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Incubators for innovative start-ups and for biotech laboratories and production

In Switzerland, success stories from the biotechnology sector are the order of the day. The pioneering industry event in chemistry and life sciences Ilmac 2025 Basel shows how companies can secure advantages in this innovative and highly competitive environment.

The bioreactor is symbolic of one of Switzerland’s most successful industries – and also very practical: at the Ilmac Basel 2025 trade fair, it is important to choose the right model for the success of your own company. (Image: Depositphotos)

In the past year, things have happened in quick succession: one company starts the first clinical trial in humans with an innovative mitochondrial therapeutic candidate against age-related diseases (Vandria SA, Lausanne). Another is already in the clinical trial phase with vaccines against skin and soft tissue infections when it receives the go-ahead from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an accelerated approval process (LimmaTech Biologics AG, Schlieren). Or illustrious company founders are included in the list of the top 2 percent of all scientists by Stanford University (Dr. Horst Vogel and Dr. Shuguang Yuan, Alphamol Science AG, Allschwil).

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Switzerland offers an ideal environment with two major top pharmaceutical players as driving forces, with Basel as the world’s leading life sciences location and with a variety of incubators, biotech start-ups and medium-sized companies as innovators. The aim is often to develop new drug candidates, prove their effectiveness and later produce them using biotechnology (e.g. vaccines). In addition, biotechnological processes are suitable for broad areas of materials production (e.g. polymers), agriculture, environmental protection, food production and energy generation.

Visitors to Ilmac Basel 2025 will find bioreactors, centrifuges, incubators, thermostatic cabinets and other accessories for ground-breaking developments. One highlight is automated centrifuges for the use of microtiter plates in high-throughput screening, where two plates can even be picked up simultaneously. Other important trends include bioreactors with calibration-free mass flow controllers (so-called thermal principle), fine-tuning of cooling systems (e.g. cooling incubators adjustable between 2 °C and 40 °C in 0.1 °C increments) and environmentally friendly operation (e.g. cooling with so-called natural coolants). All Ilmac program items and topics can be found on Ilmac 365, the Ilmac community network: https://365.ilmac.ch/event/ilmac-basel-2025

In centrifuges, there is a trend towards effective cooling with environmentally friendly natural coolants (Image: Depositphotos)
Two incubators for biotech, both relevant to success and to be found at the Ilmac Basel 2025 trade fair: one for entrepreneurial support, one for laboratory research or production. (Image: Depositphotos)In centrifuges, there is a trend towards effective cooling with environmentally friendly natural coolants (Image: Depositphotos)