Basel Healthtech Conference 2024

Scaling Digital Health Innovation in Europe 25th-26th January 2024, Basel, Switzerland

Two days full of healthtech innovation, networking and inspiration!

  • Access to top-notch content & cutting edge research

  • Discover the healthtech solutions that solve the greatest challenges & improve lives for the better

  • Engage with the most influential speakers in healthcare innovation

  • Network with leading healthcare transformers and key opinion leaders

  • Experience first-hand the one-of-a-kind Basel ecosystem

Conference for:

  • Healthtech Companies

  • Founders

  • Innovators

  • Key Opinion Leaders

  • Investors

  • Industry Leaders

  • Senior Executives

  • Lenders

  • Academia

  • Decisionmakers

Attendees

Participating Companies

Our Speakers

Healthtech Companies

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
CEO & Founder at Patients Know Best
Angel Alberich-Bayarri
Angel Alberich-Bayarri
CEO at Quibim
Christian Allouche
Christian Allouche
CEO & Founder at Gleamer
Mert Aral
Mert Aral
Chief Medical Officer at Huma
Gunjan Bhardwaj
Gunjan Bhardwaj
CEO & Co-Founder at Partex
Stephen Critchlow
Stephen Critchlow
CEO & Founder at Evergreen
Georges De Feu
Georges De Feu
CEO at LynxCare
Kai Eberhardt
Kai Eberhardt
CEO & Co-Founder at Oviva
Andy Fischer
Andy Fischer
CEO & Co-Founder at Medgate Group
Yann Gaston-Mathé
Yann Gaston-Mathé
CEO & Founder at Iktos
Bruche Hellman
Bruche Hellman
Co-Founder & Chief Patient Officer at uMotif
Sanjay Jawa
Sanjay Jawa
CFO at Kooth
Craig Johnston
Craig Johnston
Global Head of Sales at Automata
Moritz Latzel
Moritz Latzel
Manager Sales & Services at ESSERT Robotics
Maximilien Levesque
Maximilien Levesque
CEO & Co-Founder at Aqemia
Guy Levy-Yurista
Guy Levy-Yurista
CEO at Synthace
Dieter Lott
Dieter Lott
Director Corporate Development at RLDatix
Edoardo Madussi
Edoardo Madussi
Head of Business Development at Intelligencia AI
Saul Medhurst-Cocksworth
Saul Medhurst-Cocksworth
Senior Director Global Account at BrightInsight
David Meinertz
David Meinertz
CEO & Founder at ZAVA
Gavin Nichols
Gavin Nichols
Executive Chairman at Avallano
Caroline Noublanche
Caroline Noublanche
CEO at Apricity
Saemundur Oddsson
Saemundur Oddsson
CMO & Co-Founder at Sidekick Health
Dr. Farzana Rahman
Dr. Farzana Rahman
CEO & Co-Founder at Hexarad
Nawal Roy
Nawal Roy
CEO & Founder at Holmusk
Meinhard Schmidt
Meinhard Schmidt
Independent Healthtech Executive
Tero Silvola
Tero Silvola
CEO at BC Platforms
Ranjan Singh
Ranjan Singh
CEO & Co-Founder at Health Hero
Jan Szollos
Jan Szollos
Senior Director Business Development at Insilico Medicine
Wim Van Hecke
Wim Van Hecke
CEO & Founder at Icometrix
Peter Vanovertveld
Peter Vanovertveld
Co-CEO, CCO & COO at Smart Reporting
Bjoern von Siemens
Bjoern von Siemens
Founder at Caresyntax
Badri Wadawadigi
Badri Wadawadigi
Chief Digital Officer at Pharmanovia
Matt Walz
Matt Walz
CEO at Trialbee
Tom Whicher
Tom Whicher
Founder at DrDoctor
Andrew Wyatt
Andrew Wyatt
CGO & General Manager at Sapio Sciences
Hakim Yadi Ph.D. OBE
Hakim Yadi Ph.D. OBE
CEO at Closed Loop Medicine
Maya Zlatanova
Maya Zlatanova
CEO & Co-Founder at FindMeCure
Our Speakers

Investors

Jorge Armanet
Jorge Armanet
Managing Partner at Viquo Capital
Chris Church
Chris Church
Principal at Kreos Capital
Chiara De Bortoli
Chiara De Bortoli
VP Technology Group at Warburg Pincus
Tanja Dowe
Tanja Dowe
Managing Director at Angelini Ventures
Henry Elphick
Henry Elphick
Deputy Chair at European Healthcare Investor Association (EHIA)
Xavier Flinois
Xavier Flinois
Operating Partner at Archimed
Yalcin Gungoren
Yalcin Gungoren
VC & Growth Investor at EBRD
Janne Holmia
Janne Holmia
Partner at Verdane
Rana Lonnen
Rana Lonnen
Managing Partner dRX Capital, Novartis
Daniel Mallon
Daniel Mallon
VP at Claret Capital Partners
Ania Manczyk
Ania Manczyk
Private Equity Principal at Mercer
Ian Murchie
Ian Murchie
Principal at Sofinnova Partners
Siwen Pan
Siwen Pan
Growth Equity Investor at GS Growth
Peer M.Schatz
Peer M.Schatz
Managing Director at PS Capital Management
Zachary Webb
Zachary Webb
Head of EMEA Investments at M&G Catalyst
Katherine Wiles
Katherine Wiles
Principal at Hg Capital
Our Speakers

Big Pharma

Sarah Adams
Sarah Adams
Country Medical Director, Germany & Austria at Moderna
Ann Aerts, M.D.
Ann Aerts, M.D.
Head of the Novartis Foundation
David Braun
David Braun
Digital Health at Merck
Christian Hein
Christian Hein
Former Global Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation Execution, VP at Novartis
April Monge
April Monge
Head, Novartis Digital Recruiting (NDR) Capability Center Portfolio Strategy and Planning, Global Clinical Operations (GCO)
Stephen Ranjan
Stephen Ranjan
Global Head, Digital Health I Pharma personalised healthcare (phc) at Roche
Alex Russell
Alex Russell
Digital Health Partnerships at Takeda
Our Speakers

Healthcare & Service Providers

Christian Bodmer
Christian Bodmer
Head Investments at Sanitas
Ursula Costa
Ursula Costa
Director Healthcare Innovation at DayOne
Stefanie Kemp
Stefanie Kemp
CTO & Board Member at San Kliniken
Dominick Kennerson
Dominick Kennerson
Senior Vice President HealthTech at HSBC Innovation Banking
Adam Kostyál
Adam Kostyál
Senior Vice President, Head of European Listings at Nasdaq
Peter Kulka
Peter Kulka
Executive Director, M&A at Goldman Sachs
Marco Mohwinckel
Marco Mohwinckel
Healthcare Executive & Advisor
Daniela Nienstedt
Daniela Nienstedt
Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates
Victor Savevski
Victor Savevski
Managing Director A.I Center for Health at Humanitas Research Hospital
Dietmar Schulz
Dietmar Schulz
CIO at Robert Bosch Health Campus
Tobias Silberzahn
Tobias Silberzahn
Partner at McKinsey, Life Sciences Practice
Michelle Tempest
Michelle Tempest
Partner at Candesic
Our Speakers

Leading Academics

Tobias Kowatsch
Tobias Kowatsch
Prof. for Digital Health Interventions at University of Zurich
Michael Moor
Michael Moor
Postdoctoral Researcher at Standford CS
Agenda

Basel Healthtech Conference 2024

Agenda

January 25th

08.45 - 08.55

Welcome Note

Christoph Kausch
(Managing Partner & Co-Founder at MTIP)

09.00 - 09.40

AI Unleashed: Turbocharging Drug Discovery at Scale

Jan Szollos
(Senior Director Business Development at Insilico Medicine)

Edoardo Madussi
(Head of Business Development at Intelligencia AI)

Dr. Gunjan Bhardwaj
(CEO & Co-Founder at Partex)

Yann Gaston-Mathé
(CEO & Co-Founder at Iktos)

Maximilien Levesque
(CEO & Co-Founder at Aqemia)

Stephen Ranjan
(Global Head of Digital Health at Roche Pharmaceuticals)

09.45 - 10.15

Precision Digital Therapeutics

Tobias Kowatsch
(Professor for Digital Health Interventions at University of Zurich and Director, School of Medicine, University of St. Gallen)

10.15 - 10.35

Coffee Break

10.40 - 11.20

Expanding Across Europe: Opportunities and Challenges

Kai Eberhardt
(CEO & Co-Founder at Oviva)

Ranjan Singh
(CEO & Co-Founder at Health Hero)

Ben Maddison
(Director I Healthcare Investment Banking at Stifel)

Andy Fischer
(CEO & Co-Founder at Medgate Group)

Christian Hein
(former Global Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation Execution, VP at Novartis)

11.25 - 12.05

Unveiling Innovative Paths to Debt Financing

Mark Aitken
(Head of European Debt Capital Markets at Stifel)

George Moore-Gwyn
(VP, Capital Solutions at Stifel)

Daniel Mallon
(VP at Claret Capital Partners)

Chris Church
(Director at BlackRock)

Dominick Kennerson
(Senior Vice President HealthTech at HSBC Innovation Banking)

Ian Murchie
(Principal at Sofinnova Partners)

12.10 - 12.50

The Journey of Healthtech Investing: From Seed to Buyout

Rana Lonnen
(Managing Partner at dRX Capital, Novartis)

Chiara De Bortoli
(VP Technology Group at Warburg Pincus)

Katrin Vatiska
(Investment Partner at MTIP)

Siwen Pan
(Growth Equity Investor at GS Growth)

Katherine Wiles
(Principial at Hg Capital)

Tanja Dowe
(Managing Director at Angelini Ventures)

12.50 - 13.50

Networking / Lunch Break

13.50 - 14.20

Generalist Medical AI

Michael Moor
(Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford CS)

14.25 - 15.05

Cross Atlantic Expansion: Bridging Healthtech Across the Atlantic

Michelle Tempest
(Partner at Candesic)

Robbie Hughes
(CEO & Founder at Lumeon)

Nawal Roy
(CEO & Founder at Holmusk)

Saul Medhurst-Cocksworth
(Senior Director Global Account at BrightInsight)

Dieter Lott
(Director Corporate Development at RLDatix)

Sanjay Jawa
(CFO at Kooth)

15.10 - 15.50

Provider Digitalization: Revolutionizing Hospitals for Tomorrow's Care

Bjoern von Siemens
(Founder & CFO at Caresyntax)

Stefanie Kemp
(CTO & Board Member at Sana Kliniken)

Stephen Critchlow
(CEO & Founder at Evergreen)

Dietmar Schulz
(CIO at Bosch Health Campus)

Tom Whicher

(Founder at DrDoctor)

Victor Savevski
(Managing Director A.I Center for Health at Humanitas Research Hospital)

15.50 - 16.10

Coffee Break

16.10 - 16.50

The Next Trends in Sustainable Investing

Christoph Kausch
(Managing Partner & Co-Founder at MTIP)

Christian Bodmer
(Head Investments at Sanitas)

Zachary Webb
(Head of Investments EMEA at M&G Investments)

Daniela Nienstedt
(Managing Director at Russell Reynolds Associates)

Ania Manczyk
(Private Equity Principal at Mercer)

Ann Aerts, M.D.
(Head of the Novartis Foundation)

16.55 - 17.35

Showcasing the Lab of the Future

Moritz Latzel
(CSO at ESSERT Robotics)

Guy Levy-Yurista
(CEO at Synthace)

Andrew Wyatt
(CGO & General Manager at Sapio Sciences)

Craig Johnston
(Global Head of Sales at Automata)

Katrin Vatiska
(Investment Partner at MTIP)

18.30 - 22.00

MTIP sponsored Dinner Boat Cruise
(Invitation only)


Agenda

January 26th

08.45 - 08.55

Welcome Note Day 2

Ben Maddison
(Director I Healthcare Investment Banking at Stifel)

09.00 - 09.40

Reality Check: Validating the Digital Health Revolution

Tobias Silberzahn
(Partner McKinsey & Company, Life Sciences Practice)

Mert Aral
(Chief Medical Officer at Huma)

Hakim Yadi Ph.D. OBE
(CEO at Closed Loop Medicine)

Saemundur Oddsson
(CMO & Co-Founder at Sidekick Health)

Badri Wadawadigi
(Chief Digital Officer at Pharmanovia)

David Braun
(Head of commercial operations and customer engagement, Global Digital Health at Merck KGaA)

09.45 - 10.25

Data Liquidity and Data Openness in an Ecosystem

Georges De Feu
(CEO at LynxCare)

Tero Silvola
(CEO at BC Platforms)

Gavin Nichols
(Executive Chairman at Avallano)

Mohammad Al-Ubaydli
(CEO & Founder at Patients Know Best)

David Vignon
(Research Analyst at Stifel)

10.25 - 10.45

Coffee Break

10.50 - 11.30

Chair Panel: Insights from the Board Room

Henry Elphick
(Deputy Chair at EHIA)

Xavier Flinois
(Operating Partner at Archimed)

Peer M.Schatz
(Managing Director at PS Capital Management)

Meinhard Schmidt
(Independent Healthtech Executive)

Marco Mohwinckel
(Independent BioTech / HealthTech Executive & Investor)

11.35 - 12.15

Pixel Perfect Health: The Art and Science of AI Imaging

Anne Mathieu
(Investment Director at MTIP)

Wim Van Hecke
(CEO & Founder at Icometrix)

Peter Vanovertveld
(Co-CEO, CCO & COO at Smart Reporting)

Angel Alberich-Bayarri
(CEO at Quibim)

Christian Allouche
(CEO & Co-Founder at Gleamer)

Farzana Rahman
(CEO & Co-Founder at Hexarad)

12.15 - 13.15

Networking/ Lunch Break

13.20 - 14.00

Investor Insights: Investing Through the Cycle

Yalcin Gungoren
(VC & Growth Investor at EBRD)

Peter Kulka
(Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, EMEA Healthcare at Goldman Sachs)

Katherine Wiles
(Principal at Hg Capital)

Jorge Armanet
(Executive Director at Viquo Capital)

Janne Holmia
(Partner at Verdane)

Adam Kostyál
(Senior Vice President, Head of European Listings at Nasdaq)

14.05 - 14.45

Clinical Velocity: Fast-Tracking Clinical Development

Rana Lonnen
(Managing Partner at dRX Capital, Novartis)

Matt Walz
(CEO at Trialbee)

Maya Zlatanova
(CEO & Co-Founder at FindMeCure)

April Monge
(Head,Novartis Digital Recruiting (NDR) Capability Center Portfolio Strategy & Planning, Global Clinical  Operations (GCO)

Alex Russell
(Digital Health Partnerships at Takeda)

Bruce Hellman
(Co-Founder & Chief Patient Officer at uMotif)

14.50 - 15.30

The Wrap Up: Scaling Digital Health Innovation in Europe - How to Succeed

Caroline Noublanche
(CEO at Apricity)

David Meinertz
(CEO & Founder at ZAVA)

Sarah Adams
(Country Medical Director, Germany & Austria at Moderna)

Ben Maddison
(Director I Healthcare Investment Banking at Stifel)

Stephen Ranjan
(Global Head of Digital Health at Roche Pharmaceuticals)

15.30 - 15.40

End Note

Christoph Kausch
(
Managing Partner & Co-Founder at MTIP)

15.40 - 17.0

Networking / Apéro

Agenda

January 26th

Basel Healthtech's Start-Up Showcase: Pioneering the Future of Health Innovation!

Experience innovation in action! Join us at Basel Healthtech's Start-Up Panel and witness groundbreaking start-up pitches that redefine the future. Discover game-changing ideas, disruptive technologies and passionate founders shaping tomorrow's healthtech space.

09.00 - 11.15

Presentation of 8 Start-Ups

Jury Panel:
Dr. Felix Grisard
(Board of Directors at Foundation for the Promotion of Innovative Technologies for Medical Technology)

Prof. Dr. Torsten Schwede
(VP for Research at University of Basel)

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Florian Zeilhofer
(Professor Emeritus at University of Basel, Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery)

Ursula Costa
(Director Healthcare Innovation at DayOne)

11.15 - 11.45

Selection of the Winners

11.45 - 12.15

Award Ceremony

Our Venue

The Biozentrum University of Basel

The Biozentrum, University of Basel
The Biozentrum is the largest department at the University of Basel’s Faculty of Science. The primary focus of this interdisciplinary institute is basic molecular and biomedical research and teaching. The Biozentrum holds a leading position nationally and internationally and closely networks with partners from the academic world and industry.

Spitalstrasse 41, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
The Biozentrum of the University of Basel is located only a few hundred metres from the city centre and is easily accessible by public transport, car, bicycle and on foot.

Attendees

Sponsors & Partners

We offer various sponsorship opportunities that are designed to meet your business needs. For more information, please contact our organizing committee at baselhealthtech@mtip.ch