2016 Innovation Competition (Boston, MA)
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Overview
We are looking for Innovative 'Ideas' across life sciences to pitch for this competition. An "Idea" can be a concept to an early stage venture. Be part of an exciting new competition to get community feedback and win awards. There are prizes available for the top innovators. Leverage the BiotechTuesday network to gain feedback and identify new team members, investors and corporate partners. Your participation, along with others in the community, will make this event special!
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General rules
- New! All submissions are due by 5:00PM on Friday, September 16th.
- 'Ideas' can include concept stage to early stage ventures with a seed round.
- Only one Idea per application.
- Do not disclose any confidential information on this website as described in the Terms of Use for the competition.
- All applications will be reviewed in advance and BiotechTuesday reserves the right to reject an application for any reason.
- The winners will be determined from a pitch to the Judging Panel in advance of the event. The judges will have the final decision on the winners.
- Award sponsors will select winners for their awards based on criteria listed on the Awards page. A pitch can only win an award if it meets the qualifications defined by the sponsor. Additional awards may be added during the competition.
- Clients of Mass Innovation Labs are not eligible to enter this competition.
Please email Support if you have any questions or need help in submitting an application.
Competition process
- An individual or team submits an application for review. An uploaded business plan or presentation is required for each pitch.
- The Tagline, Concept or Business Name, Elevator Pitch, Contact Us, optional video, and optional logo are publically viewable. The uploaded business presentation and contact information fields are not publically viewable.
- The pitch submission is reviewed by BiotechTuesday staff, and if approved, the pitch posting goes live at www.biotechtuesday.com. We reserve the right to disqualify an application for any reason.
- A panel of judges review the business presentation to select finalists.
- Finalists will have a five minute, in person, pitch to the panel of judges on September 19th at 7PM.
- The winner(s) will be announced at the September 20th event and have the opportunity to present their five minute pitch to event attendees.
- Participants receive anonymous community feedback from their pitch posting following the event (Note: BiotechTuesday login is required to leave comments).
Awards
One goal of this competition is to engage life science companies to support community innovators with cash or in-kind products or services. Rather than bestow all of the awards to a winner, the sponsors of an Innovation Award can determine which pitch wins their award. The more companies that sponsor an Innovation Award, the more ways innovators can gain valuable support for their ideas.
We are looking for more Innovation Awards. If your company can offer cash, products or services that can benefit innovators, please contact us to sponsor an Award. We can accept new awards up to a week before the event. This is a great way to distinguish your company as a contributor to innovation in Boston and beyond!