Start-up BW Summit 2025 on June 2
On June 2, 2025, the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Baden-Württemberg invites the start-up community to a major networking event. The Start-up BW Summit 2025 is a trade fair, conference, and festival all in one – bringing together start-ups, investors, and companies from across the innovation ecosystem.
At the Start-up BW Summit, founders from across Europe come together to network, exchange ideas, and learn from one another. Inside the Haus der Wirtschaft, participants can expect pitches, keynotes, and a wide range of networking opportunities. Outside, the festival at Börsenplatz creates a relaxed atmosphere with live music and informal conversations. Participation is free of charge.
The Pfizer Healthcare Hub on stage
The Pfizer Healthcare Hub will be part of the action at the Start-up BW Summit 2025: On the GreenTech Stage, Jana Baumann and Minoo Izadgasht will present the Healthcare Hub "InnoSession" – a matchmaking format that gives start-ups the opportunity to pitch their solutions directly to selected Pfizer departments.
In addition, Peter Neske, Innovation Lead at the Pfizer Healthcare Hub Freiburg, will introduce LinkHealth@BW on stage. As a “network of networks,” LinkHealth@BW aims to foster innovation and the adoption of new technologies in the healthcare sector.
Get in touch with the Hub-Team
We’re actively seeking start-ups offering innovative solutions in the following areas:
- Sustainable production
- Exoskeletons for GMP environments
- Digital solutions for oncology patient care
If your start-up is working in one of these fields, let’s talk! We’re excited to connect, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations.
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Kick-off of the new platform for health innovations
Launch of a new platform for health innovations: smartXhealth aims to bring together startups, companies, research institutions, and public organizations to shape the future of healthcare. The kick-off event will take place on June 4, 2025, featuring a keynote, panel discussions, and the presentation of the initiative.
smartXhealth: One Platform, many players
The collaborative platform smartXhealth aims to advance the digital health economy through events and programs, supporting the development of new technologies and business models. smartXhealth is backed by various partners, including the University Medical Center Freiburg, the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, Campus Technologies Freiburg, FWTM, and BadenCampus.
What to expect at the kick-off event
- Keynote on digital health economy: "Data, AI, Cloud - The future of digital health economy" by Prof. Frederik Wenz, Chief medical director of University Medical Center Freiburg
- Introduction to smartXhealth by Dr. Thomas Scheuerle, managing director of BadenCampus
- Two discussion formats on the opportunities, relevance, and perspectives of the smartXhealth initiative with Peter Neske, Innovation Lead at Pfizer Healthcare Hub Freiburg, and voices from the clinic, academia, and industry
- Use cases from the regional innovation ecosystem
Why it's worth attending
In collaboration with various stakeholders, an initiative is emerging as a foundation to work together on solutions for better and more efficient healthcare. Innovation enthusiasts, decision-makers, and interested parties from the pharma, medtech, and biotech sectors should not miss the smartXhealth kick-off!
Meet the Hub-Team
Peter Neske, Innovation Lead at Pfizer Healthcare Hub Freiburg, will discuss the perspective of the initiative with Tobias Adomeit from Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG, Özgül Boztepe from BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg and Dr. Bodo Brückner, Life Science Accelerator BW, highlighting the platform's perspectives:
5:50 PM – 6:10 PM: Perspectives on smartXhealth
From 6:40 PM, there will be a closing networking session. The team from Pfizer Healthcare Hub looks forward to making new connections and having inspiring conversations.
Preventive medicine: Boundlessly healthy?!
The TREFFpunkt Health Industry 2025 will take place on May 22, 2025, in Konstanz and will bring together experts from Baden-Württemberg and the Four-Country Region of Lake Constance to discuss what the healthcare system of the future could look like: a system that proactively prevents diseases and their consequences, rather than just treating them.
Rising costs, such as the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and the associated health burdens, demand a rethinking in healthcare. Preventive medicine offers forward-looking approaches: maintaining health, early detection of diseases, and preventing the progression or complications of existing conditions. This year, the focus is on the question of how preventive medicine can ensure the quality of care and save costs in the long term.
The TREFFpunkt Health Industry is organized by the state agency BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg and takes place once a year in a different region central to the health industry in THE LÄND. This year, the TREFFpunkt Health Industry will be held in Konstanz with the regional partner BioLAGO e.V.
- When: May 22, 2025
- Where: Steigenberger Inselhotel Konstanz
The event provides a platform for networking, exchanging ideas, and meeting cooperation partners. Visitors will also gain concrete insights into innovative developments in preventive medicine and pioneering technologies.
Meet the Hub-Team
Peter Neske, Innovation Lead of the Freiburg Hub, will be in Konstanz on May 22 and looks forward to engaging discussions.
Register now for free
From Stumbling Block to Milestone: The Swiss Industry Forum 2025
On May 22, 2025, Next Industries, the Swiss platform for digital transformation and Industry 4.0, invites you to the annual exchange on digitalization, technology, and corporate culture. Under the motto: "From stumbling block to milestone," companies will share their successes, challenges, detours, and learnings.
Next Industries: The Swiss Initiative for Industry 4.0
Next Industries is the Swiss initiative for Industry 4.0, aiming to drive digital transformation in Switzerland. It brings together stakeholders, structures and deepens existing knowledge and experiences, and makes them available. This mission also includes organizing the Industry Forum, which offers companies insights into concrete best practices and the opportunity to network with industry leaders.
Pfizer Healthcare Hub on Stage at the Industry Forum 2025
The Pfizer Healthcare Hub will be present at the Industry Forum in Brugg-Windisch, Switzerland: Pembe Gül Bilir, Innovation Engineer at the Pfizer Healthcare Hub Freiburg, will deliver a keynote on the Quantum-Annealing project. The title of the keynote: "Spirit of Innovation, Courage, and Strong Networks: A Possible Success Concept in the Field of Quantum Technologies in Industry."
In a proof of technology, the Quantum-Annealing technology was used to optimize production planning at the Pfizer production plant in Freiburg. This flagship project was initiated and led by the Pfizer Healthcare Hub Freiburg and carried out in cooperation with the Swiss Competence Center for Quantum Computing, QuantumBasel, and D-Wave.
Learn More About the Quantum-Annealing Project
Pembe Bilir will discuss how the spirit of innovation, courage, and strong networks can pave the way to success in the field of quantum technologies. She will also introduce technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the industry in the future and demonstrate how initial steps in researching and implementing these technologies might look.
- When: May 22, 2025, 08:30 AM to 5:00 PM
- Where: Campussaal Brugg-Windisch, Bahnhofstrasse 6, 5210 Windisch
- Cost: CHF 280.00
Highlights at the Industry Forum 2025
The event will kick off with a keynote by Marc Gläser, CEO of Stöckli Swiss Sports AG, on the success factors of Stöckli. In the subsequent panel, leading Swiss companies will discuss the economic situation and the added value of digitalization. The event will conclude with a talk by former national player Beni Huggel on how teamwork leads to success.
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