WE’VE GROWN. BECAUSE THE CHALLENGES HAVE.
What began as a founder-led gathering is now Europe’s home for health innovation
In 2026, we take the next step together in Basel, the place where science meets policy and ideas turn into action.
OUR STORY:
FROM THEN TO NOW
When we started, the room was small enough to know everyone’s name. We built a space for founders to share their journeys openly: the wins, the mistakes, and the lessons that matter.
As healthcare challenges grew more complex, so did we. The conversations in our rooms began to pull in new voices: policymakers, pharma leaders, clinicians, and investors, all looking for practical ways to work together.
Today, health.tech is a platform for those who want to move healthcare forward, not in theory but in practice. We bring together the people who can make change happen and give them the time, space, and focus to do it.
Home of founders
INNOVATION & BUSINESS FOR
BETTER HEALTHCARE
WHO WE ARE NOW
health.tech is co-created by two partners with complementary strengths:
• MCH Group – Switzerland’s leading event and exhibitions organiser, with over 100 years of experience creating platforms that shape industries, from Art Basel to Baselworld.
• Bits & Pretzels – Renowned for entrepreneurial spirit and community-led events that inspire and connect founders.
Together, we’re building a summit that combines scale with intimacy, and ambition with action.
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LOOKING AHEAD
By 2026, the pace of change in healthcare will be faster than ever. The need for spaces where decision-makers can work through challenges together has never been greater.
A place for honest conversations, real connections, and solutions that last. Be part of the journey.
3–5 March 2026 | Messe Basel
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WHY BASEL?
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This is more than a venue change. Basel is Europe’s life sciences capital, home to some of the world’s most influential pharmaceutical companies, pioneering research institutions, and a thriving innovation ecosystem. Here, ideas don’t just get discussed. they get tested, funded, and scaled. The city’s position at the crossroads of Europe makes it a natural meeting point for a global healthcare community.
In 2026, Basel becomes the home for a new kind of summit:
• Cross-sector by design — where pharma meets startups, and policy meets practice.
• Outcome-driven — focused on real solutions, not just networking.
• Global in reach — but rooted in a European perspective.
what makes our events so unique?
WHERE FOUNDERS
GROW & SHOW
Become a better founder by learning from our handpicked speakers and sharing your own experiences on stage.
WHERE HEALTHTECH
MEETS & DISRUPTS
The HealthTech space is diverse, and so is our mix of attendees, bringing together top-notch innovators: payers, providers, pharma, startups, corporates and investors.
WHERE FOUNDERS DO BUSINESS & FUNDRAISING
The leading decision-makers and VCs in the startup ecosystem join Bits & Pretzels. Use your chance to meet them as well as potential customers, partners and talents.
WHERE GROWTH
IS SIMPLE
Invest in your ticket and we take care of the rest - we facilitate growth through hands-on health insights, innovation, strategic partnerships, funding and much more.
Change in healthcare begins when the right people come together.
WHO YOU’LL MEET
Startups
From pre-seed founders to growth-stage scale-ups, the summit attracts founders driving digital, diagnostic, and therapeutic innovation.
Pharma & Biotech
Innovation, digital, R&D, and medical affairs leaders from major biopharma firms looking for tech-enabled breakthroughs.
Hospitals & Health Systems
CIOs, CMIOs, and transformation leads focused on improving care delivery through proven solutions.
Investors
VCs, CVCs, PEs, and angels sourcing deals and partnerships across health innovation.
Policymakers & Public Sector
Government health ministries, regulators, and payers working on digital infrastructure, safety, and trust.
Consultants
Strategy and digital leads from the world’s top firms, advising the industry on change and execution.
Researchers & Academics
Scientific and clinical experts focused on translating innovation into practice.
Insurance & Payers
Digital leads and innovation heads working to align cost, care, and regulation.
The future of health.tech has
a new home.
3-5 March 2026 | Messe Basel
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