▸ Entrepreneurial Fellows Award

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 CLOSED. The application portal is OPEN and will close on May 2, 2025. Applications will be evaluated as they come in, so apply early using the link below!
▸ EF Application Submission Form

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▸ Accelerator Award

The Accelerator Award is a milestone-driven award program (up to $250,000 in direct costs) focused on translational research toward therapeutics, or associated biomarker or molecular diagnostic innovations.

The Accelerator Award Letter of Intent (LOI) submission portal is OPEN;
LOI submission deadline is July 1, 2025.

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▸ CBC-HITES Award

CBC-HITES is a funding and analytics resource for academic researchers from nine Chicagoland institutions. Funding opportunities include Windy City Innovation Awards (up to $75K in direct costs) for projects that need an enabling experiment and CHI-Town Commercialization Awards (up to $250K in direct costs) for more progressed projects.

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▸ Biotech Fizzle Fridays

Have questions about the CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows Program? Join the CBC Entrepreneurial Fellows online for Biotech Fizzle Friday!

Available date in 2025:

• April 18; 4:00 PM  ▸ Register to attend