To build this list, we applied a simple set of filters before creating our final selection:
- Companies must be headquartered in Europe,
- Founded in the last 5 years (2021 or later)
- Raised funding in the last 24 months (2024 or later)
Our list is also focapplyd on biopharma companies and we excluded diagnostics, lab equipment/tools, and medtech from our selection. From the pool of eligible companies, our editorial team built an opinion call to pick the final ten, prioritizing those with a recent catalyst event (first-in-human, major partnering, or a step-modify financing) that could build the next 12-24 months decisive. We then ranked the final ten by the size of their most recent disclosed funding round.
Without further ado, here’s our list of startups to watch in 2026, originally published in European Biotechnology Magazine Spring 2026:
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