Oregon Life Science 2026 Innovation Showcase Application

2026 Innovation Showcase Pitch Challenge Application
Apply to Pitch at the 2026 Innovation Showcase
Oregon Life Sciences Annual Conference
OMSI
1945 SE Water Ave
Portland, OR 97214

Pitch your research or startup to life science leaders, funders, and investors.
Open to Oregon and SW Washington-based students, researchers, and entrepreneurs.

You or a member of your team must be available to pitch on either Sept. 23 or Sept. 24 and accept your award if you are a winner.

Applications accepted until 11:59 p.m. PT on July 23, 2026.
Select the appropriate application form

Issues with the form? Contact jeff@oregonbio.org
All Innovation Showcase participants must be companies, or research projects, located or headquartered in Oregon or Southwest Washington. Please briefly describe how this requirement is fulfilled in your case. Please provide examples: cite institution, registrations, or other documents as verification. OLS may follow up and ask for additional details for verification.
Name as you would like it to appear in program materials or a press release

First NameLast NameSuffix (PhD, MD, etc)
Job Title
(i.e. job title, student, post-doctoral candidate, etc.)
Company or Institution
(i.e. for students, enter the name of your school)
Institutional Source
If you entered a company name above, please let us know the institutional source for your project if applicable - e.g. Tech transfer out of OHSU or UO, OSU, etc.
E-mail
example@example.com
Cellphone Number

Area CodePhone Number
LinkedIn Profile URL
Pitch Presentation Title
Describe the problem AND your research / solution approach (max 150 words)

0/150
Describe the translational opportunity, product or application (max 150 words)

0/150
Describe your company and competitors (max 150 words)

0/150
Describe your market traction to date, your forward expansion milestones, and financials (dilutive and non-dilutive) (max 150 words)

0/150
Please upload your current presentation slide deck (in either PPT or PDF). If selected as a finalist you can submit an updated pitch deck prior to coaching sessions and again before your pitch session.

Browse and upload file
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Photography and Videography Release

In consideration of being permitted to participate in the Innovation Showcase / Oregon Life Sciences 2026 Annual Conference, and for other good and valuable consideration, you grant Oregon Life Sciences, its representatives, employees, assigns, and transferees the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to photograph, record video and audio of your person, likeness, voice, name, and property in connection with the event. You authorize Oregon Life Sciences to copyright, use, reproduce, modify, and publish such materials in print and/or electronically, without payment or further consideration. These materials may be used for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to publicity, illustration, advertising, social media, and web content, with or without your name
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2026 Innovation Showcase Pitch Challenge Application