Industrial Biotech Closing Event

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
All

Stephane Corgie

CEO

Zymtronix

Guillaume Boissonat

Chief Scientific and Industrial Officer

PILI

Ezhil Subbian

CEO

String Bio Pvt Ltd

Simardev Gulati

CEO

Bloom Labs

Peter Rowe

CEO

Deep Branch

Kirsten Steinbush

Chief Technology Officer

Dab.bio

Gabi Wolkinson

CEO

Bio Castle

Edward Shenderovich

Founder and CEO

Synonym

Michael Krel

Partner

Sofinnova

Zoe Pedan

Partner

Ananda Impact Ventures

Francesca Baillieu

Investor

Revent

Lucy Wang

Co-Founder and General Partner

Divergent Capital

Ingrid Kelly Spillman

Partner

Xista Science Ventures

Renée Kaddouch

Partner

SQUAIR

Olivier Tomat

Executive Director, Entrepreneurship and Acceleration

Genopole

Nico Snoeck

Business Development Manager

Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant

Ellen Crabbe

Partner

BrantsandPatents

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

  • Synthetic biology & metabolic engineering

  • Bioprocessing, biorefinery & fermentation

  • Bio-informatics, artificial intelligence & data analytics

…with applications in…

  • The sustainable manufacturing of food, chemicals & materials

  • Bioremediation, waste valorization & waste management

  • Biomaterials & sustainable packaging

TIMELINE

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK INTO THE PROGRAM:

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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 FINETUNE YOUR BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MODELS, BUILD A STRONG BRAND, ANDDEVELOP 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

Our Previous Program

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matchmaking meetings

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

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