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AGENDA SWISS NORDIC BIO 2026

Thursday, 1 October

TIMEPRELIMINARY PROGRAM
07:45 - 08:10
REGISTRATION & COFFEE
08:10 - 08:25
WELCOME ADDRESS

Carl-Magnus Nesser, Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Bern 

Jan Larsson, CEO, Business Sweden

Dan Akschuti, Equity Partner, Pareto Securities

Noemi Rom, Head of Advisory, Networks and Strategy, Innosuisse

Göran Håkansson, Market Head Nordics, Bank Vontobel

08:25 - 09:05
KEYNOTE SPEECHES

Igor Asner, Partnering Network Lead - Healthcare Insights, Roche Diagnostics

Improved Attractiveness of Conducting Clinical Trials in Sweden
Helena Lüning, Head of SweTrial

Bita Sehat, Partner and Head of Portfolio, Ventures, Trill Impact

Dan Akschuti, Equity Partner, Pareto Securities

09:05 - 09:40
PANEL DISCUSSION

Dan Akschuti, Equity Partner, Pareto Securities (Moderator)

Maria Groschopp Dellwik, Head of Listings Sweden, Nasdaq 

Anu Balendran, Head, Business Development & Licensing, Cardio Renal Metabolic, Novartis

Per Hedman, Partner, Cirio Advokatbyrå AB

Kevin Maccabe, Senior Associate, Kellerhals Carrard

09:40 - 09:50
EUREKA / Eurostars: Boost innovation across boarders

Janique Siffert, Program Manager, Innosuisse

Johanna Scheck, Program Manager, FFG

 

09:50 - 10:20
COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING
10:20 - 13:00
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS: INVESTOR & PARTNERING PITCHES

Zurich 1 (Biotech):
Sponsored by Pharmaron

Solgate - Ariel Bensimon
Tridem Bioscience - Markus Mandler
Discovery Evolution - Harold Vladar
Heartbeat Bio - Michael Krebs
Serial X - Yanyan Chen
Hemispherian - Zeno Albisser 
Circio - Erik Digman Wiklund 
Pilatus Bioscience - Raven Lin
Intervacc - Carl-Johan Dalsgaard 
Oculis - Riad Sherif 
Bioversys - Marc Gitzinger 
Cinclus Pharma - Christer Ahlberg 
Sprint Bioscience - Johan Emilsson
PharmNovo - Per von Mentzer
Abarceo Pharma - Adam Bruce
Limula - Thomas Eaton
Alzecure - Martin Jönsson
Amphilix - Guido Koch
Alzecure - Martin Jönsson

Zurich 1 (Medtech):

Silkogen
- Gabriel Tirouflet
Nevarra Labs - Tobias Raffeiner
Elyte Diagnostics - Andreas Fercher
Cordicity - Linus Ohlsson
Developeration - Johan Ungerstedt
ArticZymes Technologies - Borge Sørvoll
Sedana Medical - Johannes Doll
Senzime - Philip Siberg 
Devyser - Jan Wahlström  
Photocure - Dan Schneider 
Implantica - Peter Forsell 
Nordic Kinetics - Jakob Gerstl
 

13:00 - 14:10
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:10 - 18:10
ONE-TO-ONE MATCHMAKING MEETINGS

Pre-booked face-to-face meetings onsite in Zürich

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IMPORTANT DEADLINES

End of registration
30 September 2026


1-to-1 meeting booking opens
August 2026


Event date
1 October 2026