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Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:30:19 -0500
Dear Friends,
As you may know, we will welcome to the area a group of 6 experts in
innovation from Switzerland. They represent various organizations active
in entrepreneurship training (Venturelab), innovation financing and
startup support (CTI) as well as investment in high-tech companies (CTI
Invest). You will find more information in the attachment and below.
To welcome this group to the Boston are in an informal setting, I would
like to invite you to join us for drinks:
- Location: John Harvard's Brewhouse (33 Dunster St. close to Harvard
Square): http://www.johnharvards.com/
- Date: Monday Feb. 27th
- Time: 7pm onwards
- How to find us: we will be at a table under name "Swiss Group"
This is a good occasion to talk, in a relax atmosphere, with key figures
from the innovation scene in Switzerland. The landscape for innovation
is changing fast and these people are at the forefront of the new
initiatives and ventures!
Please let us know if you plan to come so we can make some reservations!
Best,
-- Pascal Marmier
On February 28 and March 1st, SHARE will welcome to the Boston area a
group of leaders active in supporting and financing innovation and
entrepreneurship in Switzerland. They are interested in learning about
successful initiatives in this field and in establishing links with
local experts.Our guests represent the following insitutions [see flyers
and bios in attachment]
1) CTI is the Swiss innovation promotion agency operating under the
motto "Science to Market". For the last 4 year-period, its budget was
close to USD 300 mio. CTI funds R&D projects with industrial partners
and promotes innovation in nanotechnology, life sciences and IT. Web:
http://www.bbt.admin.ch/e/
- Christoph Caviezel, head of Innovation Services, CTI
- Veronique Dubois, Program Manager, CTI
2) CTI Startup is a national program supporting entrepreneur with
coaching services, access to financing and networking opportunities.
More than 100 startup companies have participated to the program. SHARE
and swissnex (in San Francisco) are US partners to help those companies
get access to the US market. Web: www.ctistartup.ch
<http://www.ctistartup.ch/>
- Urs Althaus, head of CTI Startup
3) Venturelab is a nationwide educational program aimed at increasing
the number of new entrepreneurs at research insitutions as well as
training high-tech entrepreneurs. This year, Venturelab will be in
charge of the Ventureleaders program that will bring to Boston 20 of the
most promising Swiss startups for networking, exchange of ideas and
training at Babson College. Web: www.venturelab.ch
<http://www.venturelab.ch/>
- Beat Schillig, head of Venturelab
- Jordi Monsterrat, Regional Manager, Venturelab
4) CTI Invest helps promising startups get access to sources of
financing through matchmaking events and various networking events. CTI
Invest's members are leading European VC and Private Equity firms such
as Logitech, Novartis Venture, Siemens, VI Partners, and TVM. Web:
http://www.cti-invest.ch/
- Jean-Pierre Vuilleumier, head of CTI Invest
- Christian Wenger, attorney at law, President CTI Invest
Through visits, meetings and roundtable discussions, they would like to
understand better the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and discuss
collaborative activities with groups active in innovation and
entrepreneurship. They have two main areas of interest:
a/ training and support for entrepreneurs: what are some successful
programs? how are they measured? how do entrepreneurs value their
services?
b/ seed financing: who are the main players in seed financing? does the
State or the Federal Government play an active role in adressinng the
financing "gap"?
They are also actively looking forward to discussing with
entrepreneurship centers, service providers and investors who could have
an interest in assisting the various organizations represented achieve
the goal of having more entrepreneurs and more successful global
startups from Switzerland.
_______________________________________________
Pascal Marmier
Advisor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
SHARE Boston, Consulate of Switzerland
420 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
Ph: (617) 876-3076 ext. 13
Fax: (617) 876-3079
Cell: (617) 331-3989
Email: pascal_at_shareboston.org <mailto:pascal_at_shareboston.org>
Web: www.shareboston.org <http://www.shareboston.org/>
Skype: themarm
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