Startup & Scaleup Pitching

Imagining Tomorrow’s Biotech Breakthroughs – Pitch Live at the 2026 BiG Forum 

Are you building a startup or scaleup in biotechnology, medtech, digital health, or the life sciences with the potential to transform healthcare, industry, or society?

Apply to pitch at the BiG Forum 2026 Startup & Scaleup Pitching Event and present your company to an audience of leading investors, industry executives, entrepreneurs, scientists, and policymakers.

This is a unique opportunity to showcase your innovation, gain visibility, receive feedback from experienced investors and industry leaders, and connect with potential partners, customers, and sources of capital.

Whether you are advancing a breakthrough technology, developing a novel therapeutic, building the next generation of health technologies, or scaling a life sciences venture, we invite you to share your vision and help shape the future of biotechnology.

📅 When & Where

• Date: October 3, 2026

• Location: Technopolis City of Athens

👩‍🔬 Who Should Apply

We are looking for ambitious startups and scaleups that are:

• Developing technologies in biotech, medtech, digital health, diagnostics, or synthetic biology

• Innovating in agri/food tech, microbiome, health AI, or precision medicine

• Currently raising a pre-seed, seed, or Series A or growth-stage round

Whether you are spinning out of a university lab, preparing for your first institutional financing round, or scaling toward Series B and beyond, the BiG Forum provides a powerful platform to gain visibility and engage with investors and strategic partners. 

🥇 Why Pitch?

• Present to leading venture capital investors, angel investors, and industry experts

• Receive valuable feedback on your technology, business model, and growth strategy

• Connect with potential investors, partners, customers, and collaborators

• Gain exposure through the BiG Forum Startup & Scaleup Spotlight

• Become part of one of the fastest-growing bio-innovation communities in Greece and Southeast Europe

🚀 How to Apply

• Submit your application for the BiG Forum Startup and Scaleup Pitching by September 1st, 2026

• Prepare a short deck and executive summary (guidelines available on the application page)

• Selected finalists will be invited to present live at the BiG Forum in Athens 

• Presenters from selected teams will be eligible for discounted Forum registration (discount code provided upon selection) 

📣 Why This Matters

The BiG Forum is Greece's flagship event for biotechnology, healthtech, and life sciences, bringing together leaders from academia, industry, startups, investment, and government.

Our goal is not simply to showcase promising companies, but to help build the next generation of globally competitive biotech ventures emerging from Greece, Southeast Europe, and the broader international innovation ecosystem.

If you are building a company with the potential to change the future of health, biotechnology, or the life sciences, we invite you to apply and share your vision with the people who can help make it happen.

Apply now and become part of the next generation of biotech innovators at the BiG Forum 2026. 

🔗 [Submit your application]