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SUMMARY:IMAGINE IF! Swiss Finals
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DESCRIPTION:Ludovic Serex\, PhD\, COO and co-founder of Neurosoft Bioelect
 ronics \nThe IMAGINE IF! Swiss Finals will take place on June 23rd at 
 18h00. Selected start-ups will pitch in front of a jury panel of experts i
 n the fields of entrepreneurship\, medtech and cleantech. The audience wil
 l also take part and vote for their favourite project for a suprise prize!
 \nMeet the judges:\n\n	Ricardo Gago\, MBA (Venturelab): Ricardo recently 
 joined the Venture Kick team as Program Manager\, after several years gain
 ing experience in portfolio management and business development at Nestlé
  and the World Road Transport Organisation. He now handles the Venture Kic
 k jury sessions and Kickers Camps to offer support to innovative Swiss sta
 rtups.\n	Nasri Nahas\, MBA (Biopôle): Nasri is the Chief Executive Offic
 er of Biopôle SA\, relying on his experience as both scientist and manage
 r to successfully lead a thriving community of life science entrepreneurs 
 and researchers. Biopôle’s campus hosts over 90 companies innovating in
  the fields of oncology\, immunology\, personalized medicine\, and others.
 \n	Aniello Pollio (MSC and ISUP): Aniello is currently IT Senior Direct
 or\, fostering technology and innovation at MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Co
 mpany). In collaboration with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Geneva\, 
 he spearheads the International Start-Up Award (ISUP)\, aiming to gather i
 nternational startups to showcase their work and meet investors.\n	Maximil
 ian Grimm (Kantonsspital Baden): Maximilian is currently in charge of the
  Health Innovation Hub at Kantonsspital Baden\, and collaborates with rese
 archers and startups to implement the best technologies for healthcare. Ma
 ximilian focuses on innovation\, AI in healthcare and social entrepreneurs
 hip.\n	Bahaa Roustom\, MBA (CSEM): Bahaa is Head of Business Development 
 at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) in Neuchât
 el. After working as a researcher at EPFL\, he pivoted to business\, obtai
 ned an MBA and occupied positions at Swatch and Hilford before joining CSE
 M.\n	Laurent Horvath\, MBA (BlueArk/Altis): Laurent is the Innovation Man
 ager at BlueArk\, an innovation hub aiming to facilitate the development o
 f innovative solutions in the domains of water and energy. He has deep kno
 wledge especially in the fields of energy efficiency\, clean energy\, wate
 r and innovation.\n	Laura Penn\, PhD (The Leadership Speaking School): La
 ura is the founder of the Leadership Speaking School\, based in Geneva\, a
 nd dedicates her time to empower leaders and changemakers to deliver impac
 tful messages. She obtained a PhD in biology and occupied several leadersh
 ip positions related to communication\, public advocacy and education.\n\n
 Discover the start-ups in this article.\nHere are the exclusive prizes:\n
 \n	The top healthcare start-up will win the pass for the Global Competiti
 on of IMAGINE IF! : international mentorship\, personalized pitching coac
 h by Dr. Laura Penn from The Leadership Speaking School and opporutint
 y to pitch in front of investors.\n	The top start-ups will win 3'000.-CHF
  in non-dilutive funding and a direct pass for the International Start-u
 p Award organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland.\n	
  The top cleantech start-up will win free access to the Swissnex Boston
  network Founders Coalition and 3-hour consultation at CleantechAlps\,
  the western Switzerland cleantech cluster.\n	One healthcare start-up will
  be selected by the CEO of Biopôle\, Nasri Nahas\, for free access to o
 ne laboratory bench\, fully equipped with access to shared specialized la
 bs for a period of 3 months.\n\nRegister now and check this page for updat
 es on the event!
LOCATION:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/imagine-if-swiss-finals-tickets-15
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