The best biotech startups from the venturelab TOP 100 ranking 2018

The best biotech startups from the venturelab TOP 100 ranking 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018 @ 10:15 am

The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award ranking by venturelab features young companies from a range of different sectors.

Meet the 5 Swiss startups which took the top spots in the biotech sector in this year's ranking.

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