Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition 2026
Gives brain-health start-ups mentorship, investor exposure and a free event pass through a Brussels pitch competition.
The Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition 2026 is a European Brain Council competition for European brain-health start-ups, seven years old or younger, developing innovations that improve life for people with neurological or mental brain disorders and support clinicians, researchers, caregivers, industry or society, giving finalists mentorship, investor exposure and a free event pass in Brussels…
The Brain Innovation Days Pitch Competition is for European brain-health start-ups developing innovations that improve life for people with neurological or mental brain disorders and support clinicians, researchers, caregivers, industry or society. It's aimed at start-ups seven years old or younger with a strong societal impact in the brain community.
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