In case you are a healthcare or life science startup, you’re usually in search of buyers or potential collaboration companions. The MedCity INVEST convention brings them each along with entrepreneurs at this annual boutique occasion in Chicago at Convene's Fulton Market house April 29-30, 2025.

Along with panel discussions and networking alternatives, INVEST presents startups in healthcare and life sciences in our four-track pitch competitors, INVEST Pitch Good. Every of the songs has a spotlight:

Biopharma
Startups targeted on infectious illnesses

Gadgets and diagnostics
Startups targeted on diabetes

Well being expertise: shopper/employer
Startups that sort out care navigation and care coordination

Well being Know-how: Payer/Supplier
Startups utilizing AI to enhance workflow and effectivity

There are not any prices related to the competitors. The deadline for registration is December 6, 2024. Funding professionals will assessment purposes and picks will likely be introduced on the outset March 22, 2025.

These are the standards for the competitors:

• Startups which were finalists and pitched at an INVEST occasion within the final 12 months usually are not eligible to use.
• Startups ought to solely register on one monitor.
• To take part within the pitch competitors, startups should register for the convention. The setup charge is $695 and a code will likely be despatched to you if you’re chosen to pitch.
• Every music comprises six finalists.
• Eligible startups should be no older than 5 years outdated, apart from biopharmaceutical/gadget and diagnostic startups, which might be as much as ten years outdated.

Disclaimer: Every Pitch Observe winner will obtain a $20,000 promoting credit score that can be utilized on MedCityNews.com. The promoting choices you’ll be able to select from embody: show adverts, sponsored messages, sponsored textual content adverts, particular and focused e-mail messages, government interviews, and video spotlights. A MedCity Information media equipment will likely be supplied to every winner which can embody the speed for every alternative listed above. Advert credit should be utilized by Might 21, 2025, is probably not value greater than $20,000, and is probably not mixed with every other supply or low cost.