Biotechnet Meet-Up 2025: Biotech and Aging

Biotechnet Meet-Up 2025: Biotech and Aging

Is aging a disease? What role can and should biotechnology play when it comes to extending our life span and fostering healthy aging?

By Biotechnet Switzerland

Date and time

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 · 1 - 6pm CET

Location

Google EURD

20 Europaallee 8004 Zürich Switzerland

Agenda

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Registration and coffee

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Google's Healthcare and Life Sciences Community

Hemant Anand, Chief Innovation Officer Google Cloud Alps

Janaina Poeta Frey, Healthcare & Life Sciences Community

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Biotechnet and its thematic platforms

Dr. Laura Suter-Dick, President, Biotechnet

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

Diseases of aging and regenerative medicine

Dr. Ina Kramer, Director, Novartis

2:10 PM - 2:35 PM

Centenara: Live longer, age better

Dr. Aksana Labokha, CEO, Cenenara

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Why some organs age faster than others

Dr. Deborah Stroka, Group Leader, University of Bern

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Networking

Biotechnet Platforms and Google Life Sciences Community

Biotechnet platforms will host tables and posters, where participants can discover their expertise and explore collaborative projects. Google will showcase some examples of start-ups who are leveragi...

3:30 PM - 3:55 PM

Immunosenescence: When our immune system gets old

Dr. Birgit Weinberger, Group Lead, Universität Innsbruck

3:55 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel discussion- Where can and should biotech play a role in aging?

Novartis

Centenara

University of Bern

Universität Innsbruck

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Intellectual property landscape – Biotech and aging

Dr. Christian Moser Nikles, Patent Expert, IPI

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Apéro and networking

About this event

  • Event lasts 5 hours

Is “aging” a disease? The question has various ethical and philosophical components. From a scientific point of view, medicine can help enable healthy aging and possibly, a longer life.

Biotechnet Switzerland’s Meet-Up 2025 will shed light on the different aspects in which biotechnology is or should be active in the realm of aging.

The event will be co-hosted by Google's Healthcare and Life Sciences Community, near the Zürich train station.

Keynote speakers from industry and academia will share how they are approaching aging research. Extended networking will allow participants to discover each others' expertise and share knowledge. Biotechnet members will incorporate findings from the Meet-Up into our teaching and research activities, and the event may stimulate new collaborative projects.

Researchers working in universities, industry, and the clinic are welcome to join. As there is high demand for this free event, which primarily targets biotech and data science researchers, all registrations will be reviewed before they are accepted. The organizers reserve the right to accept, reject, or place registrations on the waiting list.

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Biotechnet Switzerland

Biotechnet’s members come together with industry in thematic technology platforms. These platforms host annual symposia, networking events, visits to research facilities, and organize training events to develop the next generation of biotech experts and leaders. Participate in our platforms to discover the latest trends coming out of Swiss research organizations, and discuss your needs for highly qualified personnel with us to help shape our educational programs.

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