Fee in Texas
includes 4 nights in Texas, local transportation, meals, site visits, exchanges, and networking events in Dallas, Austin & Houston
CHF 5’500.-
Business trips
Swiss–Texas Life Sciences + Health Innovation Business Mission
Explore business opportunities in one of the fastest-growing U.S. health innovation hubs. Get curated access to hospitals, research leaders, and innovation clusters across three cities.
Why Texas?
Texas is scaling fast in life sciences, biotech, medtech, and digital health and this mission helps Swiss companies enter the market with focus and the right introductions. Over five days, you will visit key organizations, join high-level networking, and learn how to position your offer for U.S. partners and investors.
Why participate?
As a participating company, this mission is designed to deliver tangible business value:
- Gain strategic market insights through curated briefings, site visits, and meetings with major U.S. life sciences and healthcare organizations across Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston.
- Connect with key buyers, clinical partners, research institutions, and innovation accelerators in biotech, medtech, digital health, and health IT.
- Build a high‑level network through targeted roundtables, innovation showcases, and receptions hosted by Business Location Switzerland | Swiss Business Hub USA and key local partners.
- Leverage personalized support to refine your U.S. value proposition and receive introductions based on your market goals.
Our program
The program is built for Swiss companies working in biotech, medtech, digital health, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, health data/AI, clinical technologies, research tools, or advanced manufacturing. You will gain direct exposure to U.S. clinical and commercial needs, plus insight into how collaborations and pilots typically start.
Dallas–Fort Worth (June 14–15) focuses on biotech, medtech, clinical research, and advanced manufacturing. Planned engagement may include organizations such as UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Health Resources, Pegasus Park / BioLabs, Health Wildcatter, McKesson, BioNTX, and relevant companies. Topics include clinical partnerships, validation pathways, hospital innovation, and adoption of digital solutions.
Austin (June 16–17) centers on digital health, AI in healthcare, health IT, and biotech startups. Meet ecosystem leaders such as Dell Medical School, Texas Health Catalyst, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), Capital Factory Health, and AI-driven health startups. Expect discussions around health data platforms, telemedicine, software-enabled devices, and early-stage growth.
Houston (June 18–19) connects you with the Texas Medical Center (TMC) and major clinical and research players. Visits may include TMC Innovation Factory, MD Anderson Cancer Center, JLABS @ TMC, Houston Methodist Center for Innovation, Ion Innovation District, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University. Focus areas include biopharma, oncology, clinical trials, cell & gene therapy, and translational research.
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Event information
Date
14 Jun 2026 - 19 Jun 2026
Place
Various locations in Texas including UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
75390 Dallas
United States of America
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
75390 Dallas
United States of America
Event languages
English
Organizer
Switzerland Global Enterprise / Swiss Business Hub USA
Target audience
Swiss life sciences and health innovation companies ready to partner, sell, pilot, or raise in the U.S.
Packages
- Participation Cost
Program Details
Dates:
June 14 –19, 2026 (Texas program starts with welcoming reception on June 13)
Dallas (June 14 – 16, 2026): Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday half day.
In Dallas, participants could engage with UT Southwestern Medical Center, BioLabs Pegasus Park, Texas Health Resources, Health Wildcatter, or McKesson and BioNTX, and companies.
Austin (June 16 – 17, 2026): Tuesday afternoon/evening and Wednesday.
In Austin, focus on digital health and fundraising primarily with Capital, Emerald Cloud labs, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), University of Texas–Austin research centers, Dell Medical School and Texas Biomedical Devices Center.
Houston: (June 18 – 19, 2026): Thursday – Friday
In Houston, visits may include the Texas Medical Center Innovation Factory, MD Anderson, JLABS @ TMC, and Texas Medical Center Innovation (TMCi) and Helix Park, Methodist Hos-pital MITIE, Rice University.
