Tagged with Switzerland

Pharmabotix Fabien Stutz, Co-Founder and CEO of Pharmabotix, leads a new wave of pharma-tech entrepreneurs combining engineering expertise with cutting-edge automation. He has helped grow the Swiss-based company into a globally recognised firm, delivering bespoke systems to major clients across Europe and North America, while retaining the agility of a boutique…

Varian From her beginnings as an operating room nurse to her current role as Head of Varian EMEA, Virve Sarja has shaped a career grounded in purpose and driven by innovation. Today, she reflects on how Varian, as part of Siemens Healthineers, is redefining the future of oncology, bringing together advanced…

Switzerland Marie Leblanc brings a distinctive combination of scientific rigor and commercial acumen to her role as Executive Vice President of Life Sciences at Biosynth, drawing from an 18-year tenure at Lonza where she witnessed the evolution of the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) industry from a traditional service provider…

Switzerland Stephan Fritschi, recently appointed CEO at CARBOGEN AMCIS, brings nearly three decades of institutional knowledge to his new position. With 29 years of experience within the organisation, he has witnessed the company’s evolution through multiple market cycles and strategic transformations. His appointment represents continuity in leadership while signalling a new…

Alexion Dana Vigier, Regional Vice President at Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease blends clinical training as a French general practitioner with broad pharmaceutical leadership experience. Formerly President of the French Pharma Association in Oncology and a Global Franchise leader at AstraZeneca, she now oversees Alexion’s operations across Central and Northern Europe, including…

Switzerland Dr. Roch Ogier, CEO of OM Pharma, brings a strong background spanning clinical medicine, neuroscience research, and leadership roles at Sanofi-Aventis, Vifor Pharma, and Novartis. Over the past eighteen months, he has driven solid growth and positioned the company as a leader in bacterial lysates, innovative therapies derived from selected…

Switzerland Ryad Dahmani is a leading figure in healthcare technology, driving innovation in pharmaceutical cold chain logistics and assistive healthcare solutions. As the founder of ColdChain Vision and Body Health Technologies, he demonstrates strategic agility in seizing emerging market opportunities. His ventures blend regulatory precision with cutting-edge product development, meeting real…

Switzerland 2024 marked a transformative year for Switzerland’s regulatory authority, Swissmedic. As part of its ambitious 2023–2026 strategy, the agency made significant strides towards digital transformation and improving access to innovative medicines while delivering a notable 12 percent increase in new drug approvals with 46 new active substances. Drive for Digital…

Switzerland As kidney disease places mounting pressure on global healthcare systems, innovation in dialysis becomes all the more critical, especially for patients receiving therapy at home. Enter Vivatum: a Swiss-Swedish medtech venture co-founded by industry expert Daniel Maechler, dedicated to reimagining Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) through digital precision, intuitive design,…

Switzerland FarmaMondo’s evolution over the past eight years is a compelling case study in what it takes to bring life-saving innovation to the world’s most overlooked patients, not through philanthropy but through a commercially sustainable, ethically grounded model. Operating from a Swiss base with deep roots in legal rigour and regulatory…

Switzerland Jorge Santos da Silva is the CEO and Co-founder of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, a Swiss biotech company known for its bold approach to drug development. With a background in neuroscience, a decade in academic research, and over 15 years at McKinsey, where he was a Senior Partner, advising pharma and biotech…

Switzerland Dr. Olivier Michielin serves as Head of Oncology at Geneva University Hospital (HUG) and Head of the Division of Precision Oncology, whilst maintaining his professorship at the University of Geneva as well as the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). A co-director of the Swiss Cancer Centre Leman, Dr. Michelin…