Call for Applications: Life Science Pitch Competition

This year, they are excited to showcase 8 remarkable Life Science startups as they take the stage to pitch their innovative ideas at TechBBQ 2025 Summit.

Prize Information

• The prize money is 10,000 Euros. Additionally, there will be second and third places, although these prizes do not include a monetary award.

Eligibility Criteria

• Startups that:
  • Have an unique and promising startup based in the Nordics;
  • Have innovative product solutions with unique features.;
  • Are within Life Science.
  • Are at seed stage < 2 mio. € in funding

Ineligibility Criteria

• Applications are not open to consultancies, agencies, developers, marketing/advertising agencies, or public companies.

Video Submission

• They highly recommend you to upload a video. The video must not exceed 1 minute in duration and should be in English.
• Don’t put subtitles on the video
• Please note that the video is not a pitch video. The video is a product/service demo meaning that you must showcase your product/service/process/technology using the technical details and guide below.
  • Technical requirements:
    • Landscape: Horizontal
    • Quality: HD (the higher the quality, the better)
    • Sound: Clear sound, minimize background noise
    • Video: A maximum of 1 minutes and in English
  • Please use this format (roughly):
    • Introduce your startup name and one-liner (20 sec)
    • Show your product/service/process/technology (Important that you focus on good quality video in this part and that it is showing your solution, not just you talking (30 sec)
    • Outro (10 sec)
  • Tips:
    • Have a product? Show that beauty!
    • Have a digital solution? Record your screen!
    • Have a service/process? Show your screen/people using the service/doing that process!
    • Have a secret? Tell them that you do, since the video will be used for promotional purposes at the award show, online and after the competition.
• Newer phones can take good video but REMEMBER to film landscape/horizontal! Macbooks have iMovie, where you can edit your video and Windows computers have a Video Editor.

For more information, visit TechBBQ.