Step Into the Spotlight at the Innovation Exchange
Having launched at Advanced Therapies Europe 2025, the Innovation Exchange debuted as a high-impact pitching competition connecting pre-Series B biotech innovators with the industry’s leading investors, VCs, and strategic partners. A platform to get noticed, get feedback, and get connected. If you're building the future of cell and gene therapy in 2026, this is the moment to stand out.
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Developing a novel gene therapy technology that cuts complexity and cost and makes AAV manufacturing viable at scale - to reach more patients, more quickly, and in more disease areas.
What Is the Innovation Exchange?
The Innovation Exchange is a curated live pitching session taking place on 4 September in Barcelona — part of the main agenda at Advanced Therapies Europe. Attending startups will pitch in front of the entire conference audience and a selection panel made up of top-tier investors and pharma deal-makers.
Finalists will receive real-time feedback and the opportunity to gain funding, partnerships, and visibility across the global advanced therapies community.
ENTRIES ARE CLOSED!
The Innovation Exchange is open to pre-Series B startups across the cell and gene therapy ecosystem, including:
Want a preview of the ATE community?
See who was in the room this year and the organisations leading the way in advanced therapies.
Download the 2025 Attendee List
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