Fueling Life Sciences Entrepreneurship!
BioLeap bridges the critical gap between Life Sciences research and successful commercialization, fostering innovation in Puerto Rico’s scientific landscape. Our mission is to propel visionary projects from the laboratory to the market, accelerating translational research into tangible solutions. In a field where promising ideas often struggle to navigate the complex and extensive journey from concept to market, BioLeap stands as a catalyst for transformation, offering strategic mentorship, resources, and a collaborative ecosystem.
What does our program offer?
Strong Incubation Curriculum
A 12-week curriculum-driven incubation initiative designed to instruct aspiring entrepreneurs in the life sciences sector on the intricacies of conducting business within the industry.
Technical Assistance
A 14-week period of technical assistance open office hours is provided for participants in the current cohort.
Structured Path for Advancement
A structured path for advancement that includes connections with our pre-acceleration (pre18), acceleration (P18), and post-acceleration (Xpand) programs.
Capital Structure Support
Support in processing of tax credits, export incentives and various other advantages to create a lean capital structure for your company.
Who qualifies?
Project: Have a novel and functional prototype, proof of concept (experimental) or platform technology in the Life Sciences field is required.
Individuals with demonstrated experience and capacity in order to successfully develop the prototype, proof of concept, or platform technology towards advanced phases.
Be either a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident and anticipates sustaining ongoing Research ongoing research and development efforts in Puerto Rico.
Bioleap offers a collaborative network!
The collaborative network between BioLeap and the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust fosters synergies by leveraging the support of various programs, encompassing research initiatives, funding mechanisms, and marketing opportunities, thereby advancing the intersection of science, technology, and innovative biotechnology solutions.
The TTO teams up with universities and research institutions to effectively identify, assess, protect, market, and transfer the most promising research discoveries from Puerto Rico’s universities, institutions, and research institutes to the private sector for commercialization and to benefit the public.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are sources of seed funding for technology commercialization, aimed for small businesses in early stages.
Offers a structured, systematic, open, and competitive funding mechanism to support the development of science and technology research projects in Puerto Rico.
The business support network, Colmena66, provides companies with updated and relevant information to understand market opportunities and trends, new technologies, among others.
