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Webinar - Swiss Nordic Bio: Matching Startups with Competent Capital
- Online webinar held 22 January 2025, 14:00–15:00 (GMT+01:00). Organisers listed: Biotech North; HealthCatalyst AS; Innovation Norway; Norway Health Tech; Norwegian Smart Care Cluster; Oslo Cancer Cluster Incubator AS; Royal Norwegian Embassy in Switzerland; and The Life Science Cluster. Contact: Tone Varslot Stave (tone.varslot.stave@innovasjonnorge.no). No participant list or standard fee amount shown; the Norwegian Embassy offered Norwegian participants a 50% discount on the 2025 participation fee.
- Focused on Swiss Nordic Bio as a connector between Nordic startups and investors, strategic collaboration in life science/health technology, Novartis Venture Fund and Hemispherian perspectives, and opportunities in Zurich’s innovation ecosystem. Published agenda (GMT+01:00): 14:00 welcome; 14:05–14:10 benefits of Nordic collaboration for Norwegian industry; 14:10–14:15 joint Nordic visibility in European investment, described as an 18-year tradition; 14:15–14:35 Novartis Venture Fund and healthcare needs across the spectrum; 14:35–14:45 Hemispherian as a returning participant; 14:45–14:50 clusters and tailored support for internationalisation/investment; 14:50–14:55 Zurich ecosystem and lasting connections. Responsible-business/ESG and due-diligence conditions applied.