By Students for Students. A biotech incubator enabling innovation and bridging academia with industry.
Based in Switzerland.
Powered by Student Biolab Zürich - A VSETH & UZH Student Association.
2 Tracks | 4 Projects | ~ CHF100k funding
Forge Track - Solve an Industry Challenge in Biotech
Startup Track - Early stage funding for Bio entrepreneurs
FORGE TRACK
Students hack to solve an industry challenge and win cash
Forge Track has sponsored 2 R&D teams, working to solve a challenge presented by Lonza. Each team received CHF 10k in lab budget to prototype + has 5months to prototype. They will compete for the Grand Prize of CHF 30,000.
STARTUP TRACK
Enabling early-stage Startup ideas in Biotech
Startup Track awarded two non-dilutive grants to entrepreneurial students pursuing their startup idea or project.
UNOMR
1st Place / CHF 25,000 funded by BioIncubate
Novel single-molecule protein fingerprinting & sequencing technology.
FemPatch
Runner-up / CHF 5000 funded by BioIncubate
Personalized diagnostic solutions with female hormone monitoring.
BioIncubate Timeline
Selection Event Recap & Admitted Teams
On November 9th, 2023 we hosted our Selection Event at the Kunsthaus Ballroom, featuring 12 pitches total - 6 for Forge Track and 6 for Startup. Ultimately, the top 2 teams were admitted into the Build Phase for Forge and 2 teams awarded grants for the Startup track. Read more below:
Main Sponsor & Host of the Forge Challenge
Lonza is a preferred global partner to the pharmaceutical, biotech and nutrition markets. They focus on enabling treatments that prevent illness and support healthier lifestyles. They optimize scientific innovation and manufacturing technology to enable their customers to serve their patients and consumers.
Lonza is the primary Sponsor of BioIncubate & Host of the Forge Track Challenge:
“Revolutionizing Detection of Microbial Contaminants to Accelerate Biomanufacturing”
Mission of BioIncubate
BioIncubate is a student-run incubator for innovation bridging academia & industry. It enables multidisciplinary teams of students to develop disruptive biotech solutions towards industry challenges or pursue their own startup idea. Students will develop their skills solving real-world problems and workshop their concepts with scientists from industry. BioIncubate aims to showcase biotech's impact and serve as a launchpad for novel startups to emerge in Switzerland.
Who are we?
BioIncubate is run by a Committee & Board of students & scientists in the ETH & UZH University ecosystem.
Founded by Student Biolab
BioIncubate is a program founded & run by members of the Student Biolab Zürich.
The Student Biolab is a platform and a community for students to design, prototype, and implement their life science research and product ideas. Based at the ETH Hönggerberg campus & engaging students from ETH, UZH, +more.
