Campus Biotech
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- Organization Name: Campus Biotech
- Date: 8/26/2024 9:05:17 AM
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Organization Description
Campus Biotech is a Swiss center of excellence in biotechnology and life sciences research focusing on three domains: Neuroscience & Neurotechnology, Digital Health and Global Health.
Founded in 2013 by a Consortium composed by the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Geneva (Unige), the Bertarelli Family and Hansjörg Wyss, the Campus functions like a giant incubator and focuses on pure science and its translation into real solutions and practical outcomes that have an impact on society and the world.
Campus Biotech was created to cross boundaries between disciplines and sectors, providing a unique ecosystem that brings academic, clinical, industrial and entrepreneurial actors together, to ensure projects to have access to the resources and skills that they need to push the frontiers of medical discoveries and to make breakthroughs. Partners and scientists based at Campus Biotech become part of a diverse, dynamic culture of knowledge exchange.
Switzerland Innovation Park-Network West EPFL
Campus Biotech is an affiliated member of Switzerland Innovation Park-Network West EPFL, a platform positioning Western Switzerland as an international Hub for Innovation. By federating 6 of its main innovation parks around more than 13 world renowned academic institutions, this initiative offers the opportunity for domestic and international companies of all kinds to further their research activities in partnership with universities and higher-education institutions. The sharing of ideas between researchers, talented individuals, and innovative entrepreneurs creates breeding grounds for innovation and guarantees a unique atmosphere for companies will to extend their R&D activities in our region.