INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH startup PROGRAM
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Industrial Biotech Closing Event
Experience the future of industrial biotechnology at our final event! Join us for two action-packed days showcasing our exceptional startup cohort, and get inspired through a range of engaging round table discussions, captivating keynotes, immersive peer sharing sessions. A unique opportunity to connect, learn and pitch your startup to an audience of like-minded investors, corporates and startups who are driving innovation in this industry!
OUR COHORT
OUR MENTORS
Mentors
VCs
Other Collaborators
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Our Value Proposition
Fundraising opportunities & support
Explore different financing models, increase your visibility and secure funding through exclusive meetings with VCs and CVCs
Potential partnerships with corporates
Maximize your growth potential by gaining access to corporate resources, capitalizing on their industry expertise, and leveraging their network to connect with potential customers
Strategic direction
& guidance
Learn how to fine-tune your business and financial models, build a strong brand, and develop a market and communication strategy
Mentorship & technological counsel
Benefit from personalized mentorship throughout the entirety of the program and use their expertise in industry, market and technology to your advantage
Intellectual property & regulations assistance
Gain insight into how to build a robust intellectual property strategy and how to effectively navigate the industry’s regulations
Are you a startup working on any of the following topics
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Synthetic biology & metabolic engineering
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Bioprocessing, biorefinery & fermentation
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Bio-informatics, artificial intelligence & data analytics
…with applications in…
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The sustainable manufacturing of food, chemicals & materials
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Bioremediation, waste valorization & waste management
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Biomaterials & sustainable packaging
TIMELINE
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- FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT
- POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATES
- STRATEGIC DIRECTION & GUIDANCE
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & REGULATIONS ASSISTANCE
- MENTORSHIP & TECHNOLOGICAL COUNSEL
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES & SUPPORT
EXPLORE DIFFERENT FINANCING MODELS, INCREASE YOUR VISIBILITY AND SECURE FUNDING THROUGH EXCLUSIVE MEETINGS WITH VCs AND CVCs.
What you get:
- Strategic prep and mentoring for you to have fruitful conversations with investors
- Guaranteed 1-to-1 meetings with hand-picked, highly relevant VCs and CVCs
- Interactive workshop with seasoned investors: Understand and get insights and learn how to negotiate with them
- Dedicated Pitch training with 1-on-1 sessions
- Tailored support to help you navigate through the public grant application process
POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATES
MAXIMIZE YOUR GROWTH POTENTIAL BY GAINING ACCESS TO CORPORATE RESOURCES, CAPITALIZING ON THEIR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE, AND LEVERAGING THEIR NETWORK TO CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
What you get:
- Dedicated session to understand your unique needs and expectations, and to optimize the matchmaking
- 1-to-1 meetings with carefully selected top industry corporates to explore collaboration possibilities
- Workshop: An introduction to different Startup-Corporate collaboration frameworks
STRATEGIC DIRECTION & GUIDANCE
LEARN HOW TO FINE TUNE YOUR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MODELS, BUILD A STRONG BRAND, AND DEVELOP A MARKET AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.
What you get:
- Workshop: Challenge your business model and go-to-market strategy with experts
- Workshop: Market sizing
- Workshop: Branding, communications & storytelling
- Brainstorm & feedback sessions about your brand positioning and communication plan
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & REGULATIONS ASSISTANCE
GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW TO BUILD A ROBUST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY NAVIGATE THE INDUSTRY’S REGULATIONS.
What you get:
- Workshop: How to protect your intellectual property and build an robust IP strategy
- Workshop: European regulations and geopolitical, macroeconomic tendencies affecting industrial biotechnology
- Access to legal advice with regard to intellectual property, freedom to operate, collaboration contracts, etc…
IN COLLABORATION WITH
MENTORSHIP & TECHNOLOGICAL COUNSEL
BENEFIT FROM PERSONALIZED MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE STARTUP PROGRAM AND USE THEIR EXPERTISE IN INDUSTRY, MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE.
What you get:
- Hands-on mentorship tailored to your needs provided by two mentors with varied backgrounds:
–Biotech entrepreneur: learn from someone who went through the same journey as you and understands the challenges you’re facing
–Industry expert: leverage their extensive industry knowledge and gain access to their vast network - Access to technological guidance on a wide variety of topics, ranging from synthetic biology and metabolic engineering to fermentation scale-up and up-/downstream processes.
IN COLLABORATION WITH
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Previous Participants
Directly after the pitching session, we met with at least 4 different potential investors, and that is something you don’t get anywhere else.”
BÉNÉDICTE QUINTA, FIBERLY
Through the workshops and training sessions, Hello Tomorrow has really helped us improve our pitches and tailor them to our target audience
DIOGO DUTRA, QUANTIS
Having Hello Tomorrow behind you to reach out to industry partners was a huge help
ROBERTO FERNANDEZ, LAM-X
Contact juan.botero@hello-tomorrow.org for more information about the program and the application process