Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
Matthias Staehelin
Partner, Co-head VISCHER Life Sciences Team, primarily involved in the life sciences and IT industries; he regularly advises on the sale and purchase of companies (M&A), financing through investors (private equity and venture capital), licensing and collaboration agreements (including joint ventures), introductions to the stock exchange (IPOs) and restructuring; he also a notary public in Basel-City and Basel-Country.
Stefan Kohler
Partner; Co-head VISCHER Life Sciences Team; Head VISCHER IP Team
Stefan Grieder
Partner
Moritz Jäggy
Partner, Head of the Sports Law Team, corporate law, real estate and start-ups.
David Jenny
Partner. Head of Insolvency.
Beatrice Wagner Pfeifer
Counsel
Christian Wyss
Christian Wyss is Partner and head of VISCHER's Corporate & Commercial team. Christian advises clients mainly from the Life Sciences and Information Technology industries on all contractual requirements in their core business. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating license agreements, research, development or marketing co-operations, clinical trial agreements, contract manufacturing agreements and distribution agreements. Christian also regularly works with clients in financing rounds, acquisitions, or joint ventures, and assists with implementing compliance with the Swiss data protection laws.
Team Services
The life sciences team is the leading practice group of its kind in Switzerland. VISCHER represents over 50 private and public companies, from start-ups to listed companies. The firm’s expertise spans the full range of disciplines including transactions and financing; partnering, licensing and commercialisation; know-how and innovation management; and regulatory, administrative procedures and compliance.
Awards and Recognition
CHAMBERS 2023 - EUROPE
