Apply for Blavatnik

How to apply

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale

Applications are now closed for development and pilot awards for the FY 2025 Cycle.

What you need to apply: A 5-minute slide pitch is all you need for your pre-proposal submission! Just get together 6-8 PowerPoint slides that you can present in 5 minutes that answer these basic questions:

What’s the product/service?
What’s the market?
What’s the competition?
What are your differentiating unique benefits?
How would this product make money?
What’s your current team and status?
What exactly would you accomplish with Blavatnik funding?

Therapeutics PowerPoint Template

Digital Health PowerPoint Template

Other Resources

Blavatnik Fellows

Our Blavatnik Fellows, experienced PhD and MD life science professionals who are part of our team who work closely with faculty innovators to provide market research, competitive analysis.

Venture Lab

Venture Lab is an innovation platform that brings together executive mentorship, resources, business analysis, and funding strategies to support Yale faculty entrepreneurs at any stage of their venture development.

Venture Lab Innovation Library

Please visit our Innovation Library for additional resources tailored to support faculty innovators as they advance their research from lab to market.