; Raffaello Ferone, Basel University Hospital; Laurent Marot, Basel Univesity; Prof. Miho Enkelejda - founder - aiNET.
• ◉ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Networking supper at downtown restaurant Loewenzorn. In addition to the university workshop speakers, we have also invited:
• • Benedetta Romagnoli, Consul of Italy in Basel
• • Dario Pressato, Associate Director, Market Intelligence - LONZA
• • Enkelejda Miho FHNW, Team Leader aiHealthLab, founder of aiNET
• • Andrea Biasiucci, CEO di Confinis, regulatory compliance company in the field of life sciences and coordinator for the Italian CoC chapter in Basel
• • Enrico Pandolfo, Enterprise Data Strategy - La Roche

Thursday, September 21: Lausanne

• ◉ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Meeting at Innovaud
• • Session opening:
• • Luca Valenziano, Scientific Attaché to Switzerland at the Italian General Consulate in Zurich
• • Marianna Valle, Deputy Secretary General for the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland
• •Renato del Grosso, Innovation expert in the field of life sciences
• • Speakers:
• • Rossella Mastroianni, Project Manager of the Department for the Promotion of the Economy and Innovation, canton Vaud
• • Tomaso Pietro Marchegiani, Italian Consul General in Geneva
• • Luciana Vaccaro, - Rector at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (academics and research) at the University of Lausanne
• • Valeria Fascione, Regional Minister for Research, Innovation and Startups - Campania Region
• • Frédéric Reymond, Senior Investment Officer Life Sciences & Food Tech - Innovaud
• • Massimo Fiorin, Director Business Park at Aeropole, Payerne
• • Representatives of the Campania delegation, presentation of health tech and space ecosystems in Campania
• • Additional networking opportunities with: Evelina Breschi - HES-SO; Alberto Dassatti - HES-SO
• ◉ 12:20 pm – 1:00 pm: networking opportunity with other members of the local innovation ecosystem;
• ◉ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Meeting at EPFL
• • Moderators
• • Luca Valenziano
• • Emmanuelle David, Executive Director at EPFL Space Center
• • Speakers
• • Jan Hesthaven, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at EPFL
• • Ambrogio Fasoli, VP for Research EPFL
• • Emmanuelle David, Executive Director at EPFL Space Center
• • Martine Harmel, Space Innovation Operations EPFL
• • Kolja Kindler, Strategic Developer EPFL
• • Campania Region, Presentation of the Space Ecosystem
• ◉ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm: networking opportunity with other members of the local innovation ecosystem in the field of aerospace.

The Italian delegation members coming from Campania will be the following:

Health Care Sector

• 1. DISTRETTO TECNOLOGICO CAMPANIA BIOSCIENCE
• 2. ISTITUTO NAZIONALE TUMORI IRCCS "FONDAZIONE G. PASCALE"
• 3. IAMHERO SRL -www.iamhero.eu
  Startup in the digital medical sector committed to the treatment of cognitive disorders
• 4. CaWUR S.r.l.:
  R&D in the tech field
• 5. LGV1 s.r.l.: - www.lgv1.bio
  Research against degenerative diseases
• 6. TECNO – BIOS s.r.l.: - www.tecnobios.com
  Accelerator and Innovation hub in the diagnostic and medical field

Space Economy Sector

• 1. DISTRETTO AEROSPAZIALE DELLA CAMPANIA - DAC: - www.daccampania.com
  Aerospace district with the aim of encouraging the collaboration between Research centers, Universities and Companies in Campania
• 2. CENTRO ITALIANO RICERCHE AEROSPAZIALI - CIRA: - www.cira.it/it
  Center of aeronautical and space researches – (Public institution)
• 3. INTELLIGENTIA S.R.L.: - www.intelligentia.eu
  Innovation and R&D activities commissioned by the aeronautical industry
• 4. UNMANNED4YOU S.R.L: - unmanned4you.com
  Consulting for producers of unmanned vehicles
• 5. ALI SCARL: - www.aliscarl.it
  Consortium and research laboratory of 12 aerospace companies belonging to DAC
• 6. POWERFLEX s.r.l.: - www.powerflex.cloud
  Engineering firm for aerospace companies

Activities carried out under Campania's POR FESR funds.