Providing the next generation of life sciences companies

Around 50 spin-offs have been founded at the University of Basel in the last four years. A clear upward trend can be observed: While there were nine spin-offs in 2020, a total of 14 companies with roots at the university were founded last year. The long-term comparison is even more impressive: In the four years from 2015 to 2018, only twelve spin-offs were created, fewer than in 2023 in a single year.

Life sciences spin-offs take up a particularly large share. They account for around half of the companies. In recent years, between five and eight start-ups have been founded in the fields of biotech, medtech and digital health. Compared to other Swiss universities, alumni of the University of Basel are among the most active founders in this area.

The following spin-offs were founded in the life sciences sector in 2023:

Dentexion develops a 3D Imaging Software to diagnose peridontal disease more reliably and quicker. 

Inodexa specializes in innovative digital solutions to support medical professionals and practice owners.

POC App enables healthcare facilities to produce safe and effective medical devices for personalized treatment of their patients in the field of point-of-care 3d-printed implants.

Rapmed.net empowers radiologist to do interactive case presentations with thousands of users in real time - for case discussions, lectures and conferences

Symphera develops advanced laparoscopic devices for a personalized, simplified surgical workflow.

TECregen AG - biotech company in stealth mode

Therayou develops the first physical and virtual blended mental health clinic in Switzerland and in the Metaverse to support people with mental health needs.

Vespula Therapeutics - biotech company in stealth mode

In addition, a promising IT spin-off, Polypheny, was founded. Polypheny focusses on delivering innovative solutions for data management and analytics, with a focus on Data Science, Data Engineering, and IT Operations. The company’s main product is the Polypheny DBMS, which is a novel kind of database management system.

A number of service providers were also founded in 2023:

Pai research provides scientific analyses and data-driven consulting services in the field of finance and financial markets.

Povanhu aims to support the development and implementation of tourism experiences in Namibia and the wider Southern African region

Simpal provides consulting services in the field of sustainability and environmental impact assessment.

Basilea Media provides services in the field of digital marketing, web design and online advertising.

Global Entrepreneurship Network Basel promotes and celebrates outstanding entrepreneurship in the Basel region and to creates public awareness of entrepreneurship as a career path and as a value for society.

According to the “Start-up policy” of the University of Basel “University start-ups are innovative companies (co-)founded by members of the University of Basel. The goal of a start-up is always to implement technology or knowledge developed at the university, for which a license agreement may be concluded. A start-up is usually a company, or more rarely an association or non-profit organization.“

(Press release / SK)
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