The Global Innovation Summit B2B will take place on 6th May post the Swiss Biotech Day 4-5 May 2026

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. 

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.

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.