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16.03
2026

Biotool Community Launch Event

AN EXCLUSIVE EVENT FOR A FAST-GROWING SEGMENT

Life Sciences is not exclusively medtech and biotech. There is a rapidly expanding segment powering the entire ecosystem: tools built for labs and R&D — serving biopharma, academia, research institutes, and innovation teams.

Biotool companies may not treat patients directly. They often avoid the long CE/FDA regulatory pathways. Yet they remain under-recognized, sometimes misclassified, and not always connected to the right investors, customers, and partners.

Call it:

  • Tools for Life Sciences
  • Bio-enabling technologies (BET)
  • Biotechnology tools

We are putting a clear name on it and building the community: BIOTOOL.

WHO SHOULD JOIN?

  • Start-ups developing biotools looking for sharper visibility and the right connections
  • Investors seeking a clearer understanding of this segment’s dynamics and growth potential
  • Coaches, experts and ecosystem enablers supporting Life Sciences ventures
  • Anyone who wants to help shape and structure this space

PROGRAMME

  • Introduction – What does ‘Biotool’ mean?
  • Founder Stories – Limula & Lunaphore: challenges, lessons learned, and key advice
  • Panel Discussion – Biotool companies + investor: common patterns and ways forward
  • Networking – Let’s position Western Switzerland as Europe’s Biotool epicenter

Event details

Date
16.03.2026
Time (CET)
17:00- 20:00
Organizer
BioAlps & Biopôle
Venue
Biopôle SA – Route de la Corniche 8, 1066 Epalinges
Registration