Nucleate Chicago Demo Day

​Nucleate Chicago Demo Day brings together founders, scientists, investors, and industry partners from across the midwest. This day centers on a live pitch competition where cohort teams present the companies and technologies they have built over the past year. Alongside the pitches, Demo Day serves as one of the strongest networking opportunities in Chicago. Attendees connect with investors, academics, and partners who are actively shaping the future of life sciences across the region. It is a chance to meet emerging founders, explore new technologies, and build relationships that move ideas forward.

​​If your organization is interested in sponsoring Nucleate Chicago Demo Day, we would love to connect. Sponsorship supports the next generation of biotech founders and provides direct visibility to investors, industry leaders, and academic innovators across the region. Partners gain access to a high-impact audience, branding opportunities throughout the event, and engagement with our Activator teams. Reach out to [email protected]

​​​About the host:​

​​​Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.