Application Process
Our next annual request for proposals to fund university biomedical innovations opens in the Fall of 2024. The application process is multi-staged, and if selected to continue through the full cycle, applicants will prepare a proposal with commercialization milestones and a corresponding budget and present two pitch presentations to the Biolocity Oversight Committee.
NEW Application Process
- Submit Video & LOI: Submit a 3-5 minute lightning pitch video and letter of intent (LOI).
- OC Evaluation: The Biolocity Team and Oversight Committee (OC) review pitches and LOIs to select projects for the next phase.
- Invitation for Full Application: Selected projects are invited to submit a full application and present a full pitch to the OC.
- Bench2Market Talk: Watch a 1-hour Bench2Market Talk on crafting a compelling pitch to prepare milestone and budget documents.
- Milestone & Budget Review: Attend a review session for milestone and budget planning.
- Submit Full Proposal: Submit the completed full proposal.
- Pitch Coaching: Attend mandatory full-pitch coaching.
- Final Pitch: Present the full pitch to the OC.
How do you schedule a technology meeting anytime throughout the year?
- Submit your meeting request form below.
- Upon submission, you’ll be directed to our scheduling page.
- Click on your technology type to book your meeting.
- Craft a concise 10-minute presentation with slides to showcase your technology to the Biolocity team.
If you’re ready to schedule a meeting with our team, click the button below.
How to prepare for the meeting?
Prepare a 10-minute presentation. Here’s what we suggest:
- The unmet need your technology solves
- Technology overview (please include any sharable data/graphics/images)
- Intellectual property status (please include IP disclosures or patent filings alone with the institution or entity that holds the rights)
- Market considerations (who is the buyer of your technology/size of market/how is it better or different than existing options
- Team (who is currently working on this technology)
- Goal (what are your next steps/what assistance are you requesting from Biolocity)
Who will attend the meeting?
The Biolocity team and our entrepreneurs in residence (EIRs). You can view them here.
Eligibility
- Intellectual property rights must be held (at least in part) by one of our partner institutions:
- Emory University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- At least one principal investigator must be affiliated with Emory or Georgia Tech
- Technology must positively impact human health with compelling evidence for commercial potential
- Two principal investigators are preferred – one technical expert and one clinical expert
Evaluation Criteria
Technologies are evaluated based on the probability of future commercial success and the following criteria:
- Validity of unmet clinical need
- Competitive landscape
- Current and future market dynamics
- Strength and nature of intellectual property
- Addressability of regulatory risk
- Nature of reimbursement landscape
- High probability of attracting follow-on funding within 2-3 years of receiving an award
Email Biolocity@nullgatech.edu with any questions regarding the application process.
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