Building the next generation of biotech ventures

Welcome to BaseLaunch

We partner with scientists and entrepreneurs to help launch and grow exceptional biotech ventures developing cutting-edge therapeutics. And we know how to do this – so far our portfolio has raised over $1 billion in financing.

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Up to CHF500,000
in financing

Access to our partners,
global biopharma & investors

Company & team
build out

Access to labs &
related infrastructure
where needed

Partners

We are very pleased to continue our commitment to BaseLaunch. Basel has always been home to great ideas and innovation and today it is a leading life sciences hub within Switzerland and globally.

James SabryGlobal Head of Roche Pharma Partnering

We are delighted to join BaseLaunch as a partner in the next phase of its company building activities. The Pureos team worked closely with BaseLaunch during the Series A funding of Alentis Therapeutics and has been very impressed by the team and the quality of the selected programs.

Klaus Breiner, PhDManaging Partner at Pureos Bioventures

This partnership will help us identify and build relationships with potential external collaborators from throughout Europe…

Dr. Adrian ZuercherVice President, Research Europe and Head of Plasma Protein Research, CSL Behring

Incubators and accelerators are central to the global healthcare start-up ecosystem. We have been collaborating with BaseLaunch since launch in supporting the growth and development of early-stage biotech ventures and recognize the contribution the team has made towards achieving their goals...

Nerida ScottHead, Johnson & Johnson Innovation

With our involvement in the review process and funding decisions through our investment board seat, we aim to contribute to BaseLaunch‘s company creation track record and leverage AbbVie‘s expertise in translating innovative science into novel therapeutics.

Christian SchubertVice President and Head of AbbVie Ventures, Cambridge, MA

Our partnership with BaseLaunch strengthens our connection to European biotech innovation. By joining the investment board, we can help guide company creation and apply Takeda’s expertise in turning science into new therapies. We look forward to participating in BaseLaunch and advancing innovative medicines together.

Alison HandleyHead of the Center for External Innovation at Takeda

Latest news

Lonza renews partnership with BaseLaunch

Lonza renews partnership with BaseLaunch

Building on a strong collaboration, Lonza and BaseLaunch have renewed their partnership to further support the development of innovative therapeutics. As a Domain Partner, Lonza…
Anaveon Appoints Thaminda Ramanayake as CEO

Anaveon Appoints Thaminda Ramanayake as CEO

Basel, Switzerland, March 23, 2026 – Anaveon, a late-stage preclinical biotech focused on reprogramming the immune system with precision biologics, announces today the appointment of…
Vossius renews partnership with BaseLaunch

Vossius renews partnership with BaseLaunch

We are delighted to announce that Vossius is continuing its partnership with BaseLaunch to support cutting-edge early-stage biotechs in protecting and strengthening their innovations, helping…
Umlaut.bio joins BaseLaunch portfolio

Umlaut.bio joins BaseLaunch portfolio

We’re excited to welcome Umlaut.bio to our portfolio. Umlaut.bio, a spin-off from EMBL in Heidelberg, is pioneering the development of small molecules inhibiting tRNA modifications…
FimmCyte Announces Collaboration with Gedeon Richter

FimmCyte Announces Collaboration with Gedeon Richter

Basel, February 18th, 2026 - FimmCyte AG (“FimmCyte”), a pioneering Swiss biotech developing targeted immunotherapies for chronic fibro-inflammatory diseases, announces a strategic research collaboration and…
Pfizer becomes a BaseLaunch partner

Pfizer becomes a BaseLaunch partner

Basel, Switzerland - February 10, 2026 — BaseLaunch, a platform partnering with scientists and entrepreneurs to launch, fund, and build early biotech ventures, announced today the…

Application cycle is now open!

The next deadline is 7th of May 2026