BaseLaunch, a platform partnering with scientists and entrepreneurs to launch, fund, and build early biotech ventures, announced today the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has joined the Basel-based incubator, bringing the total number of leading pharma company partners to seven.

Since its inception almost a decade ago, BaseLaunch has supported 27 biotech companies across various modalities and indications, with several of them having entered Phase II clinical trials. Adding Pfizer as a partner helps BaseLaunch further develop its portfolio companies, which have collectively raised over $1 billion (USD).