{"id":4612,"date":"2019-02-20T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T08:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/insights\/actualites\/actualite\/great-success-for-twb-start-up-day\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:28:08","slug":"great-success-for-twb-start-up-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/en\/insights\/blog\/great-success-for-twb-start-up-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Great success for TWB START-UP DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TWB brought together nearly 180 professionals from 10 countries, among which forty were start-ups, structures for biotechs innovation and promotion, industrialists and investors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/twb-start-up-day-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7837 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/twb-start-up-day-300x225-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a>Held in Toulouse on February 12, 2019 at the Toulouse Business School (TBS), TWB START-UP DAY is set to become an international benchmark event for biotech start-ups.\r\nThe goal of this event was to promote synergy between those working towards an eco-responsible industry; start-ups, investment companies and large industrial companies, all of which are seeking innovative solutions in the field of industrial biotechnology.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/twb_amyris-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7840 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/twb_amyris-300x200-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"184\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p>20 international speakers followed one another throughout the day to illustrate 4 major themes for entrepreneurs: the search for financing, the drivers of innovation, the definition of the business model and reaching the market.\r\n\r\nAlso, the start-ups had the opportunity to hear the feedback of Joel Cherry, R&amp;D President of the American start-up Amyris, a pioneer in the field of synthetic biology.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_3053-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7842 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_3053-300x168-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\"><\/a>Two networking sessions were also provided. They were great opportunities to network with industrialists and investors, who themselves had identified the event as a real opportunity to prospect for the nuggets of talent of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not to mention the pitch of 5 European start-ups pre-selected for the TWB 2019 Award!&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>At the end of this event, the three factors necessary for the success of a biotech start-up are as follows: to have a clear and comprehensive knowledge of the target market, to maintain an open mind and to build on the teams. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to solid support provided by the \u2018Attractiveness Agency of Toulouse M\u00e9tropole\u2019, the event was also sponsored by the Haute-Garonne Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Toulouse Business School, Syngulon, Cabinet Plasseraud and ARD.<\/p>\n\n<p>More information:<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/02\/pr_twb-start-up-day-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWB brought together nearly 180 professionals from 10 countries, among which forty were start-ups, structures for biotechs innovation and promotion, industrialists and investors. Held in Toulouse on February 12, 2019 at the Toulouse Business School (TBS), TWB START-UP DAY is set to become an international benchmark event for biotech start-ups. 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