The second edition of, DemoDay Bio Startup's Lab, is fast approaching. It is the first event of its kind in Brazil giving startups in the life sciences industry an opportunity to present their projects to potential investors and partners.

DemoDay will unveil new Brazilian startups

DemoDay will unveil new Brazilian startups
 
The second edition of, DemoDay Bio Startup's Lab, is fast approaching. It is the first event of its kind in Brazil giving startups in the life sciences industry an opportunity to present their projects to potential investors and partners. This year, DemoDay will take place on October 7th, in Belo Horizonte.
 
The startups that will be participating are finalists from a Round of the Bio Startup Lab, which is a Biominas Brazil and Sebrae Mina's pre-acceleration program, specializing in the life sciences. Over 300 start-ups have already enrolled in the program which was the main driving force in the creation of 42 enterprises in the first two rounds.
 
In virtue of the theme, "Watch the Reaction" this edition will introduce startups with new products for; healthy foods, nanotechnology as an alternative for developing more efficient and less aggressive pesticides, vaccines for the treatment of animals, apps that facilitate the management of herds in the field, new tests and medications for the treatment and diagnosis of human diseases, technologies that can transform industrial waste into sustainable products and wearables integrated with the “internet of things."
 
The previous edition of DemoDay happened in April, bringing together 11 investment funds and 44 large and mid-sized companies interested in prospecting new technological solutions and practicing open innovation. Natura was present and intends to do the same in the second edition.
 
In its debut, the event revealed several innovative projects to the market. Included among them was the winning startup Fófuuu, a digital game which helps children to engage in practicing speech therapy exercises; Oncotag, which created a dashboard of biomarkers that increases assertiveness of cancer diagnose.  Oncotag ended up being a finalist at InovAtiva an acceleration program of the Federal Government. Lastly, Hakkuna a startup which is revolutionizing the healthy foods market by making protein bars out of insects and, therefore, has attracted the attention of companies such as BRF Foods.
 
The second edition of DemoDay is geared towards investors, large corporations, and startup accelerators (invitations are guaranteed and can be requested via e-mail at biostartuplab@biominas.org.br). There are also invites available for the general public, they can be requested on this link.