Lazio Innova is the Key local partner in Rome of the National Roadshow BioInItaly Investment Forum, the event organized by Assobiotec in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative. The event will take place in Rome, on January 18th 2017. 

In Rome as each stage of the roadshow, a jury of experts will select the Best Presentation in Healthcare Biotech / Biomedical. The projects and / or start-ups that will be awarded  will have the opportunity to enter the boot-camp that will be held in Milan, at the headquarters of Fondazione Filarete- Intesa San Paolo,  on 27 and 28 February and will pitch at the BioInItaly Investment Forum & Intesa Sanpaolo Start-Up Initiative 29 and 30 March 2017 in Milan .

Applicants wishing to take part in this initiative must meet the following requirements:
    • ​Contestants must present a company or project that fits within the target biotech and nanobiotech tracks of Red Biotech and Green & White Biotech. It is not required for the applicants’ project to refer to an incorporated company.
    •  International applications are welcome – please be aware that at least 50% of the projects admitted to Phase 2 must be Italian or planning to open up a main office in Italy within 2017.
    • Contestants must indicate their fund raising objectives and financial needs (the typical equity ask range for our investment forums is between € 200K and € 3M)
    • Participants from previous editions will be considered only if they can demonstrate a significant evolution in their business plan or market validation

Applications have to be sent to
bioinitaly.assobiotec@federchim​​​ica.it
by January 16th 2017



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