Innosphere Ventures

Innosphere Ventures Awarded $2 Million Grant by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to Propel Life Sciences Innovation Across 6 States.

In partnership with bioscience trade associations and universities across a 6-state region, Innosphere Ventures is honored to announce that we have been awarded a $2 million Build to Scale Venture Challenge grant from the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (OIE), part of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA).

This grant will fuel our Regional Life Sciences Incubator over 3 years, paving the way for high-quality job growth, economic opportunity, and the support of the next generation of industry-leading companies in the life sciences sector.

“EDA is proud to partner with Innosphere Ventures to support life sciences entrepreneurship,” said Angela Martinez, Director of EDA’s Denver Regional Office. “This investment will help further the Regional Life Sciences Incubator by harnessing the strengths of research universities across six states to fuel transformative innovation, grow regional economies, and create high-value jobs.”

Our CEO, Mike Freeman, expressed his gratitude for U.S. EDA's support, stating, "We are immensely thankful for the EDA's belief in our mission. This grant enables us to drive innovation, strengthen the life sciences ecosystem, and create lasting economic impact not just locally but for the entire United States."

Partners of the Regional Life Sciences Incubation Program include non-profit trade associations that represent their state’s life sciences industries, including Bio Nebraska, BioUtah, and the local Colorado BioScience Association. University partners across the 6 states include Colorado State University (CSU) through CSU STRATA, the Medical University of South Carolina through the Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization, Texas Tech University through its Office of Research and Innovation, University of Colorado – Anshutz, University of Colorado Boulder – (CU Boulder), University of Nebraska-Lincoln – (UNL) through NUtech Ventures, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNeMed Corporation), The University of New Mexico through UNM Rainforest Innovations, and the University of Utah’s Vice President for Research.

You can read the full article by following the link below.


https://innosphereventures.org/innosphere-ventures-awarded-2-million-grant-from-the-u-s-economic-development-administration-to-advance-life-sciences-innovation-across-6-states/

Applications DUE 💥TODAY💥 MARCH 17 for the Colorado Life Sciences Incubation Program.

The program will offer founders who are developing or commercializing technologies, products, devices, and life-saving breakthroughs the combined expertise and insights of Innosphere, Colorado BioScience Association, and Colorado BioScience Institute

The program is designed for technical founders, startups from federal labs, university startups, and physician-entrepreneurs who are:

👉Early stage – pre-seed or seed stage
👉Located in Colorado
👉Launching a medical device, digital health, diagnostic, biotech, or pharmaceutical company
👉Looking for expert help in driving their life sciences innovation to market.
👉Seeking to be a part of a collaborative environment and supportive business climate for life sciences innovation

The application process is designed to be fast and easy. Please visit https://innosphereventures.org/lifesciences-program/ and click APPLY to download the application!

As a semi-finalist in the EPIC Prize, we’ll be cheering on our cleantech startup OMC Hydrogen as they compete for more than $150k in prizes. 💸

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Last night's 25th Anniversary Celebration event was a success! You'll hear about the honored guests who received Innosphere's Founder awards in the coming weeks, but before we head into the weekend - we wanted to say thank you to Doug Bartlett for being such an "Ins-π-ring" role model for startups and a dedicated manager of our SAGE Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs.

How appropriate that Doug's birthday just happens to fall on Pi Day next week (3.14)! There isn't a better shirt to describe how you've influenced and inspired founders throughout the years. THANK YOU, Doug, and happy early birthday!