Join us at the Annual BIOEAST Bioeconomy Conference 2026!
Meeting of joint EAPR sections Agronomy & Physiology and Post Harvest 2026
Slovenia–Croatia pitching event: Bioeconomy in the spotlight
Slovenia–Croatia pitching event: Bioeconomy in the spotlight
The event is organised under the BIOEAST Initiative and the BOOST4BIOEAST project, coordinated in Slovenia by Circular Change in cooperation with SI.BIO HUB Slovenia, and will take place in partnership with the 9th International Conference TBMCE 2026.
Co-organised with BIOEAST HUB Croatia, this Slovenia–Croatia pitching event focuses on regional bioeconomy actors and aims to connect them with selected partners for further development and investment.
Useful details
Date: 10 September 2026
Location: Grand Hotel Bernardin, Obala 2, 6320, Portorož, Slovenia
Selected applicants will receive free access to the conference on their pitching day, 10 September 2026. If they would like to attend other conference days, they will need to arrange their own ticket. The pitching program will also include short 1:1 meetings with selected innovation experts.
Deadline for applications: 31.05.2026
Co-located event: The Boost4Bioeast Pitching Event is organised in partnership with the International Conference on Technologies and Business Models for Circular Economy – TBMCE 2026.
More details on the agenda and speakers will be made available soon.
Travel & practical information
Selected applicants will be informed in advance of the event and contacted by the organisers with further information about travel costs.
Travel costs: The organisers will provide partial support for travel costs. Before booking any travel, selected participants will be asked to share an estimate of their travel expenses. The organisers will review and confirm what can be covered. Only agreed travel costs will be reimbursed.
Accommodation: Participants are responsible for organising and covering their own accommodation.
Getting to Portorož: Portorož is well connected within the region. Nearest airports:
- Ljubljana Airport (~1h 30min)
- Trieste Airport (~1h)
- Venice Airport (~2h)
Easily accessible by car from Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Austria. Distance from larger cities:
- Ljubljana 125 km
- Zagreb 252 km (HR)
- Trst/Triest 33 km (I)
- Benetke/Venice 190 km (I)
- Dunaj/Vienna 490 km (A)
- München/Munich 485 km (D)
- Budimpešta/Budapest 562 km (H)
