Probiota Pioneers: Calling all microbiome, probiotic and prebiotic start-ups

The Probiota Pioneers showcases the most innovative consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups in the microbiome space
The deadline for entries for the 2025 Probiota Pioneers is Friday, April 11, 2025. (NutraIngredients)

NutraIngredients-USA is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and present their company in Vancouver.

Our team of editors and conference producers is on the hunt for innovative new start-ups who are changing the face of the microbiome space. The deadline for entries is Friday, April 11, 2025.

The Probiota Americas conference, taking place at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, June 9 to 11, 2025, aims to bridge the gaps between cutting-edge science, business strategy and key regulatory developments in the microbiome, probiotic and prebiotic markets.

The three-day event will bring together industry leaders, academics and key stakeholders for otherwise impossible networking opportunities, in addition to interactive presentations and debates that look to share new data, drive new science, boost business growth and aid product development in the rapidly growing and overlapping fields of probiotics, prebiotics and the microbiome.

Calling all pioneering start-ups!

There has never been a better time to launch a start-up in this field. As major universities look to spin-out and license key discoveries, global food and pharma businesses open venture funds and external innovation programs and incubators draw innovative entrepreneurs into their orbit, there are rich pickings for probiotic, prebiotic and microbiome pioneers in search of money, experience and a global platform for their ideas.

But how can you win in a competitive environment?

NutraIngredients-USA is seeking science- or technology-based entrepreneurial start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and pitch their company and ideas to a room full of experts.

If selected as a Probiota Pioneer by our editorial panel, you will receive:

  • A place in Probiota Americas 2025 program as part of the Probiota Pioneers session to present your business
  • Your logo featured on the Probiota Pioneers banner in the networking hub, which you can use as a meeting point to network
  • Access to the full program including all presentations and networking session—your chance to connect with some of the biggest names in pre and probiotics and the microbiome
  • Coverage in Nutraingredients-USA.com, including preview articles and your opportunity to appear in multimedia coverage of the event
  • Opportunity to place a tangible item in the delegate bag

To enter, you will need to have been founded in the past 5 years and provide the following information:

  • Profile of your company and an overview of the innovative product or technology, including the history of the scientific research or technology development (max 500 words)
  • Provide your opinion on the biggest challenge facing the industry in 2025
  • Links to your website and relevant scientific publications and/or patent filings

For more information and to submit your entry, please click HERE!