23-24 March 2026
Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam
 

LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme

Empowering early-stage health innovators for market success

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Are you ready to take your innovation to the next stage? 

Designed for health innovators, spin-offs, and biotech start-ups, the LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme at DIA Europe 2026 connects early-stage teams with the people, insight, and visibility needed to move from concept to real-world

 
  • Join a focused environment built for meaningful exchange, bringing together start-ups, venture capitalists, investors, regulators, HTA bodies, and industry leaders. 

  • Gain direct access to decision-makers and practical insight into regulatory, clinical, and investment pathways through targeted sessions led by high-profile speakers - while building visibility across the extensive DIA network.

  • Connect with the life science ecosystem at the DIA Europe Annual Meeting through your special start-up ticket. 
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Programme Highlights

The LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme at DIA Europe 2026 delivers a focused, two-day experience designed for biotech startups and health innovators seeking investment, regulatory insight, and strategic partnerships across Europe. The programme features key sessions including:
 

  • Investment & Alliances: Pathways to Market and Growth

  • Start-Up Accelerator: What You Need to Know Before You Go Down the Rabbit Hole

  • DIAmond Session: Clinical Research Competitiveness

In addition, participants will benefit from interactive roundtable discussions, high-value networking opportunities, and a competitive start-up pitch competition.
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Pitch Your Innovation

A central highlight of the two-day DIA LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme is the Pitch Competition, where selected start-ups present their most promising ideas to a panel of investors, pharma leaders, and industry experts, receiving real-time feedback and increased exposure. 
 
Benefit from direct access to expertise in regulation, clinical development, commercialization, and investment -whether you are developing a therapeutic, digital solution, diagnostic, or platform technology. 
 
Pitch submitters will benefit from reduced registration prices. Gain visibility and results for your business – submit your pitch today.
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Sponsors & Partners

At the DIA Europe 2026 Annual Meeting, the LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme brings together the most promising biotech startups and health innovators for a focused, high-impact, two-day experience designed to accelerate their path to market.

This is where early-stage breakthroughs meet the people who can move them forward.

LIFT participants are actively seeking:

  • Investment and funding partnerships
  • Regulatory and market access insight
  • Strategic collaborations across Europe’s life sciences ecosystem

By supporting the LIFT Start-Up Accelerator Programme, you become part of the ecosystem that enables these innovators to move from concept to real-world impact. Your involvement signals leadership, foresight, and commitment to advancing healthcare across Europe.

Discover how your organization can be part of LIFT and connect with the innovators shaping the future of health.

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DIA Europe Annual Meeting 2026

Collaborating for Healthcare  Innovation. Join us in the vibrant city of Rotterdam for an unforgettable experience, where the power of collaboration will be on full display to inspire actionable outcomes and mobilise the life sciences’ community for solutions. Life science experts will be there, will you?
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Elevate your Innovation with LIFT

Rooted in DIA’s long-standing role as a trusted, neutral platform where science, regulation, and industry collaborate, the LIFT Series extends this mission to early innovators - bridging translational gaps and accelerating progress. Join our programme and move your business forward!
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