Amelie Beduer

FONGIT Seed Invest SA (FONGIT) is a high-tech Swiss business incubator and part of the of the governmental business incubator program of the State of Geneva. Founded by Jean-Pierre Etter in 1997 to create wealth, employment and opportunity in local, regional and national economies, the incubator is located at the Centre de Technologies Nouvelles, in Plan-les-Ouates. FONGIT operates as a non-profit oriented, private foundation which aims to actively incubate, support and assist early-stage, high-risk companies and to provide the necessary assistance to increase the chances of their technology-based ventures.

BlueOcean Ventures SA (BlueOcean Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Maurice Olivier, Faris Sabeti and Emmanuel de Watteville. The firm is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Biocartis SA develops molecular diagnostic solutions. It focuses on Oncology. The firm’s products include Idylla and Oncology assays and mutation tests. It also provides instant access to personalized medicine for patients. The company was founded by Rudi Pauwels in 2007 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

SEED Biosciences SA offers single-cell solutions to industry players competing in the emerging multi-billion market of personalized medicine. The firm makes DispenCell, a novel pipetting robot to faster isolate single cells for personalized medicine. The company was founded by Georges Muller and is headquartered in Renens, Switzerland.