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🔴 OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED 🔴 Only one week to our upcoming event "Women Leading the Way: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures" on 6th March 💪 👉 Join us for an engaging discussion with our guest panelists where they will share their #strategies, #insights, and #journeys, offering invaluable lessons for #entrepreneurs and #managementteams looking to scale and innovate in high-growth sectors. 🤩 Details and registration ⬇️ see below #WomenInVC #WomenInTech #Biotech #Medtech #DeepTech #BreakingBarriers #BuildingFutures #Leadership #Empowerment

✨ Women Leading the Way: Breaking Barriers, Building Futures ✨ Celebrating International Women's Day ♀️ In celebration of International Women's Day, we invite you to an inspiring event designed specifically for founders, #leaders, and innovators. This event will highlight the powerful impact of #women in #VentureCapital and #Investment. 💪🌍 Our panel features prominent female investors who have broken through barriers and successfully invested in groundbreaking startups. They’ll share their strategies, insights, and journeys, offering invaluable lessons for entrepreneurs and management teams looking to scale and #innovate in high-growth sectors. 📅6 March 2025 (Thursday) 🕔 12:00-14:30 📍ETH / SPH Clausiusstrasse 16 – Zurich Register here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJDyfuaV Who are our Panelists: 🟣 Roberta Ferrari, Managing Director at EQT Life Sciences 🟣 Georgette Schmid, Investment Manager at Helvetica Capital AG 🟣 Joanna Soroka, PhD , Principal at Hitachi Ventures Moderated by: 🟣 Myoung-Ok Kwon, Prof. PhD, Partner at Swisscom Ventures   What to Expect: ✔️ Insightful Panel Discussion featuring top women investors ✔️ Networking opportunities with leading women in VC and investment ✔️ Empowering stories of perseverance and success in the investment world Whether you're a #startup #founder, an #entrepreneur, or simply passionate about #innovation, this event will inspire you to break boundaries and lead in your own journey. ✨ Let’s celebrate women leading the way! ✨ #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInVC #WomenInTech #Biotech #Medtech #DeepTech #BreakingBarriers #Leadership #Investment #Empowerment

🚀 Last week, we hosted our first event of 2025 – the CEO Fireside Chat. The discussion was centered around 4️⃣ key areas of #leadership: 1. Leading with Authenticity 2. Board Dynamics 3. Adaptability 4. Communication in Crisis Here are some powerful quotes from our panelists – Patrick Amstutz (CEO, Molecular Partners), Vanessa King (CEO, KingBioventures), Catherine Pickering (CEO, iOnctura), and Marija Plodinec (CEO, ARTIDIS) – that can inspire us all: 🌟 Part 1 – Leading with Authenticity Marija: “#Authenticity brings teams together during crisis.” Patrick: “You only have to prove yourself to yourself, not to others.” 🔑 Part 2 – Board Dynamics Catherine: “#People are the hardest thing to manage.” Vanessa: “Inspire followership to involve people over time.” 💡 Part 3 – Adaptability Vanessa: “Team interactions and #trust are built within company #culture.” Patrick: “Have a direction but not necessarily a destination.” 🔥 Part 4 – Communication in Crisis Marija: “Regardless of position, everyone at our company receives the interview question - ‘Describe the most difficult situation in your previous job.’ This shows both fit and authenticity better than any other question.” Catherine: “There is a bias to hire like yourself. You want to do the opposite – hire people who cannot do what you can do, hire to complement.” Participants also had the chance to benefit from a networking session after the panel, exchanging insights directly with fellow founders, C-suite leaders, managers, and even the panelists themselves. 🌐 It was an impressive crowd and an amazing group of field experts who shared their experiences in an informal setting. At Wyss Zurich, we are proud to have created a safe space for meaningful discussions and valuable connections. A big thank you to Patrick, Vanessa, Catherine, and Marija, as well as to Amanda Gogates, who moderated the panel. 🙏 #StartupLeadership #EntrepreneurialVision #TeamBuilding #InnovativeLeadership #EntrepreneurshipJourney #VisionaryLeadership #BuildingStrongTeams #StartupSuccess #LeadershipInEntrepreneurship

Opportunity to support preterm infant care with OxyPrem AG still open! Our alumni project has been working hard to raise funds to continue their innovation in a #MedicalDevice that monitors brain oxygen levels of preterm infants in real time, using harmless, non-invasive near-infrared light. Fifteen million infants are born prematurely every year, and about one million deaths are associated with prematurity. Take action today and join OxyPrem as a shareholder. #CrowdInvesting #StartupFinance #StartupInvestment #MedTech #InnovativeHealthcare #Preemies #PretermBirth

In case you missed our post, check out our upcoming CEO Fireside Chat event happen on January 30 ✨ If you're an aspiring #StartupFounder or on the #LeadershipTeam of a startup, join us for a great evening to gain insights into what it means and takes to build a successful startup and team, how to manage your startup's vision and mission, and related topics. More details and to register ⬇️ see below 🤗

Next week, the much awaited DeepTech Investor Summit will take place between 27-28 January 🔥 Here are the projects / startups from Wyss Zurich that will be present: ✅ Liver4Life (aka Apersys AG) - Waldemar Hoffmann ✅ Nanoflex (aka Nanoflex Robotics ) - Matt Curran ✅ Hylomorph - Simone Bottan Together with other highly innovative startups in the #MedTech space, the event hosted by ETH Zürich and UBS will tackle the theme "Rising in Times of Uncertainty". Looking forward to sharing more about the learnings and outcomes of exchanges from this exciting event! #DeepTechInvestorSummit #StartupInvestment #MedTechInnovation #SwissEntrepreneurship

✨ Exciting news! mint & pepper, outreach project Wyss Zurich (ETH Zurich / University of Zurich) will be organizing the next BioSTARS camp again this summer! 🟢 More info about the camp ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gtFQ2E8G 🟢 Applications are now open ➡️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-wBeeX6 Don't miss the opportunity to deep dive into the #LifeSciences, #Entrepreneurship, and #Research.

Elated to share the progress our current project, MUVON (aka MUVON Therapeutics AG) is making with their phase II clinical study (SUISSE MPC2 study (NCT05534269)) ✨   In this phase of the study, measurable data from 10 female patients were included, with a 6-month follow up window, following the injection of the tissue-engineered product into the urethal muscle. We’re happy to hear that the International Data Safety Monitoring Board has recommended the continuation of the study, which means that MUVON is on schedule for the release of the final data and completion of the phase II study scheduled for Q3 2025. 🙌   The study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of MUVON’s Muscle Precursor Cell (MPC)-based #Therapy to treat Stress Urinary Incontinence (#SUI), a condition where there is involuntary leakage of urine during activities that put pressure on the bladder, for example, laughing, coughing, or lifting heavy weights. Such a condition occurs due to weakened #Muscles and #Tissues that support the bladder, preventing the bladder from holding urine during physical stress. More info below ⬇️   #ClinicalStudyProgress #TissueEngineering #BiotechInnovation #InvestorInterest #InvestorSupport #HealthcareAdvancements #InnovativeHealthcare

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩?  𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲? Then, our CEO Fireside Chat on January 30 promises a rare opportunity to gain invaluable insights into building teams, managing vision and mission, key startup leaderships topics and much more. 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠? 🟢 Patrick Amstutz, CEO, Molecular Partners 🟢 Vanessa King, CEO, KingBioventures 🟢 Catherine Pickering, CEO, iOnctura, and 🟢 Marija Plodinec, CEO, ARTIDIS 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒? 📅 30 January 2025, Thursday 🕔 5pm - 7.30pm 📍ETH Food&Lab, Universitätstrasse 6, 8006 Zürich A networking apéro will follow the panel discussion. 𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟? For current or future startup founders and leaders 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟? Click here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8ynWpz9 Feel free to spread the word with your network and with contacts whom you think will benefit directly from this interaction. We look forward to welcoming you! 🤗 #StartupLeadership #EntrepreneurialVision #TeamBuilding #InnovativeLeadership #EntrepreneurshipJourney #VisionaryLeadership #BuildingStrongTeams #StartupSuccess #LeadershipInEntrepreneurship

Just before we closed 2024, we had the privilege of hosting Victoria Lietha, Investment Director at Swisscom Ventures for our quarterly #AskMeAnything with VCs✨ Some takeaways from her sharing: 🟢 DeepTech startups have a different risk profile - riskier, technological defensibility, longer time for R&D, strike a balance between technical and business skills, requires more funding 🟢 Market opportunity: Showcase how your solution addresses large, global markets 🟢 Elements of an effective pitch: ignites interest, visually appealing, sticks to your purpose Thank you, Victoria, for taking time to share your insights with us. #InvestorInsights #StartupSuccess #StartupEcosystem #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #VentureInvesting #DeepTechInnovation