@article{Mitchell_Steiner_Altorfer_Suter-Dick_2020, title={Swiss Startup Framework: A Highly Effective Network Supporting the Generation of Emerging Biotech Businesses}, volume={74}, url={https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2020_765}, DOI={10.2533/chimia.2020.765}, abstractNote={ For over 50 years, Switzerland has been one of the leading countries driving innovation in biotechnology and its industrial applications. Today, some 1,000 biotech companies form a tightly knit, cross-functional network ranging from research through to manufacturing. This network comprises R&D companies, contract research organizations, and highly specialized advisors and biotech investors. Together, they form an external innovation pool that complements the in-house R&D capacity of the large multi-national pharma companies. A highly effective startup framework, solid acceleration mechanisms, and innovative investors enable the emergence of a continuous flow of biotech startups that revitalize the industry with new technologies and products supporting drug development and diagnostics. }, number={10}, journal={CHIMIA}, author={Mitchell, Isabelle and Steiner, Stefan and Altorfer, Michael and Suter-Dick, Laura}, year={2020}, month={Oct.}, pages={765} }