Bits in Bio Belgium // 2025.1 // Wintercircus

Bits in Bio 25.1: Startups, Scaleups & Investors 🚀

For this edition, we’re bringing together two high-growth startups and two incubators — one from the biotech world, one from the tech world. Each will share their unique perspective on building and scaling startup companies.

💡 Talks by:

1. Sophie Roelants – Amphistar (Biotech Scaleup) 🧪
   👉 Scaling a biotech company: How Amphistar is pioneering biosurfactants and growing beyond Series A
2. Jeroen van Hautte – TechWolf (Tech Scaleup) 🤖
   👉 How AI-driven skills intelligence is reshaping enterprise HR and fueling TechWolf’s rapid growth
3. Annick Verween – Biotope (Biotech Incubator) 🌱
   👉 What do biotech startups really need to raise pre-seed and scale successfully?
4. Wim De Waele – Miles Ahead (Tech Incubator & Investor) 💰
   👉 How do investors evaluate deeptech startups—and what makes them stand out?

🕒 Event Schedule
📅 Tuesday, February 18th | 📍 Wintercircus, Ghent
🕕 18:00 Doors Open & 🥤 Welcome Drinks kindly provided by Wintercircus
🕖 19:00 Welcome & Introduction
🕢 19:10 – 20:25 Founder & Incubator Talks (4x 15 min)
🕘 20:30 Panel Discussion + Q&A – Navigating Startup Growth in Biotech & Tech
🕙 21:00 Drinks & Networking @ Bar Bougie

Why Attend?
✅ Learn and compare what it takes to build and scale a tech or biotech startup
✅ Hear from both startups & incubators on funding, growth, and differentiation
✅ Get insights from investors on what makes deeptech & biotech startups stand out
✅ Meet like-minded innovators from Tech & Biotech
✅ Ask your burning questions during our interactive Q&A

Whether you're from Tech or Biotech, if you're a founder, researcher, investor, or just curious about the intersection of biotech and tech, you won’t want to miss this!

See you then!