Events

Training Objectives
• Get an overview of the regulatory landscape and regulatory stakeholders in MedTech
• Understand the major principles, concepts and processes
• Learn to sequence the necessary steps and build awareness of possible pitfalls when bringing a MedTech product to the market
• Know where and how to find required information

Target Audience
• Researchers in the field of translational medicine
• Employees from spin-offs, start-ups and SMEs, who intend to bring a product to the market
• Employees from companies interested in getting an overview on regulatory affairs
• Investors in MedTech who would like to understand risks and opportunities regarding the evolving regulatory frameworks in EU and US

Prerequisites
• Affinity to or involvement in MedTech or Life Sciences
• Basic understanding of good practices in product development and innovation
• Technical / scientific background or commercial background linked to Life Sciences products

Program – 20th of January 2026

09.00 Welcome
Danielle Spichiger, Head Life Sciences, Business & Economic Development, Canton of Zurich
Dr. Urs Zuber, Head Industry Relations, ETH Zurich
Dietmar Schaffarczyk, Abteilung Wissenschaftliche Integrität und Forschungsethik & D-HEST, ETH Zurich

09.20 – 10.45 Introduction EU/US Regulatory Frameworks
• Legislation on Medical Devices
• Stakeholders
• Pathways to Market

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.00 Business Case – Time to Market
• Group work / Presentation

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch Break

13.00 – 14.45 Design & Development
• Design verification and pre-clinical verification
• From user requirements to clinical validation

14.45 – 15.00 Coffee Break

15.00 – 16.00 Business Case – Clinical Evidence
• Group Work / Presentation

16.00 – 16.45 Start-up & Regulatory – Avoiding Pitfalls
• Milestones of a medical device innovation project, a different view

16.45 – 17.00 Wrap Up & Closing Words

Organizer
Business and Economic Development (AWI), Canton of Zurich
ETH Zurich Industry Relations
Life Science Zurich Business Network

Partner
Lucendra | Medtech Consulting
Lucendra is a Swiss-based full-service MedTech consulting firm based in Switzerland, providing agile and pragmatic support to start-ups, SMEs, and strategic companies. We deliver tailored Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and Scientific services for medical devices, including in vitro diagnostics, combination products, implantable, substance-based devices, software, digital health, and wearables across all risk levels. Our expertise covers every stage of the device lifecycle: design, development, verification, validation, regulatory approval, manufacturing, and launch.

Speakers

Jurjen Zoethout is a seasoned MedTech expert with over 25 years of experience in the medical device industry. As a Senior Partner at Lucendra, he focuses on guiding clients through complex regulatory,
quality, and clinical landscapes. His deep expertise in EU and US requirements regulations enables companies to efficiently navigate compliance pathways and bring their innovative technologies to market.

Linda Ahnen is a physicist with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and RAC (Devices) certification. As a Principal Consultant at Lucendra, with over five years of experience in Regulatory and Clinical Affairs,
specializing in clinical strategies, regulatory pathways, and technical documentation for CE and FDA submissions, Linda supports innovative MedTech projects from early development through to compliance.

As AI reshapes coding and digital skills, educators face a key question: How can education empower learners to think critically, create, and adapt in an AI-driven world?

We warmly invite you to the online panel The Future of Programming Education: International Perspectives on Coding, AI Literacy, and Computational Thinking. The following experts from research, practice, and industry discuss how programming education is evolving:

• Chronis Kynigos, Professor and Director of the Educational Technology Lab, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
• Justin Edwards, Director of Learning Experiences, Minecraft, Seattle, USA
• Eva Marinus, Professor and Head of the Research Chair in Computer Science Education, PH Schwyz, Switzerland

The event will take place on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, from 5:00–6:30 pm (CET) as part of the series Education and Digitalisation, which is run by the Centre for Education and Digital Transformation, Zurich University of Teacher Education. It was organized by Bernadette Spieler (PHZH), who will also chair the discussion, with Tobias Röhl (PHZH) moderating the online questions. The session will be held via Zoom.

Register here to join us! Once you sign up, the Zoom link will be displayed and you’ll also receive it again a few days before the event as a reminder. For more details, visit our website.

We look forward to your participation.

Best regards,

Bernadette Spieler

Are you ready for the biggest startup event on Lake Zurich? On 14. and January 15, 2026: Two days full throttle with 2,500 startup madmen, the latest ideas, a bombastic speaker line-up, Startup Expo, Pitch Contest and an enthusiastic spirit of optimism. This is the M01N Startup Camp in Rapperswil.

What does digital sufficiency look like in action? And how can open technology help Switzerland live within the limits of one planet?

Join us on 22 January 2026 at Stellwerk Bern for a powerful evening where the Prototype Fund and One Planet Lab unite for the first time to explore exactly that.

Over the past six months, four Prototype Fund teams have developed new open-source tech prototypes designed to help reduce Switzerland’s ecological footprint. On this night, they will publicly share their work for the first time.

What to expect:

• A sharp keynote on sustainable digitalization by Hugues Ferreboeuf, a leading voice on sustainable digitalization, expert in technological and environmental challenges, researcher, engineer, and entrepreneur. 
• Welcome remarks by Hannes Gassert, Prototype Fund Jury President
• A video message from National Councillor Gerhard Andrey
• Presence of the Prototype partners Mercator Foundation and CMS Basel
• Four Prototype Fund project showcases (10 minutes each, incl. Q&A) – Link to projects
• Networking & apéro with the community

This is the gathering for everyone working on — or curious about — the future of digital transformation, experimentation approaches to tech, and sustainability/sufficiency.

Program

17:45 — Doors open

18:15 — Welcome & warm-up with Hannes Gassert

18:30 — Keynote / Lightning Input from Hugues Ferreboeuf

19:00 — Project Pitches (4 × 10 min)

19:45 — Closing words

20:00 — Apéro & networking

Secure your spot now, and bring someone who should be in the room!

Program

Since September 2025, the Data Act has introduced new rules for the use of data from networked devices, for example.

Surprisingly, the law gives start-ups, SMEs and other industry players new access to data without burdening them with complex obligations. This is because manufacturers must release device data for users on request.

For the first time, healthcare companies can directly access valuable data and develop their own data-based innovations with the consent of their customers. The law specifically promotes competition and data-driven business models for young companies.

Is it a real innovation booster, also for the digital Swiss healthcare system?

For many entrepreneurs, the sale or transfer of a company is a unique, often emotional event and at the same time a complex process with far-reaching legal, tax and strategic issues.

At the Get Together you will receive practical insights, sound specialist knowledge and valuable tips on how you can tackle your company succession in a timely, structured and successful manner.

You can also take the opportunity to exchange ideas with speakers and participants and strengthen your network at the drinks reception.

Program

At the “Shit happens” session (Vol. IV), four representatives of companies from our network will talk openly and honestly, but also with the necessary pinch of humor, about failed projects in which they were directly involved or even responsible for them.

With the aim of preventing others from making the same mistakes, project managers stand in front of the audience and share their stories and lessons learned in short sessions (10 minutes) based on a specific “fail”.

The event focuses on employees and companies from the healthcare sector (start-ups, clinics & hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, individual and group practices, etc.).

The breakfast meeting focuses on healthy leadership and absence management. Discover how managers can support OHM and how the entire management team can successfully integrate the topic of “health at work” into everyday working life. You can also find out what positive effects the establishment of an absence management system can have for a company.

It pays to promote health in the workplace. After all, healthy employees are more productive and motivated and make a significant contribution to a company’s success. Are you at the very beginning? And would you like to know how you can improve the health of your employees? Take the first step towards occupational health management with us. Get information, tips & tools in our free intro session.

Phänomena On Tour brings science to where people are. The mobile experience exhibition celebrates its comeback in 2026 and brings natural phenomena, technology and future issues to life interactively. At numerous hands-on stations, topics such as climate, energy, digitalization and artificial intelligence are presented in an understandable, tangible and emotional way. The tour starts on March 14, 2026 in Dietikon. The aim of Phänomena is to arouse curiosity, rethink learning and spark enthusiasm for science across generations.

Reclaiming Focus: How to Stand Out in a World of Constant Noise

Intelligent systems are penetrating ever deeper into our everyday lives, mostly unnoticed, but with a strong impact. They determine what we see, influence what we think about and manipulate our decisions. Amidst the flood of digital offerings, endless feeds and increasingly AI-generated content, many people lose focus. Companies themselves fuel the flood of information and at the same time suffer from its impact because messages get lost in the noise. And democratic societies are struggling for control over the channels in which opinions are created today. Attention becomes a scarce resource and distraction a constant companion.

On the 22nd European Trend Day, we present the skills people need to distinguish the true from the false and separate clarity from manipulation. At the same time, we show how companies can stand out from the flood of information with content relevant to their target groups and achieve impact instead of noise.

• How do we create authentic experiences in a world of artificial content?
• How do communication and marketing transform themselves when they themselves are co-creators of the flood of information?
• How do companies and institutions retain their ability to act when platforms and algorithms determine visibility and decisions?
• How do we create digital trust that upholds social expectations and values?

The leading trend conference addresses these questions. “Reclaiming focus” means quality, trust and relevance instead of more output and screen time. Based on the latest findings from science, best practices and impulses from innovative start-ups, we show concrete ways in which we can regain attention as a competitive advantage. We provide strategies for decision-makers from various sectors such as marketing, media, retail, innovation and politics.

It pays to promote health in the workplace. After all, healthy employees are more productive and motivated and make a significant contribution to a company’s success. Are you at the very beginning? And would you like to know how you can improve the health of your employees? Take the first step towards occupational health management with us. Get information, tips & tools in our free intro session.