Pitch Competition

Present your ideas on stage!

It’s one of the most exciting features of Diagnostics-4-Future: the “Pitch competition”. Every attendee can submit innovative ideas for better diagnostics. Voted by the participants, the 5 most brilliant contributions get the chance for a pitch presentation on stage on 2nd conference day.

Whether graduate, researcher, clinician, start-up or experienced company – everyone can take part.

General Guidelines

• All registered participants are admitted to the pitch competition (except speakers)
• Ideas shall be forwarded using the idea card (template below)
• Your contribution shall relate to one of the main topics of the conference:


– AI-based diagnostics: hope or hype?
– Antibiotic resistance – novel diagnostic approaches
– Overdiagnosis – how to minimize?
– Sustainable and cost-effective diagnostics – compatible at all?


Winners of the Pitch Competition in 2022 in the background

Application procedure 2025

Please use the idea cards provided at the front desk and fill in your pitch details. Submitted proposals will be placed on a white board on-site.

Online Idea card to be submitted via e-mail to info@biolago.org until Oct. 05, 23:59h.

Voting process 2025

  • Oct. 07-08: All participants vote according to their preferences using our voting tool.
  • Oct. 08 at 11.15h: Deadline for submitting pitches (white board)
  • Oct. 08 at 12.30h: Last voting call on stage
  • Oct. 08 at 13.00h: Voting end
  • Oct. 08 at 14.00h: Announcement of the voted Top 5.
    All pitch participants assemble 5 min. prior.

    For the pitch 5 min. + 3 min. for individual discussion are scheduled.
  • Smile! Photo date for the Top5 pitchers right after the session.


Chair of the competition:
Prof. Dr. Dieter Stoll, Albstadt-Sigmaringen University & board member BioLAGO e.V.

If there are questions, please contact us!
We’re looking forward to your contributions!

You want to submit an idea?
Please use the idea cards provided at the front desk.

Pitch Competition Sponsor 2025

Contact

Michael Statnik

Project manager
Byk-Gulden-Str. 2
78467 Konstanz, Germany
T.: +49 7531 71409 12
Mail: michael.statnik@biolago.org