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Claudia Scheckel

25 July 2024 by Sejelas

Can you tell us more about Oncobit and the reasons you decided to found it? Two of my co-founders are professors at the University and University Hospital of Zurich and experienced first-hand the limitations linked to cancer monitoring. So Oncobit was really founded out of an unmet need. What are some of the key challenges you faced when transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship and the MedTech industry, and how did you overcome them? To be honest I believe academia has prepared me quite well for my entrepreneurial journey at Oncobit in a lot of ways.

Zoë Johnson

10 July 2024 by Sejelas

Tell us more about your background and your current role at M:M Bio. I like taking on new challenges and uncertainty does not scare me, these two qualities have led me to make career moves that have taken me from a graduate-level bench scientist in the biotech industry at Celltech – a fantastic training ground that led to my PhD studies, to running research departments in pharma and biotech, joining a clinical team to learn how to position a program for eventual marketing approval, and then a pivot to C-suite positions at start-up companies.

Christian Rutzer

3 July 2024 by Sejelas

Tell us more about your work at CIEB. The CIEB — which stands for Center for International Economics and Business — is a research center within the Faculty of Economics at the University of Basel dedicated to the analysis of the Swiss economy, with a particular focus on structural change, innovation and digital transformation. Our work bridges the gap between basic research and applied analysis.

One of our focuses is the study of innovation in the life sciences, recognizing its significant economic impact on the Basel region and Switzerland as a whole. What distinguishes us from many think tanks and economic consulting groups is our independence due to our affiliation with the university.

Antoine Espinet

11 May 202310 May 2023 by Sejelas

Tell us about yourself and MicrofluidX. I am an engineer by training so I was always interested in science and the application of science to concrete world problems. I did spend some time in management consulting because I felt it was a way to learn about business;

Cécile Tardy-Srinivasan

7 December 2022 by Sejelas

Tell us about yourself. I’m French, originally from St-Etienne area, near Lyon known for its gastronomy.

Adina Krausz

21 April 20223 March 2021 by Sejelas

InnoSource by Toledo Capital AG is an advisory firm in the area of innovation scouting and corporate venturing located in Zurich. We work with corporates in the DACH region and introduce to them technologies of startups from the highly innovative Israeli startup ecosystem. The services we provide include strategic co-development, implementation of buy-in and investment advice. We assist corporates in the process of gaining a competitive edge by tapping into the world of innovation and technology.