Name: EBAN Congress Vilnius: “The Spin-Off Launchpad”
Start: 2026-06-01T09:30:00+03:00
Location: Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Vilnius

$EBAN Congress Vilnius: \u201cThe Spin-Off Launchpad\u201d$

📍June 1st | 09:30 Radisson Blu Hotel Vilnius, Zeta Meeting Room
From research to investment – with real outcomes. “The Spin-Off Launchpad” is a hands-on spin-off track at the EBAN Congress in Vilnius, powered by the Research Council of Lithuania.
This is not a typical conference session. It is a working environment designed to help science-based teams become investment-ready and connect directly with investors.
The programme focuses on what matters in practice:
• understanding what investors actually look for in deep-tech spin-offs
• learning how to present your idea clearly and convincingly
• receiving direct feedback from experienced investors and mentors
• building real connections that can lead to follow-up meetings and funding opportunities
Both theoretical insights and practical sessions will be delivered by international experts – investors actively working with deep-tech investments.
Participants will test, refine, and validate their ideas in real time — working directly with experienced practitioners, including investors, entrepreneurs, and innovation leaders such as Laura Anne Edwards (NASA Datanaut, innovation catalyst and Oxford lecturer), Dominykas Milašius (co-founder of Delta Biosciences, investor, and space & defence sector expert), and Adrian Flynn (Programme Coordinator at The Karman Project, working at the intersection of international space cooperation, policy, and cross-sector innovation).
For founders, this means leaving with a clearer narrative, stronger positioning, and actual investor contacts.
For investors, it means direct access to emerging, science-based deal flow from Lithuania.
🚀 Join the Spin-Off Launchpad
Be part of a highly interactive session where science meets investment.
🎟️ Up to 50 selected companies will receive tickets to attend EBAN Congress 2026 Vilnius (one ticket per company). Additionally, they will gain access to one of the largest technology conferences in the Baltics – LOGIN 2026.
👉 Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/S0FQfN04PG
The managing authority of the 2022-2030 Development Programme is the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania. The project is co-financed by the European Union.
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Main Moderator:
Dominykas Milašius, Co-founder & CEO, Delta Biosciences; EBAN Space & Defence Committee
Moderators:
Laura Anne Edwards, NASA Datanaut; Smart Space Lecturer, University of Oxford; Founding Member, Oxford Space Initiative;
TED Speaker
Adrian Flynn, Programme Coordinator, The Karman Project Foundation
Programme
09:30 – 10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
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10:00 – 10:15
Welcome & Framing
Setting the stage for both audiences — Lithuanian spin-offs and international investors
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PART 1 – Foundations: Commercialising Academic Research
10:15 – 10:25
From Class to Industry
10:25 – 10:35
Building an Ecosystem: Bold Collaborations Across Disciplines
10:35 – 10:50
Opening Talk: Science in Space
10:50 – 11:35
Panel: The Anatomy of a Fundable Spin-off
11:35 – 12:20
Lunch Break
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PART 2 – Practice: From Theory to Muscle Memory
Lead facilitators: Dominykas Milašius; Laura Anne Edwards; Adrian Flynn
12:20 – 12:40
Warm-Up: Role Reversal Exercise
12:40 – 13:20
Case Study & Facilitated Discussion
13:20 – 13:50
Pitch in 90 Seconds – Live Practice Round
13:50 – 14:05
Debrief & Synthesis
14:05 – 14:20
Cofee Break
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PART 3 – Sandbox Networking
Lead facilitators: Dominykas Milašius; Laura Anne Edwards
14:20 – 14:30
Sandbox Briefing
14:30 – 15:30
Speed Networking + Sandbox
15:30 – 15:45
Group Reflection & Debrief
15:45 – 16:15
Discussion and Networking
16:15 – 16:20
Closing Remarks
More information:
Lilita Liaudanskaitė
📞 +370 603 38 189
✉️ [email protected]