Designed for high-technology domains ideas, the bench2biz workshop is addressed to budding entrepreneurs to jump-start a new venture. Participants are helped to move from an idea to a concept stage, shape their venture ideas, determine the commercial value and marketability of their idea or invention and set the ground of their business plan.
Our impact
Ideas
100+ high-tech ideas coached through the workshop
Idea Champions
150+ idea champions coached by experienced experts
Events
10+ annual editions of the workshop held in Switzerland
Start-Ups
30+ start-ups empowered by the workshop
Participating in the bench2biz workshop as an idea champion was an enriching and insightful experience. The hands-on approach and the expert mentorship provided me with the tools needed to transform my concept into a business proposition.
— Tsvetan Kardashliev, Idea Champion 2023
bench2biz is the perfect jump-start to valorize your idea in a start-up. You are surrounded by friendly experts who will help you in every step during this intense course.
— Donato Rubinetti, Idea Champion 2022
The team
Facilitators
Mark Wilson
Co-Founder Neworks PSW
Eliav Haskal
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials & University of Fribourg
Christian Moser
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI)
Stefanie Dobitz
Diabetes Center Berne
Coordinators
Dominik Theler
NCCR RNA & Disease
Benjamin Sawicki
NCCR Automation
Robin Tecon
NCCR Microbiomes
Elena Benedetto
NCCR PlanetS
Aleksander Benjak
NCCR Molecular Systems Engineering
Peter Seiler
NCCR Antiresist & INCATE
Partners
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