Every year, nexBio Amazonia brings together startups and researchers from Switzerland and Brazil for a two-week immersion in the Amazon, where they explore innovative solutions for the region’s bioeconomy. Through co-creation workshops, mentoring sessions, technical visits, and exchanges with local communities, Indigenous peoples, and regional value chain actors, participants gain first-hand insight into the Amazon’s diverse ecosystems, test technologies in real-world settings, and develop business models that recognize the standing forest as a source of innovation and resilience. Each edition focuses on priority bioeconomy value chains identified in collaboration with local partners, transforming biodiversity, traditional knowledge, and scientific expertise into high-impact innovation opportunities. In doing so, nexBio Amazonia positions the Amazon as a living laboratory for global innovation. nexBio Amazonia is powered by Swissnex in Brazil, the Swiss Leading House Latin America (University of St. Gallen), and the Brazilian National Council for State Funding Agencies (CONFAP).