About the Event
The Femtech Investment Opportunity in partnership with SICTIC
Tech4Eva 2025 start-ups will pitch live to the investor audience, and there will be an opportunity for Q&A with the Founders.
*More detailed information on each company and the dial-in link for the online session will be emailed to investors who register at the link below.
Event Speakers


Cornelia Gut-Villa holds a Ph.D. and master in business administration from the University of Zurich. She has over 20 years’ experience in financial services, strategy consulting and startup coaching.
She is active as an independent entrepreneur and private investor with her own consulting firm in addition to her activities as part of the incubator Startfeld in St. Gallen


Yahel joined Nina Capital, a specialized venture capital firm investing exclusively at the intersection of healthcare and deep-tech, in 2020.
At Nina Capital, Yahel is part of the core investment team and is also in charge of Investors Relations and D&I in the fund, promoting an active approach to increasing diversity.
Yahel holds an MBA from IESE Business School, LLB and, BA in economics from the Hebrew University.


Simone has 25+ years of event management, strategy, marketing, community and relationship building experience. She joined the EPFL Innovation Park team in 2020 to launch Tech4Eva in 2021 and she currently manages the Tech4Eva accelerator operations, events and community marketing.
For 16 years she built the brand/network of Tech Tour as their Managing Director leading the events team to implement 25+ tech events per year. She has a proven ability to set up well-oiled processes and leverage networks to open partnership opportunities to build a strong ecosystem by maximizing objectives and engaging all stakeholders (corporates, investors, academia, tech start-ups in all digital sectors).
Previously she worked for the University of NC in Chapel Hill, USA, implementing the new graduate student program. She also worked at SCIP as their global operations & marketing manager both in Alexandria, VA & in London, UK, where she opened and managed their branch office to establish their European presence, as well as overseeing all aspects of international conferences & tradeshows.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA. She is fluent in English, French & German.
Event Agenda
The Femtech Investment Opportunity
17:00 Welcome Remarks & Intro
Speaker: Simone Theiss, Project Manager, EPFL Innovation Park & Tech4Eva
17:05 SICTIC Intro - The leading Business Angel Network in Switzerland
Speaker: Cornelia Gut, Investor, SICTIC
17:10 Tech4Eva Pitches of 9 Start-ups with Q&A: Reproductive Health / Maternal Health / Healthy Aging
17:10 Woost
17:15 Xena
17:20 LAYCO
17:25 Molesense
17:30 oasicare
17:35 Powerly
17:40 Smartweave
17:45 Silatha
17:50 Menoqueen
18:00 Q&A moderated by Rüdiger Petrikowski, CFO with Capital Market & M&A expertise | Startup & Venture Capital investor | Regional Director Berne SICTIC | Managing Director & CFO MIHM Ventures
18:10 Tech4Eva Pitches of 7 Start-ups with Q&A: Prevention / Oncology
18:10 Rephimmune Biotechnology
18:15 Predica Diagnostics
18:20 GIC Space
18:25 TIMSER
18:30 Medsol AI solutions
18:35 Xemperia
18:40 Salva Health
18:45 Q&A moderated by Yahel Halamish, Investment Principal, Head of Investor Relations, Nina Capital
18:55 Closing Remarks
Speaker: Simone Theiss, Project Manager, EPFL Innovation Park & Tech4Eva
Time zone CET - agenda subject to changes
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