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WE’VE GROWN. BECAUSE THE CHALLENGES HAVE.

What began as a founder-led gathering is now Europe’s home for health innovation

health.tech
global summit

When we started, the room was small enough to know everyone’s name. We built a space for founders to share their journeys openly: the wins, the mistakes, and the lessons that matter.

As healthcare challenges grew more complex, so did we. The conversations in our rooms began to pull in new voices: policymakers, pharma leaders, clinicians, and investors, all looking for practical ways to work together.  

Today, health.tech is a platform for those who want to move healthcare forward, not in theory but in practice. We bring together the people who can make change happen and give them the time, space, and focus to do it.

Wild first years. Started with only 80 participants at Hofbräuhaus the event grows to 1,400 attendees.
2013-2015
2016
5,000 attendees come to see the founders of Virgin, Airbnb, and other inspiring personalities.
2017
Bits & Pretzels establishes its quality over size rule and limits the number of attendees to 5,000.
Tarana Burke, founder of the #metoo movement, opens the Festival to underline the commitment to diversity.
2018
President Barack Obama joins Bits & Pretzels and leads an amazing speaker lineup.
2019
What a return after a two year break. It was time to reunite the European startup ecosystem and everybody joined.
2022
Bits & Pretzels is home. The Home of Founders. People came for Michelle Obama and they stayed for the community.
2023
Bits & Pretzels hosts 7,500 founders, investors, and industry leaders for three days full of learning, networking & doing business
2024
INNOVATION & BUSINESS FOR
BETTER HEALTHCARE



A new
era begins


Backed by the founding partners Roche & EIT Health, the health.tech conference is born.
2022
Doubling attendance and welcoming the star and role model Michael J. Fox with his Parkinson foundation.
2023
2024 was the year health.tech emerged as Europe’s leading health technology event - setting a new benchmark and laying the foundation for everything that comes next.
2024

ABOUT

health.tech is co-created by two partners with complementary strengths:

MCH Group – Switzerland’s leading event and exhibitions organiser, with over 100 years of experience creating platforms that shape industries, from Art Basel to Baselworld.

Bits & Pretzels – Renowned for entrepreneurial spirit and community-led events that inspire and connect founders.  

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LOOKING AHEAD

By 2026, the pace of change in healthcare will be faster than ever. The need for spaces where decision-makers can work through challenges together has never been greater.  

A place for honest conversations, real connections, and solutions that last.  Be part of the journey.

3–5 March 2026 | Messe Basel

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BASEL, THE HEART OF 
EUROPEAN HEALTHCARE

Basel is Europe’s life sciences capital, home to some of the world’s most influential pharmaceutical companies, pioneering research institutions, and a thriving innovation ecosystem.  Here, ideas don’t just get discussed. they get tested, funded, and scaled. The city’s position at the crossroads of Europe makes it a natural meeting point for a global healthcare community.  

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3-5 March 2026 | Messe Basel

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