StartUp Breeze is a light and refreshing journey together with an extended network of partners helping focusing, validating and improving the value proposition of business ideas and startups in pharma, medical devices, digital health
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About StartUp Breeze
StartUp Breeze (SB) goal is to nurture the growth of the life science startup ecosystem, supporting business ideas and startups in focusing, validating and improving their value proposition, thanks to the interaction with an extensive network of partners (investment funds, innovation centers, incubators, accelerators and other industry players). SB provides expertise, tools and networking to the companies selected by the evaluation committee of expert and specialized investors, in order to verify, refine and fully exploit their business potential.
The selected finalists benefit from a tailor-made entrepreneurial journey, with thematic seminars, legal and regulatory overview, in-depth sessions with coach expert in the field, ending with the presentation of the proposals to investors and potential business partners at the final event, the Pinwheel Pitching Stage. An expert jury will assign the title for the most innovative proposal as well as the Special Awards, offered by initiative partners.
SB was born from the more than a decade experience of its organizers in supporting creation development of start-ups and it is realised thanks to the fundamental free contribution of its network of partners.
Let the breeze flow, make your startup grow.
Edition 2026
The 2026 edition is dedicated to European business proposals (business ideas or start-ups) with a TRL between 3 and 5 (see here) operating in pharma, medical devices, digital health (digital solution for therapy or diagnostics):
The journey
Selection criteria
How to apply
Applicants have to download the following zip file containing the application form, the personal data privacy notice and related authorization, and send to the address reported in the application form:
All the application material has to be submitted in English and it will be treated as non-confidential (see below the relevant Disclaimer). Proposals must be no longer than 4 pages. The total file size (application form + pitch + authorisation to process personal data) may not exceed 12 Mb. Applications not completed or sent after the deadline will not be considered.
Extended deadline: 11 June 2026, h 13:00.
For clarification or information, use the form in the Contact section
StarUp Breeze is an initiative organized and coordinated by Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences
Disclaimer: only SB 2026 evaluators, coaches and organizers have access to the applications, who will treat the material provided as non-confidential. In any case, the protection of intellectual property remains the sole responsibility of the participants, and the organization and partner entities may have any responsibility in protecting any intellectual property or other rights of the participants contained in the submitted proposals. The organisation of the initiative is not responsible for any failure, delay or problems with the receipt of applications. The organization reserves the right to change dates or rules of the competition at any time. The organization will make every effort to communicate any changes in good time on the initiative website and by e-mail to applicants or selected finalists.
For ruther details have a look to the regulation of the initiative.
