Venture Leaders Medtech 2025 (Boston)

Date

September 28 - 3rd October, 2025

Application date

09.06.2025

Location

Boston

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The Venture Leaders - the members of the Swiss National Startup Team - have a clear-cut goal. They envision themselves as global players and want to take the first step to their global expansion.

The Venture Leaders' startup development program is specifically structured to help them achieve these goals. This intense journey offers 10 selected entrepreneurs an accelerated learning curve and a solid network through their exchanges with their peers in the team, as well as market exposure, feedback from investors and experts, and hands-on business development.

A unique program in Boston (September/October 2025)

You belong to the top Medtech startups in Switzerland and want to boost your future? Then apply to be one of the 10 members of the 2025 Swiss National Startup Team Medtech for a rocking week in Boston. Boston is the hotspot for health and medical devices in the US. Don't miss the opportunity!

This fully-funded program (incl. flights, hotel, program items) offers:

  • - Accelerated business development tailored to medtech startups
  • - Attending the MEDevice Fair in Boston
  • - Networking with international investors, experts, and peers
  • - Market exposure in Boston's dynamic startup ecosystem
  • - National and international PR exposure to boost your visibility and credibility


Those eligible to participate:

  • - Participating startups must be medtech-based, officially incorporated in Switzerland prior to the roadshow, and represented by their founding or managing members.
  • - Ready to grow your business in the US with international investors
  • - Building a global medtech startup
  • - Please also read carefully through the conditions of participation
     

The admission process


Registration deadline: June 9th, 2025
Register your project and apply for one of the 10 seats in the seven-day intensive entrepreneurship training program in Boston.
 

Jury presentation: July 1st, 2025
Online presentation by the best 20 applicants in front of a jury.
 

Kick-off meeting: August 19, 2025
Kick-off event presenting the Venture Leaders in Zurich presential.
 

Trip to Boston (US): September 28 - October 3, 2025
Intense dive into Boston's startup scene presential.

This year, we will attend the MEDevice Conference, taking part from September 30 to October 1. We will have full access to the Conference program, including our hands-on workshops, breakfast and lunch, expo floor access, and networking events. 


Venture Leaders Medtech is organized by Venturelab and supported by EPF LausanneETH Zürich, Hansjörg Wyss, Helbling TechnikHealth Innovation Hub AargauKellerhals CarrardCanton de Vaud, and Vischer.

Voices from previous years participants:

 

"The Venture Leaders program in Boston was an outstanding experience. The city's thriving ecosystem of founders, investors, and researchers provided an invaluable backdrop for fostering scientific breakthroughs and advancing our startup. The organization of the program was exceptional, and the quality of the meetings exceeded all my expectations. I was so impressed that I even changed my flight to extend my stay and continue benefiting from this enriching environment. I cannot recommend this program highly enough."

Pablo Lara, CSO & Co-Founder OncoSwab
 

"Go for it! This is a fantastic opportunity to accelerate your business, to broaden and challenge your vision!"

Marie-Agnès Doucey, Co-Funder Calico Biosystems



 
 
"The Venture Leaders Medtech Boston roadshow left me with incredibly rich food for thought, new perspectives, countless personal connections, new energy and a deep sense of gratitude for being part of this extraordinary group"

Markus Windolf, Founder & CEO BIOS Medical




 

 

 

Are you ready to join the Venture Leaders Medtech Roadshow in 2025?
 

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