Diabetes Center Berne

🤩 We're still buzzing from Thursday's DCB Start-Up Night! 🚀 What a wonderful night it was, filled with innovation, celebration and so many excited faces. The energy, insights, and connections were truly inspiring – whether from research, industry, start-ups, our lived experience panel or else: We were so happy to connect with all of you. 🎉 A special thanks to our photographer Fabian Biasio for perfectly capturing the joyful energy of the night. We can't wait to do it all over again next year! P.S. We might have a surprise in store, especially for those who sadly couldn’t join us in person. Stay tuned! 👀 Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Christine Brännvall Hanne Ballhausen Ema Grabenweger Greta Ehlers Dr. Maren Schinz Kamil Armacky Hanna Boëthius Lia Bally Derek Brandt Fariba Buchheim Vivien Glocker Shanelle Glocker Beep Insights AMIC Health Genomelink Neuria Digital Therapeutics #DCBStartupNight #DCBInnovationChallenge #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesInnovation #DiabetesCommunity

🎉 What an unforgettable night! 🎉    🚀 Last night’s DCB Start-Up Night was a huge success, and we’re thrilled to have celebrated the DCB Open Innovation Challenge finalists with you.    🥁 We are excited to proudly announce this year’s winner: Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman from Integrated Medical Sensors (IMS) with the groundbreaking product CGM – the world’s smallest, first fully-integrated, multi-sensor CGM! Huge congratulations on this remarkable achievement and securing the USD 100,000 prize with in-kind support.    👏 Congrats also to Christine Brännvall and Beep Insights for capturing the audience’s hearts and winning the Public Choice Award, earning a private dinner with Derek! It was a close race, with Sufyan Hussain and Innodose taking second place.    ➡️  Head to our website for more insights and impressions, including statements from Ema and Hanne, the main organisers of this year’s Open Innovation Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eNw2H2vy    Thank you to everyone who made last night so special, on and off the stage. We’re already buzzing for next year and can’t wait to celebrate innovation with you again! 🥂    #Innovation #Startups #OpenInnovation #DCB #DiabetesCare #DiabetesTechnology #StartUpNight #DiabetesInnovation

🚀 Tonight, it’s finally time: The DCB Start-Up Night kicks off in just a few hours! 👀 Here is a quick sneak peek into our preparations and final rehearsals – we can’t wait to welcome all of you later and celebrate this year’s DCB Open Innovation Challenge finalists and winners! 📱 If you couldn’t make it to Bern, but are awaiting the night as eagerly as we are – stay tuned on our Insta and LinkedIn channel to get a live glimpse into the program tonight. #DCBStartUpNight #diabetestechnology #diabetesinnovation #diabetes #startups

🚀 Meet our Jury for tomorrow’s DCB Start-Up Night! We are thrilled to introduce our nine esteemed jury members with diverse backgrounds such as research, medicine, technology, finance, and lived experience. Together, they will decide the winner of this year’s DCB Open Innovation Challenge! 🏆 ➡ Swipe through to learn more about each jury member, and don’t miss out – join us at Kursaal Bern AG tomorrow to witness their decision live and see who will be crowned the winner! 🎟 Last-minute tickets still available! Use code #DCBFRIENDS for 50% off: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV Kamil Armacky Lisa Koch Craig Cooper Markus Laimer Guido Freckmann Stavroula-Georgia Mougiakakou Andreas Dr. Thomas David Herrick W. Johan Keurentjes #Diabetes #DiabetesInnovation #MedTech #HealthTech #InnovationChallenge #Startups #Healthcare #DiabetesCommunity

🎤 Meet our keynote speaker Fariba Buchheim! 💡Fariba, born and raised in Switzerland with Iranian, Polish, German, and French roots, is a celebrated commercial and documentary film director with over 10 years of experience. Her remarkable work has been screened at over 50 international film festivals and earned numerous international awards, including accolades from Clio's, New York Festivals, The Young Ones, and Spotlight Festival. 🎬 Her passion for authenticity, emotional storytelling, and advocating for diversity and inclusion sets her apart. Among her many achievements is her recent award-winning short film, DEAR PANCREAS, where she raises awareness of #type1diabetes, which she has lived with since 2018. The film has gained over 145,000 views in just a few months and won multiple awards, including Triple Silver at New York Festivals. 🚀 We can't wait to hear Fariba share her inspiring journey and insights into #filmmaking, #storytelling, and #representation in the media industry. Join us at the DCB Start-Up Night on 3 October to hear more about it in her keynote „Making the Invisible Visible: Raising Awareness About Living with Type 1 Diabetes through Film“! ➡️ Watch her short film DEAR PANCREAS: https://lnkd.in/eeVDmyak ➡️ Get your tickets for the DCB Start-Up Night and enjoy 50% off with #DCBFRIENDS: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV #diabetesawareness #diabetesinfilm #diabetestechnology #diabetesinnovation

🎬 That’s a wrap on our Innovation Bootcamp in the Swiss Alps! 🙌 Thank you to all our start-ups, mentors and speakers for making it as amazing as it was! And a special shoutout to Grand Hotel Griesalp for hosting us in this beautiful scenery! 🤩⛰️ #InnovationChallenge #Bootcamp #SwissAlps #entrepreneurship Ema Grabenweger Hanne Ballhausen Derek Brandt Martina Rothenbühler Simon M. Schwaighofer Frederik Plourde Jorge Bondia Sufyan Hussain Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Christine Brännvall Yuta Matsuda David Herrick Dr. Michael Schoemaker Craig Cooper Greta Preatoni Ben Delhey Michael Gschwandtner Sébastien Delarive Ralf Sommerfeld Thomas von Gruenigen Roman Wasik

🏔️🇨🇭 Kicking off our Innovation Bootcamp in the Swiss Alps! We will spend the next 4 days with our top 6 start-ups from the DCB Open Innovation Challenge in picturesque Swiss scenery – with mentoring, pitch training, 1:1 coaching, and hopefully many fruitful discussions. 💭 To last year’s bootcamp, we took the steepest funicular railroad – this year, it’s the steepest bus route in Europe, with a 28% incline! 🚀 All the mentoring and training will culminate in our DCB Start-Up Night next week, where all 6 start-ups will pitch live and our jury will decide who will be the winner of this year’s Innovation Challenge. 👀 👉 Don’t miss your chance and score your ticket 50% off with #DCBFRIENDS now: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV #DCBInnovationChallenge #diabetes #diabetesinnovation #diabetestechnology #entrepreneurship #MedTech #healthcare Ema Grabenweger Hanne Ballhausen Derek Brandt Simon M. Schwaighofer Martina Rothenbühler Frederik Plourde Jorge Bondia Sufyan Hussain Christine Brännvall Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman Yuta Matsuda Neuria Digital Therapeutics Beep Insights AMIC Health Genomelink

Only 1️⃣ week to go until we get to celebrate the DCB Start-Up Night with you! 🎟 Join us at Kursaal Bern AG on 3 October to celebrate our new diabetes innovators and changemakers. 💬 Our hosts Greta and Ema will guide us through a night full of #innovation and #celebration: Not only will you get to witness the top six start-ups pitch their final ideas and watch the winner be awarded, you will also have the chance to network at the afterparty and listen to Fariba Buchheim’s keynote “Making the Invisible Visible: Raising Awareness About Living with Type 1 Diabetes through Film”. 👉 Don’t miss out on this international highlight in diabetes technology innovation and secure your tickets now if you haven’t already: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV – as part of our valued network, use #DCBFRIENDS to get 50% off! Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) SGED | SSED Derek Brandt Dr. Maren Schinz Hanne Ballhausen Cordelia Trümpy Sunjoy Mathieu Simon M. Schwaighofer Martina Rothenbühler Stefanie Hossmann David Klonoff University of Bern University of Basel ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences #diabetes #type1diabetes #type2diabetes #DiabetesTechnology #DiabetesCommunity #DiabetesInnovation #medtech #OpenInnovationChallenge #HealthTech #InnovationChallenge #DCBStartUpNight #DearPancreas

🎟 Win 2x2 Tickets to the DCB Start-Up Night! Join us on 3 October at the stunning Kursaal Bern AG as we celebrate our top six innovators from the #OpenInnovationChallenge and crown the ultimate winner of 2024! 🚀 Still need tickets? Don’t worry – we’re giving away 2x2 tickets! Here’s how to enter: ✅ Like this post ✅ Follow our page ✅ Repost this post Winners will be announced on Monday, 30 September! 🏆 💡 Want to secure your spot now? Use code #DCBFRIENDS for 50% off tickets. Don't miss out: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV Good luck! 🤞 #DCBStartUpNight #InnovationChallenge #BernEvents #Giveaway #StartUpNetworking #DiabetesInnovation #DiabetesTechnology #Bern #Switzerland Ema Grabenweger Hanne Ballhausen Greta Ehlers Derek Brandt Dr. Maren Schinz Simon M. Schwaighofer

What’s in store for you at the DCB Start-Up Night next week on 3 October? 👀 Listen to organiser and co-host Ema Grabenweger and use code #DCBFRIENDS to get 50% off tickets! 🎟️ We can’t wait to celebrate innovation with you at Kursaal Bern AG. 🙌 ➡️ Grab your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/gqexeaEV #Bern #Switzerland #Innovation #diabetes #medtech #Swiss #diabetestechnology #diabetesinnovation