Come and see where the region's bioeconomy is heading. On 18 September 2026, Hungarian and Slovak startups and innovative SMEs will pitch their solutions live to a panel of investors and experts in Budapest, and you are invited to watch it happen.
Across the morning you will hear keynote insights, watch pitch presentations from teams working on circular bioeconomy, sustainable agriculture and food, bio-based materials, green technologies and more, follow a panel discussion with people shaping the field, and see the winning pitch announced. Between sessions there is plenty of room to meet founders, investors, researchers and public-sector partners over coffee and lunch.
The day is a good fit for investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, corporate and public-sector professionals, and anyone curious about bioeconomy innovation in Central and Eastern Europe. The full programme runs in English.
Registration on this page is for attendees. Tickets are free, but places are limited, so please register in advance so we know how many people to expect.
Practical details
- Date: 18 September 2026, Friday
- Time: 09:30 to 14:00
- Venue: HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2., 1117 Budapest
- Language: English
- Entry: Free, registration required
Agenda
- 09:30 Registration of participants
- 10:00 Opening of the event
- 10:10 Keynote speeches
- 10:40 Pitch presentations, part one
- 11:20 Coffee break
- 11:30 Pitch presentations, part two
- 12:10 Lunch break
- 13:10 Panel discussion
- 13:40 Announcement of the winning pitch and closing
The event is organised under the BIOEAST Initiative and the BOOST4BIOEAST project by the Hungarian and Slovak BIOEAST Hubs, in collaboration with the Hungarian Business Angel Network (HunBAN). Funded by the European Union.