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CED is excited to announce that life science companies can now APPLY for GRO, an Incubator by CED. If selected, your company will have the opportunity to join our nine-week cohort starting February 1, 2021.

Companies in GRO will attend weekly classes delivered by top-notch speakers, receive 1:1 coaching from industry leaders and entrepreneurs, and complete assignments to help grow and scale.

We encourage you to apply if you:

Have plans to start a therapeutics, diagnostics, or medical device company but don't know where to begin
Have started a life science company and need to move from the lab through regulatory approval to commercialization

Note: This application is for companies in the life science industry. If you are a technology company, or your company's foundation is technology (i.e. AgTech, Healthcare IT, etc.) please apply here.

All applications are due by January 7, 2021, and will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of industry experts. Companies will be notified of their selection on January 18, 2021, and announced publicly on January 25, 2021.

This application should take around 30-45 minutes. You may save and return to the application by clicking the button above. It will prompt you to create a login and password that you can use to access your application. Do not forget to hit submit when you have completed the application and are ready to send it in.

The deadline to submit your company application is January 7, 2021.

If you have any issues submitting your application, please email Lindsay at lrivera@cednc.org.

Applicant Info

First Name

Last Name

Title

Mobile Phone

Work Phone

Company Mailing Street

Company Mailing City

State/Province

Company Mailing Postal Code

Company Details

Company Name

Website

Twitter

Incorporation Date

Industry Sector

Does your company have any affiliation with a university? If so, which one?

Short Company Description (Your Elevator Pitch)

Founding/C-Suite Team (Name, Title, LinkedIn URL)

Board Members/Key Advisors (Name, LinkedIn URL)

Number of FT Employees

Number of PT Employees

Number of Contractors

Application Questions

What unmet need are you addressing?

What is your solution? Briefly describe how your solution is addressing this unmet need.

Explain how your company's intellectual property. Do you have existing patents? Pending patents?Signed License Agreements? Any other barriers to entry against your competitors?

What is your company's plan for generating revenue? What are the customer segments and price points?

Who is your target market? Given the number of customers and revenue model, what is the dollar value of your market opportunity at launch and at scale? (Please include figures and sources of data.)

Who are your company's direct competitors?

Milestones to be achieved in the next 12 months

Tell the selection committee why you should be selected.

Occasionally CED partners will sponsor full or partial scholarships for companies to participate in GRO. If interested, please provide a brief explanation about why you and your company should be considered.

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