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Innovation & Equity in Life Sciences Summit
A one-day summit at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg aimed at founders, investors and innovators in health and life sciences, run by DKFZ together with encourageventures. Doors open at 09:00 and the day closes at 17:00, structured as three moderated sessions built around an opening keynote by Martina Pfeifer, a founder keynote after lunch, and an investor keynote in the afternoon. The morning is given over to two pitch blocks, one for early-stage startups and a second for rising startups. Two panel discussions anchor the afternoon: one on the translation of biomedical innovations, with speakers from the National Network Office GCT Germany at BIH, BioLabs and NCT Heidelberg, and one on building high-growth, inclusive ecosystems, with speakers from PAICON, encourageventures and ESMT. The lunch break runs Meet-the-Founders tables and founder-and-investor speed dating, and after closing remarks at 16:00 the programme finishes with open networking until the 17:00 close. Welcome remarks come from Silke Uhrig-Schmidt and Marieke Essers of DKFZ, and the event is kindly supported by InnovationLab and the H3 Health Hub.
