Building the next generation of life-science leaders.
A year of 1:1 mentoring for doctoral researchers in Basel, across Industry, Entrepreneurship and Academia.
Our mission
A great mentor sees strengths you can’t yet see, and possibilities you haven’t yet imagined. We exist to find that mentor for every young scientist.
What we do
One community, one mentor, one year of real access. AMI-CH pairs each doctoral researcher with a senior mentor for twelve months, in the track that fits where they want to go next.
Open to doctoral researchers at the Biozentrum and the Pharmazentrum, University of Basel. The mentoring programme →
Our story in short
AMI-CH grows out of Academia Meets Industry e.V., founded in Freiburg in 2017, and brings its mentoring model to Basel.
- 2017. Founded in Freiburg: Academia Meets Industry e.V. begins.
- Since 2019. Mentoring, year on year: A model refined cohort by cohort, and still running.
- 2026. AMI-CH takes shape: The Swiss chapter is founded in Basel.
- February 2027. Swiss pilot starts: First Basel cohort begins.
What we stand for
- Curiosity & courage. We chase good questions and back bold moves.
- Open & honest. We speak plainly and listen properly.
- Better together. We grow people by connecting them.
- Many minds. Different backgrounds make for sharper thinking.
- Humble. Confident, never arrogant, always learning.
- Pay it forward. Every mentee becomes a future mentor.
Basel first. Switzerland next. Europe in our sights.
- 2027. Pilot in Basel: Biozentrum & Pharmazentrum.
- 2029–30. Switzerland-wide: Multi-cohort, multi-track.
- 2030+. European network: Across the Upper Rhine and beyond.
Organisation
- Name
- Academia Meets Industry Switzerland (AMI-CH)
- Legal form
- Association (Verein) under Art. 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code
- Founded
- 7 May 2026
- Seat
- Basel, Switzerland
- Status
- Tax-exempt non-profit, decision of the Tax Administration of the Canton of Basel-Stadt of 29 May 2026
- Registration number
- PersID 1216427 (Tax Administration of the Canton of Basel-Stadt). Not entered in the commercial register (no UID).
- Charity ID
- SW: 1216427
- Board
- Lukas Beckert (President), Robin Teufel
- Contact
- info@academia-meets-industry-ch.org
- Swiss chapter of
- Academia Meets Industry e.V., Freiburg, Germany, a separate legal entity (academia-meets-industry.de)
academia-meets-industry-ch.org is the official website and e-mail domain of Academia Meets Industry Switzerland (AMI-CH).