An increasing number of biotech companies originating from the US and Asia are building EU headquarters in Switzerland. Scrip spoke with four key opinion leaders on the motivations behind these decisions and the role the domestic ecosystem has to play, from school systems to neutral politics and beyond.

Anthony DeBoer, head of business development at Synaffix, joined the company in 2014 and has helped develop a platform technology business model in the antibody drug conjugate space, where Synaffix has become one of the leading technology providers enabling best-in-class therapeutic candidates.

The fourth annual listing of In Vivo’s ‘Rising Leaders’ includes entrepreneurs and innovators from across the world who represent the next wave of creativity in healthcare.

Vertex and CRISPR look beyond beta thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Also, Bicycle gets $50m up front in Novartis deal, Regeneron commits $75m initially under a Treg collaboration with Sonoma, and Jounce gets a better deal from Concentra to wave off Redx merger.