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