16th HIHR Edition

HIHR offers a platform for researchers to connect in an informal setting with agents in the life sciences industry. Getting feedback from these experts could help you understand the potential of your technology. The HIHR Quickfire sessions and pitch-events are a great chance to bridge the gap from early academic innovations to real-world impact.

HIHR offers valuable networking opportunities, allowing spin-offs to build up contacts for investments in follow-up programs, as well as a good feedback to sharpen their propositions.

Our practitioner driven network that brings together around hundred investors, spin-offs and TTO-professionals within the Benelux is gathering momentum and is increasingly recognised as a valuable player in early stage healthcare ventures.

With the help of many experts, we offer projects and start ups in the Human Health in broadest sense, from Biotech Therapeutics and Diagnostics to Medtech and digital Health an opportunity to test their ideas, strategy and investment proposition and receive tailormade feedback from investors and industry partners.

(Future) academic spin off projects or established ventures in the human health are warmly invited to join our next edition.

• very early stage ideas or venture proposals not pitch ready yet are much welcome to apply for a Quickfire session and receive tailor made feedback on any question you want to ask. These 30 to 45 minute online sessions will take place from April 22 till 28, at 9am, 12am or 5pm.

• Projects and Start ups seeking (pre-)Seed funding are invited to nominate their proposition for a pitch presentation during the live pitch event in Antwerp on the afternoon May 7.

• 1 alumni project, seeking additional funding in ‘pre-series A’-stage will be selected to present their case and share their ‘lessons learned in their Start-up Journey’

HIHR offers comprehensive guidance in preparing your pitch presentation or Quickfire session. Experts from the industry, investment funds and KTOs offer their time and expertise for hands-on coaching and tailored feedback. A unique and unparalleled opportunity to understand the requirements of the market while learning how to apply them to your own project.

The preparation starts with two webinars, obligatory for selected pitch-projects:
– Resonating with investors, given by Jeff Skinner from London Business School, April 15, 12.00 – 13.00.
– IP-management for start ups (title t.b.c.), offered by Arnold&Siedsma, April 16, 12.00 – 13.00

The programme of this 16th edition will be published first week of April, which is also the start of the event registration.
A syllabus with summaries of all selected projects will be sent upon registration.
HIHR-events are ‘invitation-only’. If you would like to join us and are not on our mailinglist yet, you’re very welcome to send an email to claar-els@hihr.eu