Thank you for opening an Emerging Company Application for the 2026 Animal Health Summit, taking place in-person August 31 - Setember 1, 2026.

The KC Animal Health Corridor is passionate about driving innovation in the animal health industry. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or if we can be of assistance. Our entire team looks forward to partnering with you on this opportunity.

Below you will find some brief instructions and best practices that will assist you during the application process.

• Required Fields: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.
• Saving your Application: Please save your application often. While we don't anticipate any technical issues with the application portal, it is recommended that you create a word document with all application responses to ensure all of your information is secure.
• Financial Data: When entering currency into fields, please use the standard numeric form to format your text to ensure that accurate financial data is captured. (Example: Projected Revenue: $11,000,000)
• Presenter Agreement: The Presenter Agreement must be signed and submitted with your application for your application to be accepted as complete.
• Supplemental Attachment: All applicants are encouraged to include a ten-slide pitch deck. When uploading this document in the supplemental section, please include your company's name in the file name. Please keep the attachment to ten slides or less. The Selection Committee will not review pitch decks that exceed ten slides.
• Application Deadline: All applications must be finalized and submitted by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

IMPORTANT: INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS NOT UPDATED WITHIN 60 DAYS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DELETED.

Please contact Emily McVey at McVey@thinkKC.com, (816) 522-6168 with any further questions.

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Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

Business Description

• Describe the core product/technology including the stage of development, benefits and what problem it solves.
• Describe the target market (U.S., Europe, etc.), market size, growth and current/potential customers.
• Outline the marketing plan, sales strategy and milestones for the next 6-18 months.

Probability of Technical & Commercial Success

• Address proprietary position (patents/patents pending) and/or the unique position of your product in the marketplace.
• Describe regulatory approvals if needed to bring the product to market.
• Describe current commercial traction or current hypothesis for commercial success.
• Describe barriers to entry and how you will mitigate these challenges.

Value Proposition/Novelty of Innovation

• Succinctly and clearly describe the business in terms of the tangible results and advantages provided to the customer.
• Describe how your product/technology/service addresses problems or unmet needs better than anything else currently on the market.

Impact on the Industry

• How disruptive is your technology/service that impacts the industry?

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

• What is your current, or future impact on ESG?

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

To save your form, click the Save button below. It's recommended you sign-up with your email.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for final submission.

You can save your application at any time.

The Presenter Agreement must be signed and submitted with your application for your application to be accepted as complete.

Click here to open the 2026 Presenter Agreement. Download the agreement, sign the agreement, and upload it as an attachment in the designated field below.

Use the field below to upload your current pitch deck. Uploading this document is strongly encouraged but not required.

File Size is limited to a max of 20MB. Nothing larger will be accepted by the system.

 

Note: Please review before you submit. Once you click the "Submit Application" button, your application is considered to be complete, and you will no longer have access to make further changes to it. So do not submit your application until you are ready for it to be reviewed by the Selection Committee.