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Evaluators

The Best of Biotech evaluation team comprises experts in science, technology assessment, patents, financing, and commercialization within the life sciences field. Their role is to assess the submitted projects and to provide each team with written feedback on their business idea. Each project is evaluated by three different reviewers. 

Following this assessment, the top three teams in each category (a total of 12 teams) will be announced as finalists and invited to present their projects to a top-class jury. 

All evaluators are required to sign a strict confidentiality agreement.

Astrid Hoebertz

Expert for European funding, Austrian National Contact Point for Health Programs in Horizon Europe, FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Holger Bock

Startup Consultant, University of Innsbruck

Matthias Brunner

Partner, SONN Patentanwälte GmbH & Co KG

Agnes Bugajska-Schretter

Corporate Strategy, Medical Development, Business Intelligence Expert in Biotech and Pharma, Vienna, Austria

Gernot Faustmann

Technology Transfer Officer, Deputy Director of the Office of Research Management and Service, Director of Communication and Transfer of the FWF Cluster of Excellence MetAGE- Metabolic Control of Aging and Disease, University of Graz

Selma Mautner

Research Development Professional and Innovation Facilitator, Medical University of Graz

Manfred Lampl

IP Manager, aws

Elvira Welzig

CEO Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft

Elvira Kainersdorfer

Cluster Manager, LISAvienna

Christian Laurer

Senior Investment Manager, tecnet Equity St. Pölten

Cornelia Habacher

Investment Manager Life Sciences, aws

Nadine Leitner

Partner, CERHA HEMPEL Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Agnes Mlekusch

IP Manager, aws

Johannes Martinek

Program Director Bachelor Biomedical Engineering and Master Healthcare and Rehabilitation Technology, FH Technikum Wien

Cornelia Radlinger

IP Manager, aws

Gerda Redl

Patent and Trademark Attorney, European Patent Attorney, REDL-Life Science Patent Attorneys

Angela Siegling

IP Manager, aws

Petra Stöckl

Senior Project Manager, Health Hub Tirol

Arnold Reikersdorfer

Investment Manager Life Sciences, aws

Tina Trofer

Management Consulting, Coaching, Mediation, CEO Geradeheraus Beratung

Bernhard Weber

CEO Unicorn Start-up & Innovation Hub, ZWI Zentrum für Wissens- und Innovationstransfer, Graz

Anna Weihs

Investment Manager Life Sciences, aws

Philipp Weinzinger

Partner, SONN Patentanwälte GmbH & Co KG

Regina Weinmüllner

Investment Manager Life Sciences, aws

Julia Wilflingseder

Investment Manager Life Sciences, aws