Participating companies may submit their application from 4 May 2026 until 1 June 2026 at 23:59 (CET) by completing the online application form available here: https://forms.gle/LRMCmudVZAuGHEJs7

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, companies must meet the following requirements:

• Be legally incorporated before 4 May 2026.
• Be seeking pre-seed or seed investment.
• Have a project under development in the field of paediatric and/or maternal health.
• Have their registered office in Europe, or a subsidiary headquartered in Europe. Projects developed in countries belonging to the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Council of Europe, as well as the UK and Switzerland, will be considered eligible.

Submission requirements

• Applications must be completed via the online form, including all required project documentation and the Legal Terms of the 2nd Paediatric Investment Forum
• By submitting an application, each participating company represents and warrants that all information provided is true, accurate, and not misleading, and confirms that it has full authority to disclose such information. Each company is solely responsible for the content submitted.

Selection process

• Finalist Companies will be selected by an Evaluation Committee, composed of one or two expert representatives from each Organiser and one representative from a Collaborating Entity.
• During the evaluation phase (June 2026), the Evaluation Committee may contact applicants to request interviews, clarifications, or additional information.
• Committee members will act independently and impartially. Any member with a direct or indirect personal, professional, or financial conflict of interest with a participating company will disclose it and abstain from evaluating that application.

Exclusion criteria

Applications will be excluded if they:

• Are not related to paediatric and/or maternal health.
• May harm the environment or local surroundings.
• Have a corporate purpose that is incompatible with the mission or code of ethics of any of the Organisers.
• Are not seeking funding.

Results and pitching

• Results will be communicated to participating companies during the first week of July 2026.
• Finalist Companies will be invited to present their project at the Forum through a 5–7 minute pitch to a panel of investors. A Q&A session may follow, and additional investors or attendees may be present as observers.
• Finalists must commit to pitching in person in Helsinki on the Forum date, unless a case of force majeure justifies an online presentation.

All intellectual and industrial property rights related to each project remain the exclusive property of the company that owns and develops the project.

Confidentiality

Information submitted during the application process will be accessible to the Forum Organisers and Collaborating Entities, who commit to treating it as strictly confidential and to using it solely for purposes related to the organisation of the Forum.
Participating Companies acknowledge that any public presentation made during the Forum must not include confidential information, as it will be accessible to investors, other participants, and attendees. Any information disclosed during these presentations is shared under the sole responsibility of the company, and the Organisers shall not be held liable for any consequences arising from such disclosure.
For the purpose of facilitating investor evaluation and arranging one-to-one meetings, Finalist Companies agree that a non-confidential pitch deck, clearly marked as such, may be shared with a selected group of Forum investors.

Image Rights
Participating Companies authorise the Organisers to capture, reproduce, edit, and publicly use images or audiovisual content generated during the event on their websites, social media channels, and related platforms, without time or territorial limitations, exclusively for the promotion of the Forum and in compliance with applicable legislation on personal rights and privacy.

Liability
The Organisers are not responsible for investors’ decisions, nor for any present or future agreements entered into between investors and Participating Companies. By submitting an application, companies fully accept these legal terms, which constitute the entire agreement between the Organisers and the Participating Companies.

Data Protection
Personal data of company representatives will be processed by the Organisers and Collaborating Entities solely as contact data for participation in the Forum, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable data protection legislation. Appropriate technical and organisational measures will be applied to ensure data security. Data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the stated purposes and legal obligations.