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ChinaBio® Partnering Forum
Kerry Hotel Pudong
April 23–24, 2025 | Shanghai, ChinaApril 29–30, 2025 | Virtual

Pitch your company at this year's Startup Spotlight

This exciting competition offers innovative entrepreneurs a chance to pitch their company at ChinaBio® Partnering Forum 2025.

Deadline to apply: Friday, February 28th, 2025

What to expect

Selected companies will have the opportunity to make a 6-minute pitch and participate in a live feedback session with a jury of leading investors, pharma dealmakers, and biotech business key opinion leaders who will evaluate the pitches and select the winner onsite in Shanghai, China.

Pitching Benefits

  • Visibility: Generate interest among the global life science audience attending ChinaBio® Partnering Forum.
  • A complimentary registration to attend ChinaBio® Partnering Forum and request one-to-one meetings, facilitated by partneringONE™, with investors and other attendees.
  • Startup Spotlight Winner — Selected by judges: A complimentary registration to attend a future EBD event.

Fee Structure

  • Pitch fee: $195.00

*Qualifying criteria must be met for this rate

Pitching Criteria

Applications can be submitted by companies that meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Company created in the past three years, or innovation incubated within a company for a maximum of three years.
  • Developing new therapeutic solutions, technology and digital platforms.
  • Aggregate funding of 10 million USD or less.
  • Company with less than 20 employees.

Larry Cai

Board Member

Defand Tx

Startup Spotlight Boosted Visibility and Inbound Interest

I believe participating in the Startup Spotlight gave Defand Tx an opportunity to showcase its platform technology and asset in development to a wider audience, which in turn generated more inbound inquiries afterwards.