06.05.2026
The Swiss Innovation Agency, Innosuisse with support of the internal EEN Team is organising the next Global Innovation Summit under the Swiss Chairmanship of the Eureka Network 2025/26, and we are looking for EEN partners interested in joining as co-organisers.
The Global Innovation Summit is a recurring gathering organised in the framework of Eureka, the world’s largest network for supporting collaborative innovation. The 2026 edition is organised by the Swiss Eureka Chair represented by Innosuisse and focuses on innovation in the biotech industry combined with enabling technologies and services like digitalisation, translational research and development, chemistry, manufacturing, control and quality control processes, etc.
It will feature an international public, inspiring keynotes and a strong focus on matchmaking for international projects. With a thousand participants expected, the Summit offers a unique chance to turn your ideas into action on a global scale.
Date: Wednesday, 6. May 2026
Time: 08:30 - 18:00
Location: Event Hall (City Lounge Süd), Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Links: Event Website (offic. Website) / Becoming a Co-organiser / EUREKA (offic. Website) / EUREKA National Contact Points
The Global Innovation Summit runs back-to-back with the annual Swiss Biotech Day and aims at linking the Swiss biotech ecosystem with global businesses and science to strengthen international cooperation.
You can find the full program on the official event website.
Event Information
Target Group
The Global Innovation Summit is open to businesses, scientists and innovation promotion organisations committed to global innovation project cooperation The thematic focus lies on connecting different sections of the Biotech industry -
- diagnostics
- lab automation
- digital health
- therapeutics and medtech combination products
- as well as industrial biotech
- with cross-industry expertise, like digitalisation, translational research and development, chemistry, manufacturing, and control and quality control processes.
Registration
Participation is only possible after registering online by May 3, 2026.