Shaping the Future of HealthTech
Are you part of the healthcare transformation? We are hosting startups, scale-up companies and other representatives from ecosystems that are transforming healthcare through innovation. Are you working on a new solution that will make our lives healthier, better, and the health system more efficient, accessible, and customer-friendly? Join our cross-border health tech startup ecosystem meetup to exchange views, visions, and challenges with experts, entrepreneurs, and healthcare organizations.We invite you to explore synergies and opportunities for collaboration between Austrian Styrian and Slovenian stakeholders.
Use the free bus shuttle from Graz to the eventlocation: Departure at 12:oo at the Opera Graz/Franz-Graf-Allee.
Agenda
13:00 – 13:15 | Reception and Welcome drink
13:15 – 13:30 | Welcoming Address by Event Hosts
Reception by hosts:
Maja Tomanič Vidovič, Managing Director, Slovene Enterprise Fund, Slovenia
Anna Mössner-Steiner, Investment Manager and Head of Startup financing programs, SFG, Austria
13:30 – 16:00 | Shaping the Future of HealthTech
PRESENTATION: »Navigating the Labyrinth: Overcoming Regulatory Challenges in the Development of Novel Medical Devices for Startups«
Tibor Zechmeister, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, CommuModo GmbH, Austria
PANEL DISCUSSION: »Decoding Regulatory Complexity – Strategies for Startups in the Medical Device Landscape«
Petra Mezgec, Member Of The Management Board, Vzajemna Health Insurance, Slovenia
Lorenz Neuhäuser, Business Development Manager, Human.technology Styria GmbH, Austria
Janko Šteharnik, Expert & Manager, Primary Health Care Corp., Slovenia
Mojca Cvirn, Operations & Competencies Development Manager, SRC Infonet, Slovenia
Moderator: Jasper Ettema, CEO & Founder, Jet Growth, Austria
STARTUP CASE STORIES: »Navigating the Journey Towards Regulatory Compliance in Medical Device Startups«
Clara Puller, Sales & Business Development Manager, Probando GmbH, Austria
Christian Neubauer, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Lumetry Diagnostics, Austria
Sergej Prosen, Co-Founder, Dedisol d.o.o – health tech startup, Slovenia
Urška Gačnik, COO, Gridtech d.o.o., Slovenia (TBC)
Moderator: Urban Lapajne, Program Manager at Venture Factory & Podim conference, Slovenia
PANEL DISCUSSION: »Universities, Corporates, Investors, and Talents – The Cornerstones of Innovation in the HealthTech Landscape«
Prof. Andraž Stožer, Head of the Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine at University of Maribor, Slovenia
Juan Mejia, Senior Consultant, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria
Albin Skasa, CEO, Medaia GmbH, Austria
Borut Čeh, Labena Ventures, Slovenia
Julian Kainz, CEO & Investor, Moshbit, Austria
Moderator: Urban Lapajne, Program Manager at Venture Factory & Podim conference , Slovenia
16:00 – 17:00 | Cross-border Networking
1:1 Cross-border networking among participants.
13:00 - 17:00
Svečina 15a, 2201 Zgornja Kungota
SLOVENIA
We invite you to explore synergies and opportunities for collaboration between Austrian Styrian and Slovenian stakeholders.
Use the free bus shuttle from Graz to the eventlocation: Departure at 12:oo at the Opera Graz/Franz-Graf-Allee.
Agenda
13:00 – 13:15 | Reception and Welcome drink
13:15 – 13:30 | Welcoming Address by Event Hosts
Reception by hosts:
Maja Tomanič Vidovič, Managing Director, Slovene Enterprise Fund, Slovenia
Anna Mössner-Steiner, Investment Manager and Head of Startup financing programs, SFG, Austria
13:30 – 16:00 | Shaping the Future of HealthTech
PRESENTATION: »Navigating the Labyrinth: Overcoming Regulatory Challenges in the Development of Novel Medical Devices for Startups«
Tibor Zechmeister, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, CommuModo GmbH, Austria
PANEL DISCUSSION: »Decoding Regulatory Complexity – Strategies for Startups in the Medical Device Landscape«
Petra Mezgec, Member Of The Management Board, Vzajemna Health Insurance, Slovenia
Lorenz Neuhäuser, Business Development Manager, Human.technology Styria GmbH, Austria
Janko Šteharnik, Expert & Manager, Primary Health Care Corp., Slovenia
Mojca Cvirn, Operations & Competencies Development Manager, SRC Infonet, Slovenia
Moderator: Jasper Ettema, CEO & Founder, Jet Growth, Austria
STARTUP CASE STORIES: »Navigating the Journey Towards Regulatory Compliance in Medical Device Startups«
Clara Puller, Sales & Business Development Manager, Probando GmbH, Austria
Christian Neubauer, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Lumetry Diagnostics, Austria
Sergej Prosen, Co-Founder, Dedisol d.o.o – health tech startup, Slovenia
Urška Gačnik, COO, Gridtech d.o.o., Slovenia (TBC)
Moderator: Urban Lapajne, Program Manager at Venture Factory & Podim conference, Slovenia
PANEL DISCUSSION: »Universities, Corporates, Investors, and Talents – The Cornerstones of Innovation in the HealthTech Landscape«
Prof. Andraž Stožer, Head of the Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine at University of Maribor, Slovenia
Juan Mejia, Senior Consultant, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria
Albin Skasa, CEO, Medaia GmbH, Austria
Borut Čeh, Labena Ventures, Slovenia
Julian Kainz, CEO & Investor, Moshbit, Austria
Moderator: Urban Lapajne, Program Manager at Venture Factory & Podim conference , Slovenia
16:00 – 17:00 | Cross-border Networking
1:1 Cross-border networking among participants.
