Call for Applications: Life Science Pitch Competition

Deadline: 18 May 2025

TechBBQ is thrilled to present the Life Science Pitch Competition, funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

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.