Day 1
01
FROM HEALTH CHALLENGES TO COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
November 26
AGENDA
Programme overview
A TWO-DAY
JOURNEY FROM
CHALLENGE TO
IMPACT
AGENDA
Life Science Open Space 2026 is designed as a two-day framework for collaboration in health and life science innovation. The programme leads participants from the most important healthcare challenges to concrete opportunities for cooperation, translation, investment, implementation and public reflection.
08:00 – 09:00
Let’s start!
Registration and morning coffee
09:00 – 09:20
Welcome
OPENING BUSINESS SPEECH
Setting the LSOS 2026 journey: why health innovation needs science, business, healthcare, investment and policy to work together.
09:20 – 10:00
PANEL DISCUSSION
MORNING EXPERT PANEL
A moderated panel discussion on the challenges shaping the future of healthcare, life science and innovation ecosystems.
10:00 – 12:00
Session 1
Predict & Prevent
How early is early enough? Innovations that shift healthcare upstream – from risk prediction and diagnostics to prevention and personalised action.
Collaboration needs: validation, pilots, data access, implementation
12:00 – 13:00
Break
Networking lunch
13:00 – 15:00
Session 2
Discover & Treat
What turns breakthrough research into real therapy? A session on translation, validation and the partners needed to move from discovery to application.
Collaboration needs: co-development, clinical validation, industry partnership
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee brake
15:30 – 17:30
Session 3
Connect & Care
Innovation is ready – but will it work in real life? A session on implementation, integration and patient-centred value in healthcare systems.
Collaboration needs: deployment, integration, scaling, patient outcomes
17:30 – 17:45
Wrap-up
Day 1 closing
Key takeaways, visible collaboration opportunities and guidance for the business, startup and investment tracks on Day 2.
18:00 – 22:00
EVENING NETWORKING
Inspirations
An informal evening with music, food and wine — a chance to pause, continue conversations and meet the LSOS community beyond the conference setting.
Day 2
02
FROM COLLABORATION TO TRANSLATION, INVESTMENT
AND STRATEGIC REFLECTION
November 27
08:00 – 09:00
Let’s start!
Registration and morning coffee
09:00 – 09:25
Keynote
Welcome business speach
An inspirational opening on what helps health and life science projects become partnership-ready, investable and scalable.
09:25 – 10:10
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / BUSINESS TO SCIENCE TALKS
From research excellence to market readiness
A moderated conversation with science, business, investment and implementation perspectives on why some innovations move forward – and others do not.
10:10 – 11:20
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / SCIENCE TO BUSINESS PITCHING
Startup and project pitches
Structured pitches for research teams and projects ready to test value propositions, find partners and move closer to market.
11:20 – 11:50
Coffee brake
11:50 – 12:10
Keynote
Startup Scene opening
Opening the startup track with a focus on capital, validation, growth and partnerships for life science ventures.
12:10 – 13:20
Startup scene
Startup pitches
Selected ventures present their solutions, collaboration needs and growth potential to investors and implementation partners.
13:20 – 13:40
KEYNOTE SPEECH
THE FUTURE OF LIFESCIENCE
An inspirational opening on what helps health and life science projects become partnership-ready, investable and scalable.
13:40 – 14:50
Discussion panel
Questions that Matter: What Should We Really Ask?
An open closing session that steps beyond the conference bubble to ask which questions should shape the future of health, technology and society.
14:50 – 16:00
Final Networking lunch
ONE NETWORK, INFINITE OPPORTUNITIES
CONNECT
&MEET
COLLABORATION
LSOS Platform – collaboration
all year round
Life Science Open Space is more than a summit. It is a year-round collaboration platform for the life science community, created to help researchers, companies, startups, clinicians, investors and public partners discover opportunities, exchange ideas and build partnerships. The LSOS Summit is the culmination of this activity — the moment when the community meets in person, presents projects and accelerates conversations that may have started earlier on the platform and can continue after the event.
At www.lifescienceopenspace.com, participants can find the full LSOS 2026 agenda, including all sessions, speakers, pitching projects and programme details. After logging in, you can create or update your personal and company profile, explore other participants, learn more about collaboration offers and connect directly with people you want to meet.
The platform is also the place to arrange one-to-one meetings before, during and after the Summit, ask for more details about a project or offer, and prepare more focused conversations with potential partners.
We encourage all participants to use the platform actively so that the right people can find each other — and so that every LSOS interaction has a better chance of turning into a real collaboration.
1.
Create Your LSOS Account
Register on the Life Science Open Space platform and gain access to the LSOS community, event resources, and collaboration opportunities.
2.
Complete Your Profile
Tell the community who you are, what you work on, and what expertise, technologies, or opportunities you bring. A complete profile helps others discover and connect with you.
3.
Join or Create an Organization
Connect your profile with your company, research institution, startup, hospital, or innovation project. If your organization is not yet on the platform, you can easily create it and invite colleagues to join.
4.
Join the Event
Register for the event and unlock access to abstracts, the detailed agenda, speakers, participants, and dedicated networking opportunities. All for free.
5.
Connect, Collaborate & Create Opportunities
Connect with other LSOS participants to discover sessions, schedule meetings, share cooperation offers, and turn new partnerships into real impact.
Get in touch with our team
Joanna
CONTACT US
Life Science Open Space 2026 is organised as part of the project “Promotion of the Małopolska BIOregion 3 (ProBio3)”, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the European Funds for Małopolska 2021–2027 programme, Priority 1: European Funds for Research, Development and Entrepreneurship, Measure 1.15: Internationalisation of the Małopolska Economy.
The ProBio3 project is carried out under the coordination of the Business in Małopolska Centre.
