Switzerland

PARTICIPANTS FROM INSTITUTIONS

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

Ebru Topcu

Ebru Topcu
Co-Managing Director
Roger Diaz Codina
Partnerships
Priyanikha Jayakumar
Co-Managing Director
Alexandre Javier
Partnerships
Tina Cai
Strategy and Expert Sourcing
Ahmed H.H.H. Mahmoud
Partnerships
Beatriz Graca
Strategy and Expert Sourcing
Markus Pleijzier
Partnerships
Victor Ribeiro Sanctis
Strategy and Expert Sourcing
Laura Cabizzosu
Partnerships
Amelie August
Expert Sourcing
Margulan Otanuly
Communications
Ioanna Tsioti
Operations
Emanuele Fara
Communications
Etienne Geistlich
Operations
Xiaohe Liu
Event Planning & Community Building
Cristina Lozano Madueño
Operations
Luana Piano Vieira
Event Planning & Community Building

University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich<br />PhD student — Ebru Topcu
Co-Managing Director - University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
PhD student

EPFL, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Agora<br />PhD student — Roger Diaz Codina
Partnerships - EPFL, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Agora
PhD student

University of Zurich<br />Flow Cytometry Consultant — Priyanikha Jayakumar
Co-Managing Director - University of Zurich
Flow Cytometry Consultant

FMI / Novartis, University of Basel<br />PhD student — Alexandre Javier
Partnerships - FMI / Novartis, University of Basel
PhD student

ETH Zurich, University of Zurich<br />MSc student — Tina Cai
Strategy and Expert Sourcing - ETH Zurich, University of Zurich
MSc student

Biozentrum, University of Basel<br />PhD student — Ahmed H.H.H. Mahmoud
Partnerships - Biozentrum, University of Basel
PhD student

Novartis<br />PhD — Beatriz Graca
Strategy and Expert Sourcing - Novartis
PhD

FMI / Novartis, University of Basel<br />Postdoc — Markus Pleijzier
Partnerships - FMI / Novartis, University of Basel
Postdoc

ETH Zurich<br />MSc student — Victor Ribeiro Sanctis
Strategy and Expert Sourcing - ETH Zurich
MSc student

University of Lausanne, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research<br />PhD student — Laura Cabizzosu
Partnerships - University of Lausanne, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
PhD student

ETH Zurich<br />MSc student — Amelie August
Expert Sourcing - ETH Zurich
MSc student

University of Geneva<br />PhD student — Margulan Otanuly
Communications - University of Geneva
PhD student

University of Bern<br />Postdoc — Ioanna Tsioti
Operations - University of Bern
Postdoc

ETH Zurich<br />PhD — Emanuele Fara
Communications - ETH Zurich
PhD

ETH Zurich<br />MSc student — Etienne Geistlich
Operations - ETH Zurich
MSc student

University of Zurich<br />PhD student — Xiaohe Liu
Event Planning & Community Building - University of Zurich
PhD student

University of Zurich, Venture Kick<br />MSc — Cristina Lozano Madueño
Operations - University of Zurich, Venture Kick
MSc

University of Lausanne<br />MSc — Luana Piano Vieira
Event Planning & Community Building - University of Lausanne
MSc

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP

Anamaria Buzoianu

University of Bern<br />PhD student — Anamaria Buzoianu
Alumna - University of Bern
PhD student

ETH Zurich<br />PhD student — Sara Svanberg
Alumna - ETH Zurich
PhD student

University of Basel<br />Postdoc — Rishika Agarwal
Alumna - University of Basel
Postdoc

EPFL<br />MSc student — Jake Pringle
Alumnus - EPFL
MSc student

ETH Zurich<br />Postdoc — Börte Emiroglu
Alumna - ETH Zurich
Postdoc

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