NTN Swiss Biotech
Until 2019 the National Thematic Network Swiss Biotech™ actively promoted cooperation, networking and events to support the innovation process in biotech in Switzerland through the collaboration of the Swiss Biotech Association and biotechnet Switzerland.
NTN Board:
- President: Walter Hoelzle, Vereinigung Pharmafirmen in der Schweiz (vips), president
- Dr. Markus Grütter, Prof. em. Universität Zürich
- Bruno Weber-Gobet, Travail.Suisse, Leiter Bildungspolitik
NTN Geschäftsstelle:
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Gygax, FHNW, Hochschule für Life Sciences, daniel.gygax@fhnw.ch
- Cathy Kroll, s-kroll, kroll@s-kroll.ch
In 2013 the CTI (now Innosuisse) created a knowledge and technology transfer (KTT) initiative supporting eleven national thematic networks (NTNs) to further bring together companies and public research institutions in thematical areas which are particularly relevant to the Swiss economy.
The Swiss biotech and pharmaceutical industry, which plays a key role in the country’s economy, is being strengthened with the creation of the NTN Swiss Biotech™ that merges activities of biotechnet Switzerland and the Swiss Biotech Association. This combination allows specific needs of SMEs from the SBA industry association and the biotechnet research network to be addressed in a more efficient and effective way. The academic and industry network joins forces to cover the entire value chain in life sciences from research to product development and marketing.
NTN Swiss Biotech™ has been successfully implemented and receives funds from Innosuisse until end of 2018.

- NTN News bulletin – No. 26 – 2018 – Swiss Biotech Success Stories
- NTN News bulletin – No. 25 – 2018 – Swiss Biotech Day & Swiss Biotech Report
- Chimia 2018 6 – The New Stringent MDR and IVDR Regulations
- NTN News bulletin – No. 24 – 2018 – BIO Convention
- Swiss Biotech Report 2018: Origins and evolution of Swiss biotech & NTN Swiss Biotech: Matchmaker for Academia and Industry
- Chimia 2018 3 – A new Approach in the Fight against Cancer
- Chimia 2018 1 – Quo Vadis Point-of-Care Diagnostics
- Chimia 2018 1 – TEDD Annual Meeting with 3D Bioprinting Workshop
- Chimia 2017 12 – Innovation in Biocatalysis
- Chimia 2017 12 – SWISS Symposium in point-of-Care
- Chimia 2017 9 – Swiss Innovation at EXPO 2017 in Astana & Advanced Cell Culture Systems
- European Biotechnology – Autumn 2017
- Chimia 2017 7 – Interview Animalfree Research
- NTN News bulletin – No. 23 June 2017 – BIO Convention
- NTN News bulletin – No. 22 June 2017 – Biotech Patent Landscape in Switzerland
- Swiss Biotech Report 2017: Living complexity and the role of trusted networks & Industry and research harvest the frutis of the NTN Swiss Biotech program
- Chimia 2017 5 – TEDD & 3R Workshop at ZHAW Waedenswil
- NTN News bulletin – No. 21 April 2017 – South Korea
- Chimia 2017 1 – Conference Report TEDD Annual Meeting
- Chimia 2016 – Conference Report Olten Meeting
- NTN News bulletin – No 20 October 2016
- NTN News bulletin – No 19 October 2016
- NTN News bulletin – No 18 September 2016
- NTN News bulletin – No 17 August 2016
- NTN News bulletin – No 16 August 2016
- Swiss Biotech Report 2016: Innovation happens between disciplines, technologies and stakeholders & Academia and industry interact to boost innovation
- 2018 Success Stories – NTN Bulletin 28 26
- 2018 BIO Convention – NTN Bulletin 2018 24
- 2018 Swiss Biotech Day – NTN Bulletin 2018 25
- The New Stringent MDR and IVDR Regulations – Chimia 2018 6
- A new Approach in the Fight against Cancer – Chimia 2018 3
- Quo Vadis Point-of-Care Diagnostics – Chimia 2018 1
- TEDD Annual Meeting with 3D Bioprinting Workshop – Chimia 2018 1
- Innovation in Biocatalysis – Chimia 2017 12
- 2017 SWISS Symposium in point-of-Care – 2017 12
- European Biotechnology – 2017 9
- Swiss Innovation at EXPO 2017 in Astana & Advanced Cell Culture Systems – Chimia 2017 9
- Interview Animalfree Research – Chimia 2017 7
- BIO Convention 2017 – NTN News Bulletin – 2017 6
- TEDD & 3DWorkshop at ZHAW Waedenswil – chimia 2017 5
- Biotech Patent Landscape in Switzerland – NTN News Bulletin 2017 5
- South Korea Delegation- NTN News bulletin – 2017 4
- 2016 TEDD Annual Meeting – Chimia 2017 1
- 2016 Olten Meeting – CHIMIA 2016 12
- NTN News bulletin – October 2016 10b
- NTN News bulletin – 2016 10a
- biotechnet and NTN Swiss Biotech – Chimia 2016 10
- NTN News bulletin – 2016 9
- Thematic Platform in vitro Diagnostics – CHIMIA 2016 9
- NTN News bulletin – August 2016 8b
- NTN News bulletin – 2016 8a
- Biocatalysis – CCBIO Symposium at the 8th Waedenswil Day of Life Science – No 14 May 2016 7
- NTN News bulletin – June 2016 6
- The State of the Art of 3D Cell Cultures – CHIMIA 2016 6
- Professor Michael Raghunath – CHIMIA 2016 6
- Incredibly Versatile Microbial Fuel Cells – CHIMIA 2016 6
- NTN News bulletin – BIO 2016 in San Francisco – 2016 5
- Partner search for biosorption – Chimia 2016 5
- HES-SO Sion Peptides – Chimia 2016 3
- NTN News Bulletin – 2016 2
- NTN Support Measures – CHIMIA 2016 1
- Allocyte – Life Sciences Plus 2016 1
- High Added Value – CHIMIA 2016 1
- 2015 Olten Meeting Conference Report – CHIMIA 2016 1
- Platform for a Technological Leap in Antibiotics – CHIMIA 2015 12
- 2015 TEDD-Annual Meeting – CHIMIA 2015 11
- NTN News Bulletin – 2015 10
- 2015 Summer school – CHIMIA 2015 10
- NTN News Bulletin – Biotechnica – 2015 9
- NTN News Bulletin – 2015 7
- NTN Swiss Biotech – Hot from the press! – CHIMIA 2015 7
- 2015 TEDD-Anniversary – CHIMIA 2015 5
- Chemical Biotechnology as a Problem Solver for the Environment- recovering valuable phospates – CHIMIA 2015 5
- Roche Invests in Customized Training with academic specialists – CHIMIA 2015 5
- NTN News Bulletin – 2015 4
- KTI – CALEX-Bühlmann Success Story – 2015 4
- NTN News Bulletin – 2015 3
- 2014 Olten Day Conference Report – Chimia 2015 1
- Novel Approach to Shear-sensitive Fluids – Chimia 2014 12
- NTN News Bulletin – 2014 10
- Life sciences at FHNW Muttenz – an innovative Network of strong partners – CHIMIA 2014 7
- HES-SO Life Sciences- Applied Research for Innovators – CHIMIA 2014 6
- TEDD report 2014 – In vitro Models for Neuotoxicity Studies – CHIMIA 2014 6
- NTN News Bulletin – 2014 5
- NTN News Bulletin – 2014 2
- SWISS RESEARCH I Swiss Biotech Platform – on NTN Swiss Biotech – Value Chain Gain – Life Sciences plus 2014 1
- 2013 Olten Day Conference report – CHIMIA 2014 1
- NTN News Bulletin – 2013 12
- NTN News Bulletin – 2013 10
- NTN News Bulletin – 2013 8
- BioVersys – Preventing Antibiotic Resistance by Switching off its Activity – CHIMIA 2013 4
- NTN News Bulletin – 2013 4
- Investigating the Antioxidant Capacity of Coffee – 2013 1