▸ RFA: Entrepreneurial Fellows Award
Updated: March 28, 2024
The CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (EF) Award program identifies and supports the professional development of junior life sciences researchers who are keen to develop the skills and experiences needed to move translational projects from a university lab toward commercialization and potentially into a Chicago-based biotech start-up. The program exposes Fellows to a breadth of real-world experiences across the CBC institutions and connects trainees to the Chicago biomedical community.
The CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows (EF) Award application submission portal is OPEN. The application submission portal is scheduled to close on May 10, 2024.
Applications will be evaluated as they come in, so apply early using the link below!
▸ EF Application Submission Form
Meet the CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows HERE!
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Updated: January 10, 2024
The Accelerator Award is a milestone-driven award program (up to $250,000) focused on translational research toward therapeutics or associated biomarkers and diagnostics.
The Accelerator Award Letter of Intent (LOI) submission portal is now OPEN;
LOI submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis.
▸ RFA: Oncology Affinity Group Award
Updated: January 10, 2024
The CBC Oncology Affinity Group is an inclusive community of Chicago scientists with an overarching goal to provide a framework for selecting high-risk/high-reward research projects in the Oncology space. The CBC Oncology Affinity Group award can range up to $250,000 total for use over one to two years.
The Letter of Intent (LOI) submission portal for the CBC Oncology Affinity Group is now CLOSED. LOI submission deadline: TBA.
Check back soon for more information about the next Affinity Group schedule.
▸ CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows: Fizzle Fridays
Updated: January 18, 2024
Applicants can meet our current Entrepreneurial Fellows for Fizzle Fridays and learn about the application process.
Next Available Dates:
- April 19, 2024
4:00 PM Virtual Session via ZOOM RSVP here
Recent CBC News
News I November 7, 2023
CBC-HITES, in partnership with 27 industry, venture capital and community organizations, is one of 13 hubs that are now part of the NIH’s Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REAC Hub) program.
Find out how CBC-HITES will help academic inventors from nine Chicago institutions partner with biopharma leaders to transform their research into commercial products.
CBC In The News I November 6, 2023
Play the video below for highlights of the November 2, 2023 event!
News I October 25, 2023
With an additional $13.5 million of funding from the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust, the Chicago Biomedical Consortium (CBC) is entering its 3rd Phase of operations. The CBC will continue its funding of high-quality, inter-institutional academic projects in this next phase.
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