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26 January 2023 - 30 March 2023
Graz, Austria
Health Tech Hub Styria Pitch & Partner 2023

Corporate Call

Regional strengths - international ideas 

The Corporate Call brings together leading Styrian companies and institutions looking for innovative solutions with start-ups from all over Europe.


The goal is to support companies and institutions in Styria in their next innovative step with outstanding solutions and thus to strengthen the innovative power of the region and the leading companies through forward-looking partnerships and cooperations.

Successful cooperations have already been initiated through the Corporate Call in previous years. Well-known cluster companies, such as ams AG, Energie Steiermark, SANLAS Holding, Merkur Versicherung, Lebenshilfen Soziale Dienste, K-Businesscom, were brought together with innovative partners from all over Europe.

However, the Corporate Call and the HTH also prepare the ground for the settlement of innovative life science companies in the region. For example, HTH 2020 was the first port of call for a young Slovenian-Italian MedTech start-up, which has since been successfully incubated at Science Park Graz as a Styrian spin-off.

Timeline

  • January 20, 2023
    Starting signal for the Corporate Call
    Terms of reference for the lead companies and the call for pitches are published.
  • January 26, 2023
    Brief presentation of the calls by the corporates at the online event "Virtual HTH - Climate and Health".
  • March 10, 2023
    Deadline for submissions by the start-ups.
    The viewing and evaluation phase begins.
  • Until March 24, 2023
    Online pitches
    A selection of the start-ups pitch online. A decision is made for three finalists.
  • March 30, 2023
    Final live pitches at the "HTH Styria Pitch & Partner".
    The winning teams will be awarded.
  • March 31, 2023
    Start of the cooperation phase
    Corporate and start-up begin their form of collaboration.

Contact

Dr. Lorenz Neuhäuser-Happe
Human.technology Styria
+43 316 58 70 16 14
+43 699 188 99 706
lorenz.neuhaeuser@human.technology.at
www.human.technology.at

Award Winners

Corporates


Registration
Closed since 30 March 2023
Location Medical University of Graz
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Meetings
Participants 206
Meetings 133
Participants
Austria 132
Slovenia 19
Hungary 17
Croatia 16
Germany 11
Italy 10
Spain 8
Poland 8
Türkiye 7
Lithuania 7
Romania 6
Latvia 5
Serbia 4
Greece 4
Belgium 4
Bulgaria 4
India 3
Cyprus 3
Czech Republic 3
Netherlands 2
Malaysia 2
Ukraine 2
United Kingdom 2
Denmark 1
Israel 1
Canada 1
Ireland 1
Japan 1
Switzerland 1
Finland 1
Iran, Islamic Republic Of 1
Philippines 1
Estonia 1
France 1
Russia 1
Total 291
Participants
Company 101
Start-up 60
Consulting 31
Other 23
R&D Institution 21
Association/Agency 18
University 15
Authority/Government 10
Investor 9
Hospital 3
Total 291