31 August - 4 September 2026
SPONSORS
PARTNERS
JURY
- Aline Bütikofer, D-MTEC, Empirical Health Economics
- Roger Gassert, D-HEST, Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory
- Andreas Goeldi, b2 venture
- Urs Hilber, ZHAW Life Sciences und Facility Management
- Joao Magalhaes, Swiss Medical Network
- Michio Painter, UZH, Translational Medicine Accelerator (TMA)
- Ralph Schiess, UZH Zurich Hub for Drug and Device Development
- Penelope Timpert, EUPATI Switzerland
- Nici Wenderoth, D-HEST, Neural Control of Movement Lab
- Dirk Wilhelm, ZHAW School of Engineering
- Effy Vayena, VP Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations
PROGRAM
HealthTech Week is an intensive, hands‑on summer school where students from Life Sciences/Medicine, Engineering, and Business/Economics collaborate to turn real clinical and industry problems into validated solutions, prototypes, and investor‑ready pitches -- in five days.
Vision: Building the Next Generation of HealthTech Entrepreneurs
Competition structure: Cases are tackled by mixed teams; winners are selected based on evidence quality, commercial viability, and stakeholder commitments.
This is not theory. It’s a needs‑driven, evidence‑based sprint guided by coaches from entrepreneurship, clinics, engineering, and regulation.
Vision: Building the Next Generation of HealthTech Entrepreneurs
Competition structure: Cases are tackled by mixed teams; winners are selected based on evidence quality, commercial viability, and stakeholder commitments.
This is not theory. It’s a needs‑driven, evidence‑based sprint guided by coaches from entrepreneurship, clinics, engineering, and regulation.