​Join us for an exciting evening of innovation, entrepreneurship, and community at our Spring Pitch Competition in San Francisco.

​We are inviting 50 early-stage biotech startups (pre-seed and seed) to apply. From the applicant pool, five companies will be selected to pitch live in front of a panel of investors and industry leaders. Application link: https://forms.gle/9984UsF2e62bV8jR8

​This event spotlights emerging founders building the next generation of therapeutics, diagnostics, and health technologies, while fostering meaningful connections across science, capital, and operations in the Bay Area life sciences ecosystem.

​Special Prize from MedAxisAI 🧬
The three winners of the Pitch Competition will receive a six-month pilot of a simple, centralized platform, built specifically for early-stage life sciences founders to manage investor relationships, outreach, meeting notes, and key fundraising materials in one place. Each founder receives a private workspace, custom setup, full data ownership, and no obligation after the pilot.

​#biotech #AI #lifescience

​Event Agenda

​5:00 – 5:30 PM
Networking & Check-In, light refreshments will be served.

​5:30 – 6:30 PM
Pitch Competition
Five selected startups present to our judging panel, 4 min. pitch + 4 min. Q&A + 4 min. feedback

​Our Judge Panel inclues:

• ​David Kiewlich, Ph.D., VC, Tomorrow Biotech

• ​Prof. PK Prasanna Kumar, Board Advisor, TheAgentic

• ​Rachel Tsui, Ph.D., VC, the Council Capital

• ​Dr. Prasun Mishra, VC, WISE Capitals

• ​Paola Torre, Ph.D., VC, Aquillius Ventures

​6:30 – 8:00 PM
Open Networking

​Whether you're a founder, scientist, student, or investor, this is an opportunity to discover promising startups, meet fellow builders, and support a pay-it-forward innovation community.

​Meet our Sponsor

​Perkins Coie is a leading international law firm that is known for providing high value, strategic solutions and extraordinary client service on matters vital to our clients' success. With more than 1,200 attorneys in offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Perkins provide a full array of corporate, commercial litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory legal advice to a broad range of clients, including many of the world's most innovative companies and industry leaders as well as public and not-for-profit organizations.

​Meet our Community Partner

​MedAxis AI partners with life sciences founders from first regulatory milestone through early commercial traction, helping turn breakthrough science into scalable growth. They support companies across three areas: strategic growth (go-to-market strategy and investor targeting), intelligent infrastructure (centralized relationship management, automated outreach, and data enrichment), and commercial guidance (fractional leadership, team enablement, and process design).​

​Meet the Host

​​​​​​​​​​Berkeley Pharma Tech Foundation is a nonprofit committed to expanding biotech understanding and improving access to the industry through education, mentorship, and networking. We host roundtables, speaker panels, and community events to connect aspiring scientists and entrepreneurs with industry leaders. Our goals: launch a funded research program within two years and build a state-of-the-art lab in the Bay Area within five. Follow us on LinkedIn or reach out to Vanloan Nguyen to get involved!