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Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions: How to sell your company

Bringing a therapeutic innovation to market requires more than great science—it also demands long-term strategic thinking about funding, ownership, IP, future partnerships, and potential exit…

oliver.stula@baselarea.swiss28.10.2025

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Podcast: Never underestimate the true value of IP with Philipp Marchand

If you invent something and want to sell it and make a profit there is no way around one major topic: protecting your intellectual property,…

Martyna Wroblewska10.10.2022

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Featured Interview: Stephan Emmerth, Director Business Development & Operations, BaseLaunch

Swiss biotech venture accelerator and incubator BaseLaunch was started in 2017 to help launch and grow the next generation of biotech companies. The accelerator has…

clement16.12.2021

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“We master all the tricks of the trade” Interview with Thomas Fessard CEO of SpiroChem

Founded in 2011, the company moved to Basel in 2017. Today, SpiroChem has gained an excellent reputation for delivering best-in-class chemistry services and works with…

clement01.11.2021

Neil Goldsmith Strategic mind at BaseLaunch

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Featured Interview: Neil Goldsmith, Director Strategy of BaseLaunch

You have been an entrepreneur all your life. How has this experience shaped you and what do you believe BaseLaunch can bring to the table…

clement18.03.2021

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Featured Interview: BaseLaunch Q&A session with Dr. Philipp Marchand

“IP rights are usually the true asset that a start-up company has.” Dr. Philipp Marchand talks with BaseLaunch and takes some questions from an audience…

clement28.07.2020

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Featured Interview: Baselaunch chats with Silvio Bonaccio, ETH Zurich

Silvio Bonaccio is delighted by the strong entrepreneurial spirit that he encounters in his work as Head of ETH transfer. It took time, effort and…

clement08.05.2020

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“The first steps are slow and then suddenly things start rolling”

After more than 25 years in the pharma business, Andreas Katopodis founded the biotech company Anaveon together with Professor Onur Boyman. In 2019, the startup…

clement06.12.2019

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Interview with Alex Mayweg, partner at Versant Ventures and president of Ridgeline, a Versant Ventures Discovery Engine

“We make no compromises in creating the highest potential company” Versant Ventures has a strong history in building successful companies such as Therachon, Black Diamond…

clement30.07.2019

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Podcast Recap: Interview with George Yancopoulos, President and CSO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals – “an overnight success story that took 25 years”

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is one of the biggest biotech success stories. It’s the first biotech in history with 6 marketed drugs, all originated from its own…

clement30.07.2019

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Deals, Mergers & Acquisitions: How to sell your company

Podcast: Never underestimate the true value of IP with Philipp Marchand

Featured Interview: Stephan Emmerth, Director Business Development & Operations, BaseLaunch

“We master all the tricks of the trade” Interview with Thomas Fessard CEO of SpiroChem

Featured Interview: Neil Goldsmith, Director Strategy of BaseLaunch

Featured Interview: BaseLaunch Q&A session with Dr. Philipp Marchand

Featured Interview: Baselaunch chats with Silvio Bonaccio, ETH Zurich

“The first steps are slow and then suddenly things start rolling”

Interview with Alex Mayweg, partner at Versant Ventures and president of Ridgeline, a Versant Ventures Discovery Engine

Podcast Recap: Interview with George Yancopoulos, President and CSO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals – “an overnight success story that took 25 years”

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