MBC BioLabs
Future Innovator Prize 2021 San Francisco

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2021 ASTELLAS AND MBC BIOLABS FUTURE INNOVATOR PRIZE WINNERS!

Vcreate and Weatherwax Biotechnologies

Vcreate Weatherwax Biotechnologies

 

The Astellas Future Innovator Prize at MBC BioLabs

The award for each Astellas Future Innovator Prize winner will:

  • Cover the cost of one lab bench and research instrument access for one year at MBC BioLabs
  • Provide access to Astellas’ R&D scientists, mentors, business leaders and the Astellas network.

Apply for an Astellas Future Innovator Prize:

  • Prepare a non-confidential pitch deck, 10-slide limit, including an executive summary
    (See guidelines for presentation on application instruction form.)
  • Upload the presentation to www.astellasfutureinnovator.com
  • Proposals are due by: Monday, November 1, 2021

Selection process:

  • All applications will be reviewed by the Astellas selection committee. Five proposals will be selected as finalists and notified accordingly.
  • The five finalists will be invited to pitch in front of Astellas senior leadership on December 9th at an online event.
  • Up to two winners will be awarded an Astellas Future Innovator Prize.

Disclaimer: The decision to award any Astellas Future Innovator Prize, and the assessments underlying such decision, are solely within the judgment of Astellas and are not subject to any objection or appeal.

Click on the thumbnail to download competition overview and instructions

Thank you for your interest.

The prize opportunity application portal for MBC BioLabs is now closed.

ABOUT MBC BIOLABS

MBC BioLabs, a full-service incubator offering laboratories, office space, meeting rooms, and staffed facilities with millions of dollars’ worth of equipment. By fundamentally changing the approach to life science research, we give entrepreneurs the playground to be creative. We lower the barriers to entry, minimize the start-up hurdles and provide a launchpad to take theories from hypothesis to data. Because we believe their success will not only change their business, it will impact the lives of many.

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