Are you an early-stage company driving innovation in the bioeconomy? BIOKET 2026 offers you a unique opportunity to showcase your solutions, gain visibility, and connect with investors, corporates, and partners from around the world.

Submission deadline: December 1st, 2025

Selected startups will have the chance to:

• Pitch their innovations during the Startup Pitch Sessions;
• Exhibit in the dedicated Startup Village at the heart of the conference;
• Network with key players and industries of the global bioeconomy ecosystem;
• Compete for visibility and recognition in front of an international audience.

To facilitate access for start-ups/SMEs to BIOKET 2026, Pilot4U powered by COPILOT decided to issue a specific Call 4-TRAVEL-VOUCHERS. The call will grant Twenty (20) TRAVEL VOUCHERS, each worth €500, to start-ups or SMEs to. The travel voucher can cover travel and/or accommodation.

Who can apply?

Bioeconomy innovators: to be start-ups, start-ups, spin-offs, scale-ups and SMEs.

To be eligible for a travel voucher, the organization of the applicant needs to be located at least 300 km away from the city where BIOKET will be held.

Applicants that received funding under the COPILOT OC1, OC2 and OC3 cannot apply to this OPEN CALL (OC4).

All eligibility and rules of the Open call will be available from November 15th, 2025. For more information: https://copilot-project.eu/open-calls/

Selected applicants receive: Each selected applicant will receive 500 EUR per voucher to cover the respective mandatory actions and additional activities set up in the application.
In return, COPILOT expects the following mandatory tasks to be completed: attend and pitch their technologies during BIOKET 2026.

Take this opportunity to highlight your project, meet potential partners, and accelerate your growth within one of the most dynamic international platforms dedicated to bioeconomy technologies.