Nucleate Korea X Founders’ B.A.B
Connecting Early-Stage Founders Across Korea and Switzerland
Nucleate Korea is excited to host a cross-border networking session with participants from Founders’ B.A.B. (Build Across Borders), a pilot entrepreneurship program bringing Swiss graduate students to Korea to explore its startup, university, and innovation ecosystem.
Founders’ B.A.B. is designed for students who are currently participating in, or have completed, entrepreneurship-related programs in Switzerland. Through exposure to Korea’s innovation ecosystem, the program aims to help participants reflect on their startup ideas, learn from founders and researchers in Korea, and build a stronger foundation for the early stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
For this session, participants from Founders’ B.A.B. will meet founders and teams from Nucleate’s Global Virtual Activator (GVA) community for an exchange of startup experiences across Korea and Switzerland.
Participating teams include:
BioBytes — Jung Woo Lee
Miok / SeaWith — Wonjeong Lee
DentX — Bohyung Lee
Personalized Cancer Treatment / Oncology — Developing a personalized cancer treatment platform using gastric cancer organoids
Health Information Communication — Developing an AI-based health communication solution designed to improve patient treatment adherence, prevention, and recovery
The team introductions will be followed by an open Q&A and networking session, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions, exchange perspectives, and discuss the similarities and differences between the Korean and Swiss startup ecosystems.
Agenda
0–5 min | Introduction to Founders’ B.A.B.
Speaker: Jiyeon Lee, Senior Science & Technology Officer
5–10 min | Introduction to Nucleate
Speaker: Minjoo Kim
10–30 min | Team Introductions
Brief presentations from Nucleate GVA and Swiss teams on their startups, research, founder journeys, and experiences in the innovation ecosystem.
30–50 min | Open Q&A & Networking
An informal discussion and networking session focused on exchanging questions, experiences, and perspectives between participants from Korea and Switzerland.
About the Host:
Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
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