Swiss Winner chosen for IMAGINE IF! Accelerator for Science Ventures Innovation Forum Lausanne organizes the Swiss Finals of global IMAGINE IF! Accelerator for Science Ventures 11 promising deep-tech projects pitch in front of a panel of experts in industry, research and innovation Winner is Skypull focused on an autonomous tethered drones to capture the immense potentialaaa

We would like to congratulate our TOP11 finalists successfully selected for the Swiss finals on 3rd of October! In the following weeks, the startups will undergo a top-notch mentoring programme that will prepare them for the pitching contest as well as help them to boost their startup development. We have the pleasure to introduce the finalists:aaa

Overview Join the global IMAGINE IF! network of innovators.  The IMAGINE IF! is the first truly global competition and accelerator program for science-based ventures*. The participation is FREE, don’t miss this opportunity and apply now until the 28th of July 2017! The accelerator provides to early stage science startups extensive opportunities: the potential to secure non-dilutive capital, freeaaa

Would you like to know more about biotech startup creation and entrepreneurship? Would you like to know how to bring your science to the market?     Innovation Forum Lausanne, BioScience Network Lausanne, and BaseLaunch are delighted to invite you to the round table event “From Bench to Market: How to launch a biotech startup”, whichaaa

Meet the EXHIBITORS and SPONSORS for our event in Virtual Reality on April 3rd! Artanim : “VR/AR applications and 3D simulation for surgery, entertainment and manufacturing” EPFL – Immersive Interaction Group : “Immersive Full-body interaction” HES – Geneve : “3D virtual modeling and simulation for computer-assisted surgery and teaching” HES – Valais : “AR in education” Idezo : “Mindful VR” Imverse :aaa

Are you a scientist with a great idea? Shape it into a business and become a scientist-entrepreneur via our IMAGINE IF! accelerator Innovation Forum invites you to participate in the 4th Edition of its truly international business idea competition and accelerator programme for science ventures.  Description IMAGINE IF! accelerator’s mission is to turn scientists with business ideas into scientists-entrepreneurs. Theaaa

Innovator of the Month Interview by Eleni Batzianouli and Caterina Bigoni — Photo Credit: Alejandra Garzón, Club Photo EPFL       OZWE Games is one of the most renowned companies in VR gaming worldwide. A true pioneer in its field, it is the first Swiss company to be placed at the top of global sales withaaa

Meet the SPEAKERS for our event in Virtual Reality on April 3rd! Mark Melnykowycz / Idezo / Artist Engineer “Design of VR Experiences” Mark Melnykowycz, Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, works primarily in immersive experience design/development, wearable computing, connected devices, and virtual/augmented reality technologies. As an artist-engineer at Idezo GmbH Mark focuses on combining technology and storytelling with interaction designaaa

—Written By Atilla Vrasdonk — This year Innovation Forum Lausanne’s Annual Conference is devoted to inspiring the next generation of scientist-entrepeneurs with the latest advances in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). On April 3rd, IFL will co-host the Virtual Reality conference together with Virtual Switzerland, the newly established national network about immersive technologiesaaa

The Innovation Forum is partnering with  Johnson & Johnson Innovation and the EBD group in organising the Start-up Slam in Barcelona, Spain. We believe this event offers a rare opportunity for start-up companies from across our global network: to gain international exposure in front of a specialist life-sciences audience, to raise funding from a diverse range of global investors and toaaa