BioFinland Pitching Competition—rules and instructions
The aim of the competition is to encourage students to take a more positive stand towards biobusiness and entrepreneurship. Finnish Bioindustries invites all the students in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences (bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate school students) to participate in the competition.
Schedule
- Applications accepted
- from May 3, 2021
- Deadline for the application
- August 20
- Announcement of the finalists
- August 30
- Lecture: Introduction to Pitching
- September 2
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Online
- Pitching Coaching
- September 13-21
- Pitching Practise Round
- September 22
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - live at HY Terkko or Online
- Pitching Competition Final
- October 1
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
University of Helsinki, Tiedekulma, Yliopistonkatu 4 - Jury
- - Maarit Merla, Forendo Pharma Ltd, Finnish Bioindustries, Chair
- Minna Korpi, Nasdaq
- Ville Paavilainen, HiLIFE
- Tuula Palmén, SynBio Powerhouse
- Iiro Uotila, Helsinki Think Company
Rules
- BioFinland Pitching Competition is for students in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences
- Competition is organized by Finnish Bioindustries, the board of which chooses the finalists based on the applications and judges the winner
- The number of finalists is not fixed
- The language of the competition is English
- The competition is organized during the European Biotech Week
- The teams can consist of 1-5 students
- The length of a pitch is 3-5 minutes depending on the number of finalists
- All teams will receive professional feedback
- The award of the competition is 1000 €, which the team can use freely
- Winner of the Competition gets a picture to the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City's Times Square, the picture will be stored and delivered after the competition to the winners
Instructions
- Fill in the application form for the competition before deadline
- Name your group and business idea
- List the team members
- The more practical and realistic your proposal is the higher the probability of success
- You can use your imagination!
- Try to describe the business idea as compactly as possible
- You can add attachments (doc, pdf, jpg, gif, png) to your application
Further instructions
Carmela Kantor-Aaltonen, Tämä sähköpostiosoite on suojattu spamboteilta. Tarvitset JavaScript-tuen nähdäksesi sen., p. 050 404 5166
Good luck with the competition!