--- eventsindex_id: EI-02695 slug: healthtech-global-summit-basel title: health.tech global summit title_alt: - health.tech - Health Tech Munich - Bits & Pretzels HealthTech canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/healthtech-global-summit-basel.html next_edition_dates: 2027-03-02 to 2027-03-04 next_edition_year: 2027 date_start: '2027-03-02' date_end: '2027-03-04' venue: Messe Basel city: Basel country: Switzerland organiser: health.tech events GmbH (MCH Group and Bits & Pretzels) organiser_url: https://www.health.tech/ b2b: true ab_variant: A vector: sector: - digital-health audience: - digital-health-founders - pharma-digital-executives - health-investors - medtech - clinicians format: - conference - matchmaking purpose: - networking - deal-making geography_scope: - Western-Europe season: spring meta_description: 'health.tech global summit 2027 in Basel, 2-4 March: healthcare innovation with a dedicated AI in Healthcare track for founders, pharma and investors.' editorial_take: health.tech left Munich for Basel in 2026 and reset itself as a Swiss healthcare innovation summit, with an AI in Healthcare track sitting alongside its startup and investor matchmaking, the same week DMEA moves the other way into Munich. generated_by: enrich-cowork (A/B TEST CREA, control arm) last_verified: '2026-07-09' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # health.tech global summit > *A three-day healthcare innovation summit at Messe Basel, connecting digital health founders, pharmaceutical and hospital leaders, and investors around four content tracks, one of them dedicated to artificial intelligence in care.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 2–4 March 2027 | Messe Basel | health.tech events GmbH (MCH Group and Bits & Pretzels) | ~6,000 (2026 organiser figure) | ## Definition health.tech, styled the health.tech global summit, is an annual healthcare innovation summit held at Messe Basel in Switzerland. It began in Munich in 2022 as a healthcare vertical of the Bits & Pretzels founder festival, backed by Roche and EIT Health, and relocated to Basel for its 2026 edition. The event is now run by health.tech events GmbH, a joint venture between the Swiss exhibitions group MCH Group and Bits & Pretzels. The first Basel edition in March 2026 drew about 6,000 participants from more than 60 countries, and the 2027 edition returns to Messe Basel on 2 to 4 March. ## What health.tech is for health.tech exists to connect the whole healthcare value chain in one place: startups and scale-ups, pharmaceutical and biotech corporates, hospital systems, investors, payers and policymakers. Its value sits in curated content plus structured matchmaking rather than a pure exhibition floor, with pitch competitions and investor meetings built into the format. The summit is organised around four permanent tracks, so an attendee can follow therapeutic development, preventative health, care delivery or artificial intelligence as a through-line across the three days. ## Who attends health.tech - Founders and chief executives of digital health and medtech start-ups - Pharmaceutical and biotech executives - Hospital leaders, including CIOs and chief medical information officers - Venture capital, corporate venture and angel investors - Payers, insurers and health policy representatives - Researchers and academics in health technology ## What health.tech covers programmatically The programme runs across four permanent content tracks: - AI in Healthcare, framed around artificial intelligence as a trusted support in care delivery, covering clinical decision support, generative AI, multimodal data and medical imaging - Next generation therapeutic development, including AI in drug discovery and decentralised trials - Personal and preventative health, including wearables, digital biomarkers and longevity - Modernising the mechanics of care, including telehealth, interoperability and digital hospital transformation ## Programme tracks and special formats Across three days the summit runs four stages, workshops and masterclasses, an exhibition, curated one to one matchmaking and startup pitch sessions, with investor access built into the ticket structure. The founder and investor matchmaking is a direct inheritance from the Bits & Pretzels community that spun the event out. ## Notable speakers The 2026 Basel edition stage mixed public figures with industry executives. Speakers that year included: - **Amal Clooney**, barrister and human rights advocate - **Anthony Fauci**, physician and former director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - **Tim Peake**, astronaut - Senior executives from **Bayer**, **Roche** and **GSK** ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is health.tech in Munich or Basel? Basel. The event started in Munich in 2022 but relocated to Messe Basel for its 2026 edition, and the 2027 edition is confirmed for Basel again. The "Health Tech Munich" name is now historical; the current brand is the health.tech global summit. ### How does it differ from DMEA? health.tech is a Swiss innovation summit of roughly 6,000 participants built around startups, investors and four content tracks. DMEA is the much larger German digital health trade event of around 20,000 visitors, and it is itself moving to Munich from 2027. In effect the two events swapped host cities in the same window, with health.tech the higher-touch, investor-facing option. ### Who is health.tech NOT designed for? - Teams looking only for a mass procurement exhibition - Clinicians attending purely for continuing medical education credits - Vendors of non-digital medical products - Attendees who want a single national audience rather than an international one ## The venue: Messe Basel health.tech is held at Messe Basel, the exhibition and congress complex in central Basel operated by MCH Group, with satellite city events around the main summit. ## The organiser: health.tech events GmbH The summit is run by health.tech events GmbH, a joint venture between MCH Group, the Swiss exhibitions company behind Art Basel and Baselworld, and Bits & Pretzels, the Munich founder community brand. Roche and EIT Health were founding partners when the healthcare vertical launched in 2022. --- ## Editorial take *health.tech left Munich for Basel in 2026 and reset itself as a Swiss healthcare innovation summit, with an AI in Healthcare track sitting alongside its startup and investor matchmaking, the same week DMEA moves the other way into Munich.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is open through the official website. An early-bird pass was listed at 2,499 CHF excluding VAT ahead of the summer deadline, with separate categories for startups, investors, two-day attendees, vendors and consultants, the last of which adds meeting scheduling access. Prices are in Swiss francs. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Where is health.tech held? At Messe Basel in Switzerland, with additional satellite events around the city. ### When does the 2027 edition take place? 2 to 4 March 2027. ### Are there reduced rates for startups? Yes. Alongside the standard attendee pass, the ticket structure includes a reduced startup category and dedicated investor and consultant passes. Exact current amounts are confirmed at checkout. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.health.tech/ | | Register | https://www.health.tech/tickets | | Organiser | https://www.mch-group.com/ | --- **Last verified:** 2026-07-09 **Next review:** 2026-08-09 **Notes:** 2027 speaker roster not yet published; named speakers are from the March 2026 Basel edition. Attendance is the organiser-reported 2026 figure. Munich remains an alternate name from the pre-2026 editions. Part of the A/B TEST CREA control arm (house format). **Variables:** N/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable