2025 PROGRAM
We are excited to welcome you in Klosters for 3 days of exciting science, networking, and fun.
Wednesday 8th of Oct.
Time Event
7:45 Meeting at Biozentrum Basel
8:00 Departure
11:00 Arrival in Klosters
Check-in hotel + Meet & greet
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Opening Remarks
13:45 Keynote Lecture 1 (45 + 15 min)
Emma Hodcroft – Swiss TPH
14:45 Short break
14:50 Postdoc talks 1 (15 + 5 min)
15:50 Coffee break + Industry exhibition
16:10 Keynote Lecture 2 (45 + 15 min)
Péter Szoldàn – Genuform AI
17:10 Short break
17:15 Poster session 1
+ Industry Exhibition + Apero
20:00 Dinner
21:30 Networking event + Pub Quiz
Thursday 9th of Oct.
Time Event
8:30 Postdoc talks 2 (15 + 5 min)
9:40 Coffee break + Industry exhibition
10:10 Career talks 1 (20 + 10 min)
Karin Ackema – RA/QA at Indivi
UniBas Innovation Office
Kessara Chan – Video & Media at FSVO
Sponsor talks
12:10 Excursion (including lunch)
Option 1 – visit Davoser Craft Beer brewery
Option 2 – Swiss Bowling and Spa at hotel
Option 3 – Hike around Klosters
17:00 Workshop
Managing stress and burnout
by Jens Gaab
(Prof. Clin. Psych. and Psychother.)
19:00 Poster session 2
+ Industry Exhibition + Apero
20:30 Dinner
21:30 Networking event + Karaoke
Friday 10th of Oct.
Time Event
8:50 Postdoc talks 3 (15 + 5 min)
10:10 Coffee break
+ vote for best poster/talk + check out
11:00 Career talks 1 (20 + 10 min)
Melanie Generali – Head of iPSCore facility at UZH
Philipp Dexheimer – Science Artist
Alejandro Tsai – Global Medical and Commercial Operations at UCB
12:30 Lunch + poster takedown
13:30 Keynote Lecture 3 (45 + 15 min)
Steven Downes – nextImpact + consultant in Life Sciences & Quality leadership
14:30 Prizes (poster, talk, industry exhibition)
+ concluding remarks + feedback
15:30 Removal poster boards
16:00 Departure
19:00 Arrival in Basel
Download the program here.