Bavarian Tradition Meets Biotech
The evening brings together 70–100 carefully selected founders and aspiring entrepreneurs already taking their first steps in biotech. The program opens with a keynote, followed by ecosystem pitches from key players spanning different fields of the industry. Guests then join open networking over food and drinks, and engage in focused conversations on topics ranging from public and private funding to incubation and lab space, legal and regulatory support, and software tools.
Agenda:
17:20 - Doors open
17:35 - Nucleate intro
17:45 - Keynote by Maximilian Böltl, Chairman of the Young Group of the CSU Parliamentary Group
Data management, software support
18:00 - CDD Vault presented by Joanna Deek
IP and legal support
18:05 - Vossius presented by Anna Blöchinger and Andreas Heiseke
CRDMO
18:15 - Wuxi AppTec presented by Juergen Boer
Public funding support and tech transfer
18:25 - Bayern Innovativ presented by Jonas Braunsberg
Startup ecosystem, incubation and lab support
18:30 - TUM Venture labs presented by Josef Braun
18:40 - BioLabs presented by Max Pöhlmann
18:45 - BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH presented by Elisabeth Harbich and MAxL presented by Regina Abendroth
18:50 - IZB - Innovation and Start-up Center Biotechnology presented by Christian Gnam
Public and private funding options
19:00 - Bayern Kapital presented by Vanessa Luzak
19:05 - Vsquared Ventures presented by Jakob Lingg
Regulatory affairs consultancy
19:10 - DLRC Regulatory Consultancy presented by Carolina De La Portilla
Business Consulting and Services
19:15 - Scitaris presented by Leonie Kohlhammer
Talent development and community
19:20 - Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) presented by Jorge Vincentelli
Open networking until 21:30
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.xyz for more information, and visit https://nucleate.xyz/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.
We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!
Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma
Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Preferred Partners: Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Excedr, Mercury, Brex, Fedsprout
In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org, SynBioBeta