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Swiss Biotech Global Village

Your gateway to the Swiss biotech ecosystem

International delegations connect with Swiss biotech leaders, investors and decision makers — at the Swiss Biotech Day in Basel and throughout the year.

How to participate Next edition at the Swiss Biotech Day

The Global Village, spearheaded by the Swiss Biotech Association, serves as a premier platform to foster international collaboration and networking within the biotech and life sciences industries. In partnership with leading Swiss organizations, it offers a continuous, year-round gateway for global biotech clusters to forge and deepen strategic, long-term partnerships within Switzerland’s thriving biotech ecosystem.

Since its inception in 2022, the Global Village has attracted regional and national delegations from all five continents, reflecting its success in advancing global biotech collaboration.

The Global Village mission:

Connect the global biotech community

Facilitates strategic connections between international and Swiss biotech leaders and decision makers enabling meaningful collaborations, partnerships, and innovation-driven growth across borders.

Empower international delegations

Provides dedicated offerings for international delegations who wish to develop and strengthen long-term and sustainable business ties with key decision-makers in the Swiss biotech ecosystem.

Drive collaborative excellence

Promotes the exchange of best practices and supports the development of actionable plans and joint initiatives that deliver benefit and mutual value for all stakeholders involved.

Delegations at past editions

Why the Global Village

Join a global network driving the future of biotech

Connect with global biotech entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors

Explore and initiate collaboration with Swiss biotech leaders

Drive cross-border investments

Build public/private partnerships

Enhance academic and translational cooperation

Promote talent exchange

Share best practices

Influence policy development

A continuous, year-round gateway for global biotech clusters into Switzerland’s thriving biotech ecosystem.

Anchor event

The Global Village at the Swiss Biotech Day

The Global Village connects biotech and life sciences clusters worldwide. Each country delegation appoints a lead to coordinate activities and act as primary contact. The Swiss Biotech Day in Basel is the anchor event for the Global Village.

Benefits for delegations

Enhanced visibility and outreach

Gain significant exposure and outreach opportunities through your delegation booth and on-site engagements — with full access to the Swiss Biotech Day.

Exclusive engagement opportunities

Take part in the Global Village program, including an opening ceremony, international reception, networking marketplace, and curated site visits.

Sustainable long-term partnerships

Build lasting connections through pre- and post-event follow-ups, including meetings at international BIO conferences and targeted follow-up sessions.

Booths, program and deadlines

Past editions

See what to expect

Explore the Global Village pages from past Swiss Biotech Days to see each edition’s participating delegations, program and sessions.

2026

Global Village 2026

The most international edition yet: 31 delegations from all five continents came together for a rich program of roundtables, panels, pitching sessions, dedicated networking and side visits across Switzerland. Organized back to back with the Eureka Global Innovation Summit, this special edition offered even more opportunities for collaboration.
2025

Global Village 2025

Joined by 25 international delegations from four continents, this edition introduced a dedicated opening ceremony and panel discussions to the Global Village program, along with an additional startup pitching session. Side visits ran in three parallel tracks for the first time, exploring new biotech hotspots across Switzerland.
2024

Global Village 2024

Just two years after the launch of the Global Village in 2022, this edition already welcomed 17 international delegations, a sign of its growing success. The program featured roundtable discussions and, for the first time, the opportunity for international startups to pitch at the event.

How to take part: booths, rates and deadlines

Get involved

Other ways to participate in the Global Village

Join a delegation

Travel with your ecosystem.

Interested parties wishing to join a delegation are encouraged to contact us and express their interest.

Express your interest

Swiss companies

Contribute to the Global Village.

Swiss companies connected to leading international ecosystems are invited to signal their interest in contributing to the Global Village initiative.

Signal your interest Swiss Biotech Directory

Bring your delegation to the Swiss Biotech Day

Booths, rates, deadlines and the program of the next edition are on the Swiss Biotech Day website.

Book a delegation booth Next edition at the Swiss Biotech Day

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Platform powered by the Swiss Biotech Association The Global Village is run by the Swiss Biotech Association with the support of Switzerland Global Enterprise and Innosuisse. The Swiss Biotech Day in Basel is its anchor event; booths are booked with the Swiss Biotech Day office at info@swissbiotechday.ch.

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