Following the recent addition of 700 square metres on a further floor due to high demand, the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area location on the Novartis Campus now spreads over four floors in a high-rise building. The location offers start-ups a comprehensive package of services and proximity to established companies.
The Novartis Campus is one of the vibrant centres of the Basel pharmaceutical industry. The Campus is Novartis' global headquarters, with around 7,000 employees on site. It is also home to companies such as Pharmaplan, CSL Behring, SOTIO Biotech and Ultragenyx. Last but not least, research institutions like Friedrich Miescher Institute (FMI), the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) are in close proximity.
The Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area is located in one of the buildings on the campus. Currently there are 40 residents focussed on digital health and health tech. These include well-known start-ups such as Bottneuro, Nutrix, Scailyte and Zoundream. It is also home to the DayOne Accelerator verticals ‘Digital Health Nation’ and ‘Health 4.0’,
They benefit from the comprehensive services. These include invaluable community access, and everything a digital health startup could wish for:
- Tailored and flexible office space. Monthly contracts from single desks to fully furnished and equipped private offices to scale up or down based on your needs.
- Innovation spaces for workshops, sprints or client meetings in spaces designed to foster creativity and collaboration.
- Meeting zones. Parks, cafés, restaurants, lounges, exhibitions and other spaces function as natural meeting zones for campus residents.
- Leading industry events. Regular events, organized by Novartis, Campus residents or the Switzerland Innovation Parks Basel Area, help start-ups stay up-to-date and meet the right people.
- Community management. Dedicated community managers help to meet the right people and boost visibility as part of the entire community.
- Maximum convenience. Residents can handle all their day-to-day tasks right on the campus, with its food shop, pharmacy, post office, sports clubs, and more.
- A rich ecosystem. The Basel Area life sciences ecosystem is home to more than 700 life-science companies.
- Proximity to accelerators. The DayOne accelerator is located on the 15th floor and focused on supporting ventures in health tech.
You can find more information on the website or book a tour of the park.
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