PROGRAMME

Global Investor Forum offers up to 30 start-up companies in the field of biotech, medtech and AI & digital health to present themselves to leading investors and other potential partners.  

All pitching start-ups will have the opportunity to join our pitch training session previous to the event, to practice their pitch and get feedback on your pitch from investors and experts.

Please find below the programme of the programme of Global Investor Forum that took place on March 25, 2026.

Please note that the programme may be subject to change.

Programme 2026

9:00 - 9:30 Registration, welcome with coffee, tea
9:30 - 9:40 Opening & Welcome
Opening & Welcome by Moderator Mark Wijsman
Welcome by Rob van Overbeek, Kadans Science Partner
9:40 - 10:20 Lessons from the Startup Journey
Moderated by Max Luijkx, AXON Lawyers
Jeroen van den Hout, LivAssured B.V
Bart Sanders, STENTiT
10:20 - 10:45 Break
Room Auditorium Breakout Room
10:45 - 11:35 Funding & Scaling Early-Stage Biotechs: the VC perspective
Moderated by Mark Wijsman
Rianne Ellenbroek, BioGeneration Ventures

Strategic alliances for early-stage biotech startups: lessons from building QTM BioSciences
Tom Schirris, QTM BioSciences
 AI in Biopharma 
AI meets biotech: outsourcing for tractable value generation - Pharmaron

AI-assisted drug development and aligned IP protection strategy - Barend Bouma, NLO

How to secure life science investments - IP & competitiveness - in the age of AI - Marcelina Dutkiewicz, Efficiency Tactics
11:35-11:45 Switch Rooms
11:45-12:30
Business Development Basics - Partnering with Pharma Corporates
Niels Wheeler, Johnson & Johnson 
Viggo Van Tendeloo, Johnson & Johnson

 How finance helps you to manage uncertainty and succeed
Lars Ottevanger, F.INSTITUTE
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:40 Pitch session 1
Nanoworx
Gilbert
Clear.bio
Hologenomix
Slam Ortho
My Clusters Bv
Myriagon
Avalanche Medical Bv
Phosphoenix
14:40-14:55 Break
14:55-16:15 Pitch session 2
Juvant Medical
CeraVx B.V.
JAMA Therapeutics
MLA Diagnostics
Clear2Cure B.V.
Revividal
VirXCel
Dalco Robotics
Urimon
16:15-16:30 Break
16:30-17:50 Pitch session 3
Twente Medical Optics
Bimini Biotech
Lumox
Wavefront Therapeutics
Syntric Medical
Social Medicines
AgriGenx B.V.
Honeycomb
OncoInv B.V.
Genase Therapeutics
17:50-19:00 Networking Drinks with Bites and Drinks in Plus Ultra
Announcement of the 9 start-ups to go to Innovation for Health on 26 March 2026

Main Partner

Global Investor Forum is organised with the support of our main partner Health~Holland. Health~Holland is the communication channel of the Dutch Top Sector Life Sciences & Health. For more information visit the website of Health~Holland.

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