Only a couple months into the year and we already have several successful events to look back on: Computational Life Sciences Day at ZHAW, the Biotechnet Meet-Up at the KKL, the Biobased materials workshop at HES-SO, and the Pilots4U site visit to the FHNW's Process Technology Centre!
March is all about biomanufacturing, bioprocessing, and bioproducts, with BIOKET in Fribourg and the Single Use Event in Basel. And of course, we're getting ready for Swiss Biotech Day in May. Read on to discover how you can save on registration.
Finally, we're very happy that HEAI-FR's ChemTech Institute has joined Biotechnet as an Affiliated Member and we look forward to making connections between researchers and thematic platforms.
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HEAI-FR Institute of Chemical Technology joins Biotechnet as Affiliated Member
Biotechnet is pleased to welcome HEAI-FR's Institute for Chemical Technology (ChemTech) as an Affiliated member of Biotechnet.
Based in Fribourg, ChemTech is an applied research institute active in the chemical, pharmaceutical and other chemistry-dependent sectors. The institute's expertise includes chemical synthesis, chemical engineering, analysis, characterization, process chemistry, scale-up and production.
The Biofactory Competence Center is an integral part of the institute, with 280m2 for mammalian and microbial cell culture, a downstream suite for separation processes, primary recovery, chromatographic and filtration skids, analytical laboratories, and cell- banking, all in a GMP-like environment.
We look forward to connecting with ChemTech researchers in 2026 and to exploring synergies with Biotechnet platforms in green chemistry, biomanufacturing, and more.
Computational Life Sciences Day at the ZHAW - Digital diagnostics kick off the year 🤖
ZHAW's Institue for Computational Life Sciences held its 4th Computational Life Sciences Day on January 7, 2026 in Wädenswil, joined by 125+ participants from healthcare, pharma, biotech, and tech. More precise, more personalised, and faster – digital diagnostics raise high expectations. And concrete examples show: these expectations are increasingly being met! Experts demonstrated how AI and digital diagnostics are already making a real impact in practice today.
Biotechnet Meet-Up 2026 on Space Biology - Out of this world 🚀
About 80 participants attended this year's Meet-Up on January 26, 2026 at the KKL in Luzern. The event was co-organised with the HSLU. We were happy to have almost all our members represented: FHNW, ZHAW, HES-SO, CSEM, University of Bern, University of Zurich, USI, as well as new members SUSPI and HEIA-FR. It was the perfect occasion to thank Laura Suter-Dick for her contributions as president, and to welcome our new president Oya Tagit.
Experts from industry and other academic institutions such as the ETH rounded out the program, which gave us the latest insights into the topic. We hope many participants had a chance to discuss potential research collaborations and discover new funding opportunities. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Biobased Materials Workshop in Sion -International and practical 🌎
The European Workshop on Biotechnology: Bio-based Materials, held from February 2 to 5, 2026, at the Energypolis Campus, was very well received by participants from Canada, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. Organized by the Bio-based Materials Division of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB), in collaboration with the HES-SO Valais-Wallis School of Engineering and the HEIA-FR, the event offered a particularly rich and stimulating experience that balanced expert inputs with hands-on practice.
