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Bio-Europe 2023: Startups sought for pitch event

The 'Startup Spotlight' at Bio-Europe offers selected startups the opportunity to attract the attention of investors and the international community. Applications for the pitch event can be submitted until September 1st.

From November 6-8, 2023, Bio-Europe will take place at the Munich Exhibition Centre – a date that is also of interest to startups. Companies from the fields of cell and gene research, oncology, cardiovascular medicine, immunology, radiology and Digital Health Now you can apply for a place at Bio-Europe and get the chance to interact with leading investors and personalities from the biotech industry, pitch to a select jury and take part in a live feedback session. Applications can be submitted until 1 September.

Startups applying must meet the following requirements:

  • The company was founded in the last three years or the innovation with which the company is applying was developed in the last three years.
  • Therapeutic solutions, technologies and digital platforms are being developed.
  • The company has so far raised total financing of 10 million euros or less.
  • The company has fewer than 20 employees.

Each pitch is designed to last four minutes, and five slides may be used.

8,000 euros prize money

The first-place winning team will receive €8,000 in prize money sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Bayer, an additional ticket to Bio-Europe, and access to Bayer's mentoring programs. They will also be shortlisted for the incubator. Co.Lab from Bayer, which will open in Berlin in early summer 2024.

All further information about the 'Startup Spotlight' at Bio-Europe can be found here.

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Regina Bruckschlögl

After her own startup experiences, she now looks at the Munich startup scene from a different perspective as an editor at Munich Startup – and discovers every day how diverse the Munich ecosystem is. Startup stories that beg to be told!

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