Advertisement on behalf of the Finnish Bioindustries (Suomen Bioteollisuus ry): ***** BioFinland Pitching Competition—rules and instructions

The aim of the competition is to encourage students to take a more positive stand towards biobusiness and entrepreneurship. Finnish Bioindustries invites all the students in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences (bachelor, master, doctoral, graduate school students) to participate in the competition.

An Invitation to take part in The BioFinland Pitching Competition 2017http://www.finbio.net/download/biotech-week-2017/pitching-competition-invitation.pdf (PDF)

In collaboration with: Sponsored by: [Helsinki Think Company]http://www.thinkcompany.fi/[Helsinki Think Company]http://www.finvector.com/

Schedule

Deadline for the application

September 15, 2017

Announcement of the finalists

September 21-22, 2017

Pitching training

September 25, 2017, Helsinki Think Company

Pitching Competition

September 28, 2017

Rules

* BioFinland Pitching Competition is for students in Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences * Competition is organized by Finnish Bioindustries, the board of which chooses the finalists based on the applications and judges the winner * The number of finalists is not fixed * The language of the competition is English * The competition is organized during the European Biotech Week * The teams can consist of 1-5 students * All teams will receive professional feedback * The award of the competition is 1000 €, which the team can use freely

Instructions

* Fill in the application formhttp://www.finbio.net/fi/pitching-competition-application for the competition before deadline * Name your group and business idea * List the team members * The more practical and realistic your proposal is the higher the probability of success * You can use your imagination! * Try to describe the business idea as compactly as possible * You can add attachments (PP-files, pictures, photos) to your application

Further instructions

Carmela Kantor-Aaltonen, carmela.kantor-aaltonen@kemianteollisuus.fimailto:carmela.kantor-aaltonen@kemianteollisuus.fi, p. 050 404 5166

Good luck with the competition!

***** You can find updated information of the competition from http://www.finbio.net/fi/pitching-competition

Best regards, Minna Kihlström MSc, Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular medicine Chair, Biochemical Society of Oulu http://oulubio.org / e-mail: chair@oulubio.orgmailto:chair@oulubio.org