Italian Biotech Demo Day in San Diego | ITA x Elpis Labs
Join Elpis Labs for the Italian Life Sciences Demo Day, the West Coast showcase of our Fall 2026 cohort: 10 Italian biotech, medtech and health-innovation companies, brought to the U.S. with the Italian Trade Agency.
They've spent three weeks in Torrey Pines, UCSD and the SoCal health system — this is the night they pitch. You're invited as our guest.
WHY ATTEND?
See Italy's life-science pipeline before the U.S. market does — oncology therapeutics, drug-discovery platforms, quantum computational biology, AI care technology and biomaterials
Judged pitches, not a showcase reel — a panel of San Diego investors and operators scores the room
Meet founders who arrived deal-ready: U.S. entity, IP and FDA pathway already worked through
Transatlantic bridge-building between Italy and the San Diego cluster
PRESENTING COMPANIES
🧬 Kiran Biotech — AvidinOX®, a delivery platform that carries radiotherapeutics directly to inoperable tumors
🧬 THERA65 — aptamer-based PROTAC therapeutics that degrade p65BTK to break drug resistance in solid tumors
🔬 BrightMol Biotech — University of Trento spin-off; LIPS fluorescent technology validates drug targets 4× faster and 50% cheaper
⚛️ QubiTale — open-source hybrid-quantum platform for computational biology, drug discovery and molecular modeling
🧠 Nemira — privacy-first ambient AI that monitors older adults with memory disorders, no wearables required
🏥 Ninacare — AI workforce platform solving staffing shortages, burnout and turnover for care homes and private hospitals
✨ Alma Serum — dairy-industry waste converted by nanotechnology into high-performance, eco-friendly skincare
🦀 Mariscadoras (Blueat) — the invasive Mediterranean blue crab turned into food products, traceable chitosan and biomaterials
🛡️ V-Apps.cloud — QHSE+ SaaS unifying compliance, quality, safety and HR, with patented AI automation
💪 AlphaFood — alternative-protein sports nutrition built on a patented vertical insect-farming system
Five of the ten are female-founded. 🇮🇹
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
West Coast life-science VCs and healthcare angel investors
San Diego health systems, providers and procurement leads
Research and translation institutions — UCSD, Salk, Scripps, Torrey Pines cluster
Pharma and medtech corporates scouting European technology
Ecosystem partners and trade agencies working the Italy–California corridor
EVENT FORMAT
Registration and welcome from 5:00 PM.
Pitches with live panel Q&A, followed by a catered networking reception. Full agenda to be announced.
LOCATION
San Diego, CA. Exact venue announced shortly.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The ITA Life Sciences Accelerator is an intensive 6-week program supporting a curated cohort of 10 high-growth Italian life sciences startups: 2 weeks online, 3 weeks on-site in San Diego and 1 week in Boston, connecting founders directly with US market expertise.
Delivered by Elpis Labs with the e Italian Trade Agency. Founders work through U.S. entity and IP structuring, FDA pathways, payer and hospital procurement, GTM localization and capital strategy, supported by matched Ph.D. and MBA interns from regional universities.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
We're opening a handful of partner and sponsor slots for this edition. If you'd like to put your brand in front of this room, we'd love to hear from you. 👋
📩 Media, partnerships & sponsorship: info@elpislabs.vc or ken@elpislabs.vc
RSVP — limited capacity.
ABOUT ELPIS LABS
Elpis Labs is a corporate innovation and U.S. market-access firm connecting corporations, startups, investors, and public-sector organizations across global innovation ecosystems.
We help corporations discover emerging technologies, scout high-potential startups, and design pilot and innovation programs. For international startups and public-sector partners, we build accelerator, soft-landing, trade-mission, and market-entry programs that create practical pathways into the U.S. market.
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