BBS NextGen committee

Activities

The BBS NextGen committee

  • coordinates BBS next generation events (typically two each year, see the upcoming and past events),
  • coordinates the annual BBS next generation mentoring program,
  • maintains the BBS next generation mailing list and LinkedIn page, as well as
  • organizes monthly community / networking lunches and after-work events (see the LinkedIn posts for upcoming ones).

For a detailed overview, please see the slides on BBS Next Gen “Today, Tomorrow and the Future”.

Mentoring program

BBS NextGen coordinates annual BBS next generation mentoring program (kicked off in February 2025). The BBS next generation mentoring program is back for a second round from October 2026 to March 2027 and now open for mentor and mentee applications - see the 2026 overview for further information.

Committee members

Name Company
Antonella Mazzei BMS
Nicola Nuti Celonic AG
Michele Firmo F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Robbie Peck F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Ottavia Prunas F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Joana Marques Barros Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Olympia Papachristofi Novartis Pharma AG
Lukas A. Widmer Novartis Pharma AG
Manuela Zimmermann Novartis Pharma AG
Nikki Rommers University Hospital of Basel
Ainesh Sewak University of Bern

Alumni

Name Company From To
Muriel Buri F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 2022 2026
Youyou Hu F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 2022 2026
Kristina Weber F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 2022 2026
Lars Andersen Boehringer Ingelheim 2022 2023