Submit a bid to win a one-on-one meeting with a key member of the Canadian Life Sciences community.
Company founders, investors and industry leaders have donated
an hour of their time to be auctioned to the highest bidder.
The person with highest bid wins an opportunity to speak with
someone they might not otherwise have an opportunity to meet.
Review our list of participants
and note their availability
Ensure your bid is above the current amount listed
You will be notified if someone outbids you
The winning bidder will be notified, an introduction will be made and your interview will be booked
Ensure you arrive early with your questions ready, enjoy your conversation and take a keepsake selfie!
Each session lists the person offering their hour, along with their background, so you know exactly who you would be sitting down with before you bid.
Find a session you want, enter an amount higher than the current price, and confirm. You can bid on as many sessions as you like.
You’ll be notified so you can decide whether to bid again. As long as bidding is still open, you can keep raising your bid.
Each listing shows a live countdown. Bidding closes at [DATE + TIME]. The highest bid at that moment wins.
Winning bidders will be contacted and an introduction will be made via email. You will confirm your meeting time in the mezzanine of the Burlington Performing Arts Centre on Day 1 of NGBi26 which is Monday September 28
On-site at the NGBi Summit, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust Street, Burlington, ON, on Monday, September 28, 2026. Your host chooses the exact time slot that works for them.
One full hour, one-on-one.
Every dollar is donated to MacKids (McMaster Children’s Hospital). Grounds for Ideas is run as part of our not-for-profit summit.
Anyone can bid, but you’ll need to be at NGBi26 to attend your session.
If you win, you will be invoiced for your final bid amount after bidding closes.
Anything that helps you most: feedback on your venture, career advice, an introduction, or a problem you are stuck on. There is no set agenda. Come prepared and make the hour count.
