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Yale Ventures Opens 2024-2025 Faculty Accelerator Fund Applications

Date:
09/04/2023

Yale Ventures Opens 2024-2025 Faculty Accelerator Fund Applications

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Accelerators Open 2024

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale, The Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale, and The Roberts Innovation Fund Seeking Promising Faculty-Led Projects to Award more than $5M

Yale Ventures is pleased to announce that applications for the 2024-2025 accelerator funds are now open. Yale Ventures accelerator funds are open to faculty innovators and their teams working on cutting-edge translational research in the life sciences, digital health, autoimmunity and allergic disease, engineering, and physical sciences. The deadline for applications is October 31, 2024.

Yale Ventures accelerator funds are dedicated to advancing transformative Yale innovations that address some of the world’s most pressing challenges. In addition to funding, accelerator funds provide mentorship, innovation training, investor exposure and strategic support to assist in the commercialization of Yale faculty research. 

Yale Ventures is delighted to invite applications for our three accelerator funds. Each program offers customized support, including business training, mentoring, and funding to propel faculty-led ventures towards their next milestone," said James Boyle, Executive Director for Faculty Innovation, Yale Ventures. 

Yale Ventures is hosting events throughout the fall to provide more information about accelerator funds and opportunities for faculty innovators to acquire pitching skills, explore customer discovery, and understand market opportunity. To register for an upcoming event, visit the event registration page.

LIFESCIENCES

Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale focuses on the commercialization of applied research and technology in the life sciences, supporting Yale investigator-initiated research. Completed projects aim for partnerships with industry, the development of startups, or major industry-sponsored research agreements. Since its inception in 2017, it has supported more than 80 projects with over $20 million awarded, 28 new ventures launched raising $310M in external funding, 5 IND’s accepted with 2 positive early clinical trial readouts and 2 revenue generating digital health ventures-. The Blavatnik Fund welcomes a diverse range of innovations to apply. In the past we have funded traditional therapeutics as well as medical devices, diagnostics, and digital solutions. The accelerator fund is supported by a grant from The Blavatnik Family Foundation. 

AUTOIMMUNE & ALLERGIC DISEASES

The Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale

The Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale is committed to advancing innovative and translational research in autoimmune and allergic diseases. The Center promotes cross-disciplinary, investigator-initiated research to bridge gaps between research and application. Founded in 2019, it is supported by a grant from Judith and Stewart Colton. 

  • Deadline: November 21, 2024
YALE ENGINEERING

The Roberts Innovation Fund

The Roberts Innovation Fund is a lab-to-market accelerator fund that supports projects with faculty innovators from the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science.  In particular, the fund is focused on advancing breakthrough inventions that address real-world problems by providing access to capital, programmatic support and mentorship. Established in 2022, the Fund is made possible by a gift from Yale alumnus Will Roberts '90 and is managed in partnership with Yale Ventures and Yale Engineering’s Office of the Dean. 

Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for multiple accelerator funds. Submitting applications to multiple funds will not affect the consideration of each individual application. Accelerator teams will coordinate to ensure fairness and to maximize the impact of our resources.

 

About Yale Ventures

Launched by Yale University in 2022, Yale Ventures seeks to foster and accelerate a vibrant entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem that increases support, resources, and opportunities for Yale innovators as they translate their ideas and discoveries into new ventures that will positively impact the world's greatest challenges.