Biotechnet Meet-Up: Biotech and aging

Is “aging” a disease? The question has various ethical and philosophical components. From a scientific point of view, medicine can help enable healthy aging and possibly, a longer life.

Biotechnet Switzerland’s Meet-Up 2025 will shed light on the different aspects in which biotechnology is or should be active in the realm of aging.

Keynote speakers from industry and academia will share how they are approaching aging research. Extended networking will allow participants to discover each others' expertise and share knowledge. Biotechnet members will incorporate findings from the Meet-Up into our teaching and research activities, and the event may stimulate new collaborative projects.

Researchers working in universities, industry, and the clinic are welcome to join. The event will be hosted by Google at its exceptional site right next to the Zürich train station.

Preliminiary Program

13.00 Registration and coffee

13.15  Google’s Health Care & Life Science Community. Hemant Anand and Janaina Poeta Frey, Google

13.30 Biotechnet and its Platforms. Laura Suter-Dick, President, Biotechnet

13.45 Keynote. Aging Research Group, Novartis

14.10 Centenara: Live longer, age better. Dr. Aksana Labokha, CEO, Centenara

14.35 Why some organs age faster than others. Dr. Deborah Stroka, University of Bern.

15.00 Coffee break and networking at exhibition tables*

15.45 Panel discussion: What role should biotech play in aging research?

16.20 Intellectual property landscape – Biotech and Aging. Dr. Christian Moser-Nikles, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)

16.45 Apéro and networking at exhibition tables*

18.00 End of the event