Zurich Life Science Day 2026

3 Feb 2026 | University of Zurich, Switzerland

Event agenda

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

08:00 - 08:45

Registration

Location:Registration room - Y22 - G74Track:Talks

Head on to the Registration desk to sign in to the event, get your name tag and goodie bag!

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome by the LSZYSN

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks

1 speaker

09:10 - 09:50

Hidden Job Market

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Hidden Job Market

Speaker: Bruno Casimiro

1 speaker

09:50 - 10:30

Coffee break & Company exhibition

Location:Lichthof Y24 - Floor GTrack:Networking Breaks
  • Networking

10:30 - 11:10

LinkedIn Strategies

Location:Auditorium 2 - Y24 - G45Track:Talks
  • LinkedIn

Speaker: Carl Emerson

1 speaker

Medical Affairs: bridging inside and outside Pharma (and the two halves of my brain)

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Medical Affairs

Speaker: Christian Gentili, BMS

1 speaker

11:15 - 12:15

Keynote - Amina Faham

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks

From Academia to Industry: My Journey, Lessons for Future Scientists, and the Power of Communication.

1 speaker

12:15 - 14:00

Lunch break & Company exhibition

Location:Lichthof Y24 - Floor GTrack:Networking Breaks
  • Networking

14:00 - 14:40

From Lab to Life – Science & Careers in Healthcare

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Science in Pharma

Speakers: Livia Modica, Carlota Diaz Sanchez and Rifat Kamarudheen, Johnson & Johnson

1 speaker

Job Market Basics

Location:Auditorium 2 - Y24 - G45Track:Talks
  • Job Search

Speakers - ETH Career Center: Anja Pauling

1 speaker

14:45 - 15:25

From Pipettes to PowerPoints: The Scientist’s Leap into Consulting

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Healthcare Strategy Consulting

Speakers (Blue Matter): Isabel Vollenweider and Natalja Koller

Startup Panel

Location:Auditorium 2 - Y24 - G45Track:Talks
  • Startup

From Discovery to Impact: Building Successful Life Science Startups

15:25 - 16:00

Coffee break & Company exhibition

Location:Lichthof Y24 - Floor GTrack:Networking Breaks
  • Networking

16:00 - 16:40

Global Regulatory Affairs: Key Activities and Emerging Trends

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Regulatory Affairs

Speaker: Sanjiv Verma, CSL

Redesigning My Path: How I Transitioned from Lab Research to Medical Communication

Location:Auditorium 2 - Y24 - G45Track:Talks
  • Science Communication

Speaker: Patrícia Valério, Sobi

1 speaker

16:45 - 17:25

Drug development: Biotech, Pharma, and Academic perspective

Location:Auditorium 1 - Y04 - G30Track:Talks
  • Translational Research

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Matthias Schieker, Novartis

1 speaker

17:30 - 20:00

Networking Apero

Location:Lichthof Y24 - Floor GTrack:Networking Breaks
  • Networking

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