{"id":24847474,"date":"2024-08-07T17:30:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labplus.uy\/international-call-for-start-up-applications-awards-to-develop-scientific-technological-start-ups-in-life-sciences\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T17:31:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:31:32","slug":"international-call-for-start-up-applications-awards-to-develop-scientific-technological-start-ups-in-life-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labplus.uy\/es\/international-call-for-start-up-applications-awards-to-develop-scientific-technological-start-ups-in-life-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR START-UP APPLICATIONS: Awards to develop scientific-technological start-ups in life sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00bb1&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.24.2&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb inline_fonts=\u00bbTitillium Web\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/labplus.uy\/es\/quienes-somos\/\">LAB+<\/a>, the company builder of the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, is pleased to announce a new international call for 2024. This initiative seeks to unite research and innovation leaders dedicated to creating and developing science and technology-based start-ups in the life sciences sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><br \/><strong>Funding Scope:<\/strong> The funding aims to support disruptive innovations that lead to the development of products and\/or services derived from high-quality life science-based research or technology with potential for intellectual property protection. Our focus is on revolutionary projects at the intersection of medicine, biology, and technology to enhance the well-being of humans, animals, and the environment. Proposal areas of interest include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Healthcare<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Medical Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Drug Discovery and Pharmaceuticals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Biotech Diagnostics and Therapeutics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Agricultural and Food Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><br \/><strong>Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong> We invite applications from scientists and entrepreneurs with recognized research training (PhDs, MDs, Chemists, Engineers) who have exciting, original, and disruptive research, development, and innovation projects with significant commercial or socio-economic potential. Projects must have a scientific basis with current or future intellectual property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><strong>Evaluation Criteria:<\/strong> Proposals will be evaluated based on the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Highly innovative technology with solid scientific foundations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Well-defined, feasible, and achievable objectives for the project period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Clear definition of the market problem addressed and analysis of market potential.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Comprehensive understanding of the current state of the art in intellectual property.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Motivated teams with outstanding scientific careers and a strong commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration to create and develop a science-based start-up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><strong>Support and Benefits:\u00a0<\/strong>Selected start-ups will receive:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Seed stage funding (up to US$ 750,000).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Inclusion in a top-tier scientific ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Access to international business, strategy, innovation, business development, administrative-accounting operations, and intellectual property management expertise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Laboratory facilities (30 m\u00b2) and open access to IP Montevideo&#8217;s central facilities for a limited number of projects where infrastructure is crucial for development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><strong>Application and Selection Process:<\/strong>\u00a0The selection process consists of four steps:<br \/>1. Screening and pre-selection.<br \/>2. LAB+ Staff revision and co-working.<br \/>3. Due Diligence.<br \/>4. Investment Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">To apply, candidates must complete the online form with non-confidential information: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd3pZOPDn31doC1WN-lI5UBvOfScA7HhwaA9xc9HQ7bPWbCBQ\/viewform?vc=0&amp;c=0&amp;w=1&amp;flr=0\">bit.ly\/LABplusCall2024<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">Deadline of applications: <span style=\"color: #e02b20;\"><strong>September 15, 2024<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\"><strong>Commitment to Equality:<\/strong> The Institut Pasteur de Montevideo and LAB+ are committed to promoting an organizational culture of gender equity. We adhere to Uruguayan Law 17.817 on combating racism, xenophobia, and all forms of discrimination, and Uruguayan Law 19.846 on the obligations emerging from international human rights law regarding equality and no discrimination between women and men, covering formal, substantive and recognition equality.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Titillium Web'; font-weight: normal; font-size: large; color: #5e5e5e;\">For further details and application, visit our website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/labplus.uy\/es\/quienes-somos\/\">LAB+ About Us<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAB+, the company builder of the Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, is pleased to announce a new international call for 2024. 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