Medical Device Innovation Challenge

CNY Biotech Accelerator’s (CNYBAC) Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) is a 6-month virtual program mentoring selected early-to-mid stage start-up companies each year. The MDIC serves as a complementary and collaborative initiative to assist teams in preparation for incubation programs, expand their innovation ecosystem, and assess strategic planning by providing mentorship, resources, funding/pitch opportunities, and connections. Teams must be US-based and commercializing a medical device per FDA definition.

The initial MDIC Application is accepted January through March 15 each year. Those that fully complete the initial application are sent an Innovation Law Center Supplemental Application to be completed by March 31. Only those applicants that fill out both forms will move on to the selection process.

CNYBAC Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) Two-step Application Process:
Step 1: Confirm eligibility
Step 2: Complete Innovation Law Center (ILC) Application Review Form

If you meet the eligibility, complete an MDIC Application and return by March 15 to durdonk@upstate.edu.

Reach full eligibility and access application to apply here:
https://cnybac.com/medical-device-innovation-challenge-in-the-national-grid-creation-garage/

BMS Golden Ticket Competition!

The 2024 Bristol Myers Squibb Golden Ticket competition is now live and offers incredible opportunities for your startup:

  • Dedicated lab space in the heart of NYC
  • Unparalleled networking and programming opportunities
  • Tax-free benefits to accelerate your growth
  • Access to a vibrant community of innovators

Bristol Myers Squibb will select up to two (2) winners. Do not miss this chance to fast-track your milestones! Apply now: https://www.biolabs.io/bmsgoldenticket2024

NHLBI Exploratory Research Grant for Bioengineers

A Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) has been issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to encourage early-stage innovative bioengineering projects that could lead to preclinical and translational research and potential funding from federal and non-federal sources. The program is distinct from the NHLBI Catalyze Program and is focused on investigator-initiated ideas and concepts that may eventually contribute to the Catalyze pipeline.

This NOSI invites discovery- and design-driven bioengineering research ideas that are important across the Institute and critical for future hypothesis-generating projects. Notably, this program emphasizes first-generation prototype development and initial feasibility studies. The NHLBI is interested in the development of new ideas for diagnostics, therapeutics, surgical technologies, artificial intelligence/machine learning/computational modeling tools, smart biomaterials for self-adjusting implants, molecular imaging, synthetic biology, and nanotechnologies, as applied to HLBS-related issues.

First Available Due Date: February 16, 2025

Read the full NOSI and details on applying here: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-24-037.html

CFB Client IAMBIC Receives $1 Million NSF SBIR Phase II Grant

CFB Client, IAMBIC has been awarded approximately $1M in grant funding from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research program. IAMBIC is an innovative shoe company disrupting the centuries-old footwear industry with their sizeless, precision-fit footwear driven by proprietary AI algorithms. This substantial funding from NSF enables IAMBIC to scale its cutting-edge precision-fit shoe design and manufacturing.

The Center for Biotechnology and its accelerator programs have been instrumental in assisting IAMBIC with their SBIR pursuits and commercialization development.

Read more about IAMBIC and their recent funding here.

Hack@CEWIT – Starts 3/1!

Still time to register! Registration for the 8th annual Hack@CEWIT will close March 1 at 3pm.

Join hundreds of student hackers at the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT) for a 40-hour hackathon to learn new skills, make new connections, develop innovative ideas and compete for amazing prizes.

CEWIT will open its doors for the event at 5pm today. Do not miss your opportunity to Unleash Innovation and Transform Tomorrow

All participants must reside in the U.S and be currently registered in a college/university as an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student.

REGISTER HERE