Seven companies selected for the next Swiss Venture Day

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25.04.2014

The next Swiss Venture Day is part of a whole day of start-up pitches and the award ceremony of the >>venture>> competition. Seven companies were now selected for the Venture Day taking place in the morning. The >>venture>> 2014 investor day and the ceremony will follow in the afternoon.

The 45th Swiss Venture Day of CTI Invest will start on 7 May at 09:30. Seven CTI Start-up’s in early and late stages will present their business cases to investors and will seek to raise funds in the first-round financing.

Companies with a regular pitch:

Lockstyler: With current application methods, hair lock dying cannot be performed by unqualified persons. With the introduction of its patented solution, based on ready to use dye cartridges, LockStyler will transform the hair lock dying process by providing hairdressers and home users a unique, eco-friendly and organic dying system which is much simpler, cleaner and quicker than anything existing.

Nanolive has developed a disruptive proprietary technology, which allows for the very first time to explore a living cell in 3D without damaging it. By experiencing the living cell in a completely new way, our 3D Cell-Explorer shows a comprehensive representation in color of its activity. Since the cell is the basis of all life on earth, this is a major milestone in the history of Microscopy, which may change all the rules in the fields of Education, Biology, Pharmaceutics, Cosmetics, Labs and Industry.

PB&B is developing four types of injections of biodegradable microspheres to render Aesthetics procedures non-surgical; their effect mimics normal physiological processes as to achieve: (i) Temporary Breast Enhancement (ii) Permanent Breast Enhancement (iii) Buttock enhancement (iv) Facial rejuvenation.

Relish Guitars Switzerland is a young Swiss guitar label. Since 2010 Pirmin Giger and Silvan Küng have been developing their e-guitar "Jane" which sets new standards after 60 years of e-guitar market. "Janes" sound is unique. Due to the innovative construction, materials and design a new electric guitar experience has been created.

SamanTree Technologies AG is a digital microscopy company with the mission to enable digital in-vivo histology for complete tumor resection guidance. The start-up develops a new generation of patented high-resolution micro-optics based digital microscopy systems with XXL field of view for innovative research, diagnostic, and surgical applications.

 

Companies with elevator pitch:

Compliant concept is a spinoff of the Empa and the ETH Zurich. The company develops intelligent bed systems for the treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers. First product on the market is the Mobility Monitor. This is a reliable, easy-to-use supporting tool for mobility analysis of bedridden patients.

Sanovation AG is a young start-up, dedicated to helping people who struggle with their health. Two applications have been developed so far: CatchMyPain and TrackMyMeds. The electronic pain diary CatchMyPain allows tracking pain in a structured and visual way. Thereby, research is being fostered using globally collected and anonymized pain information. The app TrackMyMeds keeps track of the personal medication history and ensures regular drug intake by timely reminders.

In the afternoon the >>venture>> 2014 Investor Day willtake place (13:00 and 17:30). The Investor Day is reserved for the top 20 teams in seed and early stages, participating in the business plan competition (out of more than 100 submitted business plans), based on the >>venture>> 2014 jury’s evaluation.

The >>venture>> awards ceremony will take place at the same location right after the investor’s event (18:00 – 19:30).

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