2024 Mission BioCapital Platinum Program

We're here to help you launch your life sciences company!

Since 2022, the Mission BioCapital Platinum Program has funded a total of $3.5M to 8 companies located in 4 cities in the U.S. and Europe.

2024 Platinum Program Sponsors

FOUNDING SPONSORS

PREFERRED SERVICE  SPONSORS

LAB SPONSORS

Lab space, capital, drug discovery services, legal, accounting, and mentoring: Literally everything you need to launch your company!

Here at Mission BioCapital, we love working with entrepreneurs like you. We and our partner life science incubators are constantly developing new ways to provide a launchpad for world-changing science.

As biotech entrepreneurs, you have unique needs: You need lab space fitted with state-of-the-art research equipment; professional support staff who can manage everything from EH&S training to proper handling of biohazard waste; office space for meetings with your team and potential investors; and a vibrant, collaborative space in which to share ideas and expertise with other exciting life science companies.

You also need capital to pay for those critical early experiments, consultants, the rent, the insurance. You need leading-edge discovery and development services. You need legal advice and accounting expertise. 

You need advice on what those critical early experiments should be. You need perspective on defining a meaningful roadmap for an early-stage biotech company.

The Platinum Program was designed to meet all these needs! Together with our partners, we aim to find high-potential early-stage biomedical innovations powered by enthusiastic teams and back them for the best possible chance for success.

Our 2024 Platinum Program will award up to six winning startup-ups with:

  • A guaranteed lab bench in one of Mission BioCapital’s affiliated incubators located in 13 cities in the U.S. and Europe
  • Up to $500,000 per awardee
  • Drug discovery services from Alloy Therapeutics to enable companies with a derisked pathway to lead candidate
  • Legal advising on company incorporation, technology licenses, cap tables, etc. from Goodwin
  • Day-to-day accounting support and finance services from van den Boom & Associates
  • Strategic scientific and business development mentorship from experts across MBC’s corporate network, including sponsors Mission BioCapital, Lilly, OVI, and Alloy Therapeutics

* JULY 16, 2024 UPDATE *

While the application deadline of July 15, 2024 has passed and we are no longer accepting applications for startups based in the US, we have extended the deadline for TWO WEEKS for EUROPEAN-based startups until August 2, 2024! Apply here! 

Thank you to Eli Lilly for sponsoring up to two ADDITIONAL Platinum Tickets for European-based startups!

* August 06, 2024 UPDATE *

All Applications are closed.

If you have been selected as a finalist for the 2024 Platinum Program, you will receive an email notifying you in August. Finalists will be required to virtually pitch to the Mission BioCapital partnership on August 7, 2024. Award decisions will be made thereafter. All applicants will receive an email notification about the conclusion of this year’s contest in September.

Thank you for your interest in the Mission BioCapital Platinum Program!

Note: Applicants that have already applied will not be affected by the extension.

 

Please follow us on LinkedIn to learn when the 2025 Platinum Program will begin accepting applications.

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Have questions about the Platinum Program and/or want to learn more about Mission BioCapital? Please see our FAQ, or email platinumprogram@missionbiocapital.com.

Platinum Program application form

Our Platinum Program was designed to include everything you need to launch your company!

2024 awards will include up to $500,000, a lab bench in one of our affiliated incubators located in 13 cities in the U.S. and Europe, drug discovery services from Alloy Therapeutics, and scientific and business development mentorship.

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Please Note: Your response to the next question will not qualify/disqualify you for consideration in our process to award Platinum Tickets. Applications and pitches will be reviewed based on merit and other requirements for the program and not based on your answers to the following question. This information will be used only to help us ensure that we are running an equitable process.

Mission BioCapital strongly encourages under-represented founders to apply. If you identify as under-represented in the biotech industry please self-identify here*: (check all applicable boxes)

*While we know that checking boxes can never fully capture the complexity of your identity, the above options are included because they have been identified in peer-reviewed literature and reports as identities and demographics that are measurably under-represented in the biotech industry. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. There are many other identities and demographics that are not widely discussed as under-represented but that we believe are important to support.

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  • Competitive advantage over current state of the art
  • Proprietary aspect(s) & current state of any IP
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News from Our Network

Follow us on twitter @MissionBioCap

Save the date for two big 2024 invite-only events this spring! Announcing the Tech Transfer Showcase with
@BioSPartners
(Feb 13), and another iteration of our hit BioLabs Investor Day series (April 16)

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We’re very excited to have 16 NJ life science startups on the agenda for #biolabsinvestorday on Thursday! From pre-Seed to Series B, each company will get 5 minutes to give lightning pitches to a room full of other startups, investors, sponsors and partners.

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Interested in pitching your biotech company to world-class investors? Join us for a packed day of curated networking and 5-minute pitches at BioLabs Investor Day on October 26! Pre-seed through Series B. Apply at http://wkf.ms/45MLTDn.

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