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11/06/2026 | Straßbourg | 8:30 - 17:30 Uhr

Health Innovation Nexus

Location: IRCAD (Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif), 1 place de l'Hôpital, Strasbourg, Grand Est Region

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Why participate?

Where France, Germany and Switzerland connect to shape the future of healthcare innovation. This trinational networking event creates opportunities for meaningful collaborations, accelerates innovation and highlights the complementary strengths of the Upper Rhine ecosystem in life sciences, medtech and digital health. Meet leading innovators, build valuable partnerships and turn ideas into impactful cross-border projects.

B2B Matchmaking Platform: Connect with the Right Partners

 Optimize your networking experience with our dedicated B2B matchmaking platform. Create your profile, identify relevant participants, and schedule one-to-one meetings before the event. Connect with the right partners, explore collaboration opportunities, and make every minute of your day count.

Connecting the Entire Health Innovation Value Chain

Join innovators, researchers, healthcare professionals and industry leaders from France, Germany and Switzerland to build new partnerships and accelerate innovation. 

Topics

  • Data & digital health
  • European health policy & sovereignty
  • Cross-border collaboration
  • Emerging technologies
  • Research & clinical innovation
  • Innovation & Market Access 
  • Resilience & supply chain 


Programm

The program takes place simultaneously in two different rooms.

From Fragmentation to Harmonisation: 
Europe’s Vision for Health

 

Auditorium Paul Kagame

Moderator of the Session : Karine Lima, Journalist 

 

08:30 | WELCOME COFFEE

 

09:00 - 10:30 Opening the Nexus: Shaping the Future of Health Innovation in Europe   

  • Ms. Nadège Hornbeck- Vice Président of Grand-Est Region
  • Dr. Claudia Chatelus - Lieutenant Colonel (Medical), Fire and Rescue Service 67. Expert in emergency medicine and European coordination of severe burn care, notably following the Crans-Montana fire.
  • Dr. Franck Zal - CEO of Hemarina 
  • Bertrand Rose - Vice President for Relations with the Socio-Economic Sector at the University of Strasbourg

 

10:30 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

 

11:00 - 12:30 Towards the European Health Data Space: Vision, Challenges, and Next Steps

  • M. Nicolas Schaltenbrand - Head Clinical Development Informatics, Wega Informatik
  • Ms. Julie baussand - Strategic Support for Senior Management, Health Data Hub
  • Dr. Julius Wehrle - Director - Data Integration Center - University Medical Center Freiburg
  • Dr. Francesco Bergami, Director, Regulatory Services at Medevise Consulting

 

12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

 

13:30 - 15:00 Health Sovereignty and Competitiveness in Europe: Policies, Partnerships and Prosperity

  •  M. Stephan Jenn — President and CEO, Novalix
  • Ms. Nathalie Stieger — Head of Government Affairs / External Affairs International, Roche
  • Dr. Matthias Staehelin — Partner and Co-Head, Vischer AG
  • Ms. Virginie Miath - Associate Director, Seed Funding, Capinnov East
  • M. Razak Ellafi — International Patient Engagement Manager, Admedicum

 

15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

 

15:30 - 17:00  Pioneering Healthcare Without Borders: Examples and Best Practices

  • Ms. Ute Hummel — German National Contact Point for Cross-Border Healthcare
  • Ms. Anne Dussap — Project Lead, TRISAN
  • Ms. Aurélie Boitel - Project Manager Health, PAMINA
  • Dr. Ulf Nehrbass — CEO of Luxembourg Institute of Health (Clinnova)
  • Ms. Mathilde Besnard — Innovation Project and Funding Manager, Mind Consult & Research

 

17:00 - 17:30 Conclusion

  • Ms. Romina Marcovici — President, BioValley France and Vice President, Merck

 

From Science to Solutions: 
Scaling Health Innovation in Europe

 

Auditorium Leon Hirsh

 

11:00 - 12:30 Cross-Border Knowledge Transfer - Session led by KTUR:

  • Mr. Antoine Parmentier and Ms. Rafaella Trivisonne — Moderators of the session, SATT Conectus  
  • Dr. Alain Dieterlen - Lecturer and Researcher at IRIMAS
  • Dr. Alain Garcia - Digestive surgeon, senior researcher at IHU
  • Dr. Lars Riedemann — Physician-Scientist at Heidelberg University Hospital, trained in neurology and biomedical engineering (RPTU)
  • Prof. Dr Alexey Tarasov, Professor of Biomedical Measurement Technology
  • Prof. Dr. Enkelejda Miho - Professor of Digital Life Sciences; Head of aiHealthLabs at the school of life sciences at FHNW
  • Prof. Dr. Philippe Cattin - Head of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Basel & Head of Center for medical Image Analysis & Navigation

 

 
12:30 - 13:30 LUNCH BREAK

 

13:30 - 15:00 The Next Frontier of Health: enabling technologies (Quantum, Organoids, Nanodiagnostics...)  

 

  • Dr. Jean-Jacques Bernardini— Moderator of the Session, Grand Est Développement
  • Quantum Prof. Shannon WHITLOCK - Director of the European Center for Quantum Sciences
  • Dr. Alexander Heinrich — Office Director, Quantum BW
  • Dr. Thibault Honegger — CEO, NETRI
  • Prof. Dr. Felix Von Stetten — Executive Board Member, Hahn-Schickard


 

15:00 - 15:30 COFFEE BREAK

 

 

15:30 - 17:00 Innovation in Action: The Health Solution Pitch-Session

 

  • Dr. John Thompson — Moderator of the Session, BioValley Deutschland
  • Mr. Albin Jeanne — CEO, Apmonia Therapeutics
  • Mr. Mathieu de Kalbermatten — CEO, CellProthera
  • Mr. Stefan Imseng — CEO, Aukera Therapeutics
  • Dr. Lars Nieba — Executive Chairman, Phialogics
  • Mr. Tobias Gross — CEO, Pico Biosciences
  • Dr. Emilia Neuwirt — CEO, Emuno Therapeutics 

Further information

Organized by BIOVALLEY france.