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Apply to one of Innosphere’s programs here!

Submit your company application today:

One-stop-shop application. Whether you’re interested in the Regional Life Sciences Incubation Program, the Regional CleanTech Incubation Program, the SAGE Program, or other general cohorts – this is the application for you!
Program cost: Unlike many incubation programs, Innosphere does not take equity in the startups we support! In many cases, your client company fees are subsidized, or completely covered, by grants and sponsorships we receive.
Application Deadline for the Regional Life Sciences Incubation Program: As soon as possible, at least by Friday, March 22nd!

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Congratulations – you’ve taken a big step for the future of your startup company! On behalf of Innosphere, we’re excited to learn more about you and your technology. We look forward to accelerating your startup’s success, supporting your commercialization efforts, and helping you reach your next business milestones!

Complete this application to the best of your ability. This typically takes around 60-90 minutes or less to complete.
If you have additional documents such as an investor pitch deck or business plan, you may attach those at the end of the application; please limit your additional attachments to only 2 extra documents.

Select the program(s) for which you are applying(Required)

Regional Life Sciences Incubation Program

Regional Cleantech Incubation Program

The SAGE program

Other Innosphere Incubation & Commercialization Programs

Regional Life Sciences Incubation Program
This program is powered through a partnership between Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), the Colorado BioScience Institute, and Innosphere Ventures.

The SAGE program
This program provides early-stage startup companies with pro bono advising.

Regional CleanTech Incubation Program
The virtual program focuses on ensuring Energy & CleanTech companies are investor-ready, connecting entrepreneurs with experienced advisors and early hires, making introductions to corporate partners, exit planning, providing companies with competitive research, and much more. Once accepted into the program, companies receive ongoing support to ensure they’re getting the know-how to raise the right kind of capital and all the resources to grow.

Other Innosphere Programs & General Cohorts
If you haven’t selected an option above, this one is for you! Our leading business incubation program is for founders commercializing technologies and products in science and technology-based sectors.

Your information

Name(Required)

First Last

Your position in this company (founder/co-founder, CEO, etc.)

Email(Required)

LinkedIn profile

Phone number and/or company phone number

Demographics

As part of our commitment to ensuring broad economic impact on the regions participating in this program, we ask that you provide us the following demographic and economic impact information. This data will be used to evaluate the regional representation of the program and measure its impact on healthcare accessibility and affordability."

Founders or members of your executive leadership team include

Asian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Indigenous / Native American / Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

Middle Eastern / North African

Two or more races

None of the above

Founders or members of your executive leadership team include

Woman/women

Veteran(s), active military or reserve

Person/people with disabilities

A non-binary, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) person/people

Have been adversely affected by low socioeconomic status

None of the above

Which of the following best describes the primary impact of your technology on healthcare access or affordability? [check all that apply]

Expands access to care in remote, rural, and other regions with fewer available healthcare resources

Reduces healthcare costs for patients or providers

Improves health outcomes for high-burden conditions

Enhances efficiency in healthcare delivery

No direct impact on healthcare access or affordability

Application questions

If you have a life sciences solution, how would you best categorize your solution?

If your solution is a hybrid where more than one category describes your product, please check all that apply.

Diagnostics - clinical microbiology, clinical chemistry, hematology, genomics, cytogenetics, anatomical pathology

Medical Device Technology – patient monitoring, imaging, surgical, diagnostic, therapeutic

BioPharma - small molecule, large molecule, gene therapy, cell therapy, synthetic biology, chemistry, biologics

Veterinary Translational Medicine - musculoskeletal health and repair, infectious and immune disease, regenerative medicine, cellular therapy

Digital Health - mobile health, telehealth/telemedicine, wearable devices, wireless medical devices

Health Technology - AI/ML, quantum computing, health information technology, medical data systems, personalized medicine

Advanced Material Science – composites, 2D materials, other next-gen materials, associated manufacturing technologies

Other - Please describe below.

Other - Please describe:

Does your solution align with any of the Key Technology Focus Areas (KTFAs) defined in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022?

If yes, check those that apply:

Biotechnology including genetic engineering, synthetic biology, and genomics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Healthcare including application of these technologies in healthcare, including data analysis, diagnostic procedures, personalized medicine, and robotic surgeries

Quantum Computing including its application in biomedical research

Neurotechnology and Brain Science focusing on understanding brain function, treating neurological disorders, and developing brain-computer interfaces

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology such as composites, 2D materials, other next-gen materials, and associated manufacturing technologies for use in various life science applications, such as drug delivery systems, medical implants, and sensors

Public Health and Biomedical Sciences including disease prevention, diagnostics, treatment methods, and the development of pharmaceuticals and medical devices

N/A

1. Brief description of the technology that you are focused on bringing to market.

2. Describe your business and the problem(s) that your product/solution solves.

3. Describe the market you are targeting and your initial target customers. How many of them have you interviewed about the problem you’re solving and the need for your solution? What is your estimate of the total addressable market?

4. What is the value proposition to your target customer?

5. Describe your business model – how do you generate sales and ultimately make a profit?

6. How is the problem you’re solving, solved today? Who are your competitors and how will you differentiate your solution?

7. Describe your initial go-to-market plan. Include information on your sale strategies including channel partners.

8. Describe current traction with customers (users, customers, pilots, revenue) and the development stage of your product/solution.

9. How much capital (grants, friends and family, outside investors) have you currently raised, and from what sources?

10. How much funding do you anticipate needing in the next 12 months? What funding sources will you pursue? What business milestones does this funding help you achieve?

11. Is your company goal to have a successful merger, acquisition, or exit?(Required)

Yes

Not sure

11.1 What is the anticipated total funding needed to reach an exit?

12. What are specific goals for the business over the next 12 months?

13. What challenges will you face over the next 12 months?

14. Describe your founding team and/or your team’s current gaps

15. If available, provide a URL where we can access your company demo

16. What are the top 3 things that our incubation program, subject matter experts, and advisors can help you accomplish?

If an energy/climate tech startup, is this a U.S. Department of Energy funded technology?

This includes receiving funds from a DOE applied program office or support from national labs.

Yes

N/A

17. Last question! How did you hear about this incubation program for startups? (e.g. university referral, mentor, online, colleague, an event you attended, email, another organization, etc.)(Required)

18. If you have additional documents such as an investor pitch deck or business plan, please attach; however, do limit your additional attachments to only 2 extra files

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Max. file size: 64 MB, Max. files: 2.

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Directions

Complete this application to the best of your ability. This typically takes around 60-90 minutes or less to complete.
If you have additional documents such as an investor pitch deck or business plan, you may attach those at the end of the application; please limit your additional attachments to only 2 extra documents.