An investor can view dozens of project presentations and startups each month. Beyond the potential and quality of the research in question, what can make one stand out from the rest? 

In order to help entrepreneurs define their pitch and performance through the screen, Biocat and CataloniaBio & HealthTech are launching the E-Pitch Training Program where each project or startup will receive coaching in a personalized way.

For

Start-ups and projects that need to improve their virtual presentation to investors and scouts in the life sciences and health sector. The program will help you to know what are the strengths in the communication of your project and the critical points to make a qualitative leap in the transmission of your message, both from the point of view of content (business model) and form ( performance).

Content

Participants will have 2 online training sessions (120 minutes the first one and 60 minutes the second one) in two different weeks to incorporate the feedback received between each session.

Session 1:

• Introduction: goals and format
• Project team pitch
• Feedback from the mentors
• Questions and answers
• Summary of action plan

Session 2:

• Introduction
• Project team pitch
• Feedback from the mentors
• Questions and answers
• Main takeaways

Mentors

Participants will get feedback on their business idea, key messages, storytelling and slides, as well as their performance in front of the audience. The sessions will include personalized attention from the two experts, who will both work with each company in the two in-person sessions:

Luis Ruiz-Avila

With a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Barcelona and a postgraduate degree in Senior Business Management from IESE Business School, Luis Ruiz-Avila has a long career as the CEO of several biopharmaceutical and biotechnology start-ups, including ERA Biotech, Advancell, TCD Pharma, Archivel Farma and Spherium Biomed. He is currently CEO of Aquilón Cyl and Leukos Biotech, business adviser to Biointaxis and a mentor in the EIT Health Mentor & Coaching Network.

Diana Sansó

With a degree in Psychology, postgraduate degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations and coaching certificate from The Coaches Training Institute, Diana Sansó is a senior manager at AisGroup and has more than 15 years of experience in human resources and coaching. In the biomedical sector, she has headed up the Training and Development Department at Sanofi-Aventis Spain, where she also worked to foster the cultural merger of these two organisations, and was the Human Resources business partner at Boehringer Ingelheim. She has also worked abroad, holding consultancy and corporate training positions at Arthur Andersen and as head of Human Resources for Inditex in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Fees and registration

The program costs €150 for company.

No more than 18 projects may participate.

We have extended the program until January 2021 and there are slots available. Sign up here!

For any questions, CataloniaBio & HealthTech members can contact secretaria@cataloniabioht.org and non-members at events@biocat.cat.