Venture Briefing Basel
Date
Monday 9. December 2024; 12:00 - 13:00
Location
Superlab Suisse Basel, Stücki Park, Hochbergerstr. 60 I, 4057 Basel (https://maps.app.goo.gl/jwSiVwkPZmiPSeZE8)
Register
The Venture Briefing event series is designed to help students with an intent to pursue entrepreneurship take their first steps towards building a successful company.
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The event features an experienced entrepreneur from your region: Özgür Genç, CEO & Co-Founder, Translation-X
About: Özgür is a graduate and researcher in neuroscience from the University of Bogazici (Istanbul), EPFL, University of California, and Biozentrum / Uni Basel. He co-founded the spin-off Translation-X, a company that is addressing the unmet medical need in autism therapeutics, impacting over 1% of the population with limited treatment options. The team, based at the University of Basel, comprises experts in the field, including Professor Peter Scheiffele in neuroscience, autism researcher Dr. Özgür Genç, and medicinal chemist Dr. Guido Koch. The discovery of the selective mRNA translation pathway as a converging point in autism spectrum disorders offers an innovative opportunity for autism therapeutics. Translation-X has won all three stages of Venture Kick, significant Innosuisse funding, as well as the Propelling Grant by the University of Basel.
Özgür will talk about his startup and share details about his entrepreneurial journey. He will also help answer some of your questions during the Q&A session:
- How to become an entrepreneur?
- How to validate my idea?
- How to fund my idea?
- How to find help to bring my idea to life?
You will also be introduced to different support programs available to new entrepreneurs:
- Venture Kick: up to CHF 150,000 pre-seed capital for business development
- InnoBooster: up to CHF 150,000 grant to accelerate market entry
- First Ventures: up to CHF 150,000 financial support and tailored coaching program for University of Applied Science students
Thank you to the Gebert Rüf Stiftung for supporting this event.
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And our local partner Superlab Basel
Get ready! Watch and get inspired:
Meet other founders supported by Gebert-Rüf-Stiftung / Venture Kick
About Superlab Basel
Register for free for the Venture Briefing:
The new Swiss Venture Capital Report was published on 26 January. It analyses 304 financing rounds closed in 2020 and includes further article such as an interview with Michael Hengartner, President of the ETH Board, and a list of Swiss "soonicorns". 
