Swiss startups prepare to visit the US East Coast

The ongoing edition of the Swissnex Startup Bootcamp in Boston and New York begins with the two-week introductory module “Breaking Into the US Market” from March 6-17, 2023. During these online sessions, participants will hear from local experts on pitching, fundraising, business development, and hiring in the US. They will also get insights on legal topics like IP, reimbursement, and taxation; and sector-specific issues like FDA product approval. Upon completing the module, participants will travel to the US East Coast to meet with experts, investors, and potential partners in Boston and New York.

The selected startups for the spring 2023 introductory module represent a broad range of products and services, from bone and skin regeneration technologies to alternative food sources and artificial intelligence.

The Boston cohort

Flowbone | Biotech – provides a new generation of injectable, “bone-seeding” gel for a quick and subtle, local strengthening of fragile bones.

MimiX biotherapeutics | Biotech – developed FastSkin, a dermal substitute using their Sound Induced Morphogenesis technology, offers a novel solution to help patients struggling to heal from complex wounds.

Acthera Therapeutics | Biotech – With their technology, Acthera can control and target the delivery of drugs with an adaptable and versatile system built around Hard-Shelled Liposomes (HSLs).

Nagi Bioscience | Biotech – the startup’s SydLab System is a benchtop laboratory device allowing standardized drug and chemical testing on microorganisms within disposable microfluidic cartridges (Nagi chips).

Reconnect Labs | Biotech – is developing innovative, rapid-acting and sustainable therapies for affective disorders, neurodegenerative disorders and chronic pain. The company uses best-in-class safety, tolerability, and user experience profiles.

The start-ups were joined by a company in stealth mode. 

The New York cohort

Alver World | Food – produces healthy, tasty, and sustainable food with algae protein.

Cultivated Biosciences | Food – Cultivated is developing an ingredient from GMO-free yeast, which offers the creaminess needed for plant-based dairy to appeal to flexitarian consumers.

Modulos | AI – its data-centric AI enterprise platform helps users find the errors, noise, and bias in their data to build fairer and better AI faster.

AI Medical | Medtech – develops intelligent automation solutions for applications in neuroradiology.

TAP From Screen | Adtech – is an app and software making any video shoppable and interactive.

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