Agenda | DxPx Founder Academy | DxPx Conference

All times shown in Central European Time (GMT+2)

08:30

Arrival & Founder Coffeeuntil 09:00

09:00

Keynote

Opening Plenum – From Technology to Scalable Biotools & Dx Businesses

09:00 – 09:20 · 20 min

09:20

Transition & Group Assignment - Workstream 1 – Financing Strategy & Investor Positioninguntil 09:30

09:30

Workshop

1A - Capital Strategy & Investor Narrative – Designing a Financing Roadmap for Platform Companies

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

Workshop

1B - How Investors Think: Access, Positioning & Outreach – Understanding Investor Decision Patterns and Building Effective Outreach

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

Workshop

1C – Valuations, Term Sheet Strategy & Future Round Implications – Negotiating Financing Structures that Preserve Long‑Term Value

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

10:45

Coffee Break & Office Hoursuntil 11:15

11:15

Workshop

2A - Pricing Strategy for Pre-Product Platforms – Creating Credible Commercial Assumptions Before Product Launch

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

Workstream 2 – Commercialisation & Operational Scaling

Workshop

2B - Market Adoption & Sales Reality – Designing Realistic Commercial Strategies for Deep‑Tech Health Startups

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

Workshop

2C - Product-to-Market Control: Managing CDMOs, OEMs & Manufacturing Strategy – Scaling Production Without Losing Strategic Control

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

12:30

Founder Lunch Roundtables (Closed-Door Peer Exchange)until 13:30

13:30

Workshop

3A - Founder Personality & Complementary Team Design – Building Founder Teams that Scale

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

Workstream 3 – Leadership & Team Building

Workshop

3B - Board & Governance Design for Venture-Backed Growth – Structuring Governance Before Institutional Investors Join

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

Workshop

3C - Long-Term Talent Retention, ESOPs & Goal Alignment – Aligning Incentives to Build High‑Performance Teams

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

14:45

Coffee Break & Office Hoursuntil 15:15

15:15

Workshop

4A - Strategic Partnering with Life Science Tool Companies – How Corporates Evaluate Startup Technologies

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

Workstream 4 – Strategic Partnerships & Global Expansion

Workshop

4B - Partnering with Pharma: Co-Development, Clinical Trials & Companion Diagnostics – Collaborating with Pharma to Accelerate Growth?!

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

Workshop

4C - U.S. Expansion Without Costly Mistakes – Structuring U.S. Market Entry and Investor Engagement

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

16:30

Panel

Founder AMA – Hard Questions with Investors, Corporates & Serial Founders

16:30 – 17:15 · 45 min

17:15

Keynote

Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways

17:15 – 17:30 · 15 min

18:00

DxPx Investor Reception· Au Quaiuntil 22:00

All times shown in Central European Time (GMT+2)

08:30

Arrival & Founder Coffeeuntil 09:00

09:00

Keynote

Opening Plenum – From Technology to Scalable Biotools & Dx Businesses

09:00 – 09:20 · 20 min

09:20

Transition & Group Assignment - Workstream 1 – Financing Strategy & Investor Positioninguntil 09:30

09:30

Workshop

1A - Capital Strategy & Investor Narrative – Designing a Financing Roadmap for Platform Companies

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

Workshop

1B - How Investors Think: Access, Positioning & Outreach – Understanding Investor Decision Patterns and Building Effective Outreach

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

Workshop

1C – Valuations, Term Sheet Strategy & Future Round Implications – Negotiating Financing Structures that Preserve Long‑Term Value

09:30 – 10:45 · 75 min

10:45

Coffee Break & Office Hoursuntil 11:15

11:15

Workshop

2A - Pricing Strategy for Pre-Product Platforms – Creating Credible Commercial Assumptions Before Product Launch

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

Workstream 2 – Commercialisation & Operational Scaling

Workshop

2B - Market Adoption & Sales Reality – Designing Realistic Commercial Strategies for Deep‑Tech Health Startups

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

Workshop

2C - Product-to-Market Control: Managing CDMOs, OEMs & Manufacturing Strategy – Scaling Production Without Losing Strategic Control

11:15 – 12:30 · 75 min

12:30

Founder Lunch Roundtables (Closed-Door Peer Exchange)until 13:30

13:30

Workshop

3A - Founder Personality & Complementary Team Design – Building Founder Teams that Scale

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

Workstream 3 – Leadership & Team Building

Workshop

3B - Board & Governance Design for Venture-Backed Growth – Structuring Governance Before Institutional Investors Join

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

Workshop

3C - Long-Term Talent Retention, ESOPs & Goal Alignment – Aligning Incentives to Build High‑Performance Teams

13:30 – 14:45 · 75 min

14:45

Coffee Break & Office Hoursuntil 15:15

15:15

Workshop

4A - Strategic Partnering with Life Science Tool Companies – How Corporates Evaluate Startup Technologies

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

Workstream 4 – Strategic Partnerships & Global Expansion

Workshop

4B - Partnering with Pharma: Co-Development, Clinical Trials & Companion Diagnostics – Collaborating with Pharma to Accelerate Growth?!

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

Workshop

4C - U.S. Expansion Without Costly Mistakes – Structuring U.S. Market Entry and Investor Engagement

15:15 – 16:30 · 75 min

16:30

Panel

Founder AMA – Hard Questions with Investors, Corporates & Serial Founders

16:30 – 17:15 · 45 min

17:15

Keynote

Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways

17:15 – 17:30 · 15 min

18:00

DxPx Investor Reception· Au Quaiuntil 22:00