Rice Biotech Launch Pad

#News – Today, Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC announced the launch of the Rice Venture Creation Fellowship, a postdoctoral research program that will provide training to bridge the gap between academic research and venture-backable startup concepts. The program, accepting applications through April 15 (https://bit.ly/4ipHEE5), will provide entrepreneurial fellows with resources needed to effectively develop target product profiles, discover customer bases, develop business plans and more. Read the full news release: https://prn.to/4kvIeSW

Last call! Applications for the Venture Creation Fellowship from RBL LLC and Rice Biotech Launch Pad are due today, April 15! If you’re a doctoral grad looking to put your entrepreneurial research ideas to work, this postdoc program is for you. This program will support select innovative thinkers as they transition from academic bench to biotech startup launch by providing scientific, clinical, and business mentorship and training, plus resources for product and business development. Apply today: https://bit.ly/4ipHEE5 #BioTech #Innovation #Entrepreneur #PostdocProgram

Tomorrow is the last day to apply to the Venture Creation Fellowship from Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC! This incredible opportunity is designed to help doctoral graduates transform their research ideas into thriving biotech businesses. From refining your product ideas to pitching to investors, you’ll have access to research and office space, mentoring from seasoned entrepreneurs, business training, and clinical connections. Learn more and apply before it’s too late: https://bit.ly/4ipHEE5 #BioTech #Postdoc #Entrepreneur

#News – Today, Rice Biotech Launch Pad announced a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer demonstrating the safety and efficacy of interleukin-12-producting cytokine factories in preclinical models of multiple types of #cancer.    The study demonstrates that an IL-12-producing cytokine factory near the tumor microenvironment induces the recruitment of Tpex cells, leading to a durable population of tumor-targeting T cells. This approach, combined with checkpoint inhibitors, effectively eliminates local and distal tumors in preclinical models of metastatic melanoma, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers, and will serve as the foundation for upcoming clinical trials and an emerging biotech launched out of RBL LLC.    Read the full news release: https://lnkd.in/egaS28Jr   #CancerResearch

Our faculty director, professor of bioengineering at Rice University Omid Veiseh, Ph.D., recently discussed Rice Biotech Launch Pad’s mission to create innovative biotechnology based on patient need with Chris Mazzolini of Medical Economics.   Tune in to learn more about how the Launch Pad accelerates the development of cutting-edge biotech ventures by pairing clinicians with entrepreneurs, investors, and industry partners, and learn about our current projects involving cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and new biomaterials. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/ezrvntRJ

#News – Today, Rice Biotech Launch Pad announced that Omid Veiseh, the Launch Pad’s faculty director and professor of bioengineering at Rice University, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows. Dr. Veiseh’s induction into the College of Fellows is thanks to his work on the advancement of cell-based therapeutics toward developing transformative medicines for treating cancer, metabolic disease, Type-1 diabetes, and inflammatory disorders. Read the full news release: https://prn.to/4cbUqUW

Ready to make the jump from academic research to biotech entrepreneurship? 🚀 RBL LLC and Rice Biotech Launch Pad have launched an exciting new Venture Creation Fellowship to help you do just that! This fellowship offers all the support you need—whether it’s refining your product profile, finding the right customer base, prototyping, or developing business strategies. Plus, you’ll have access to world-class mentorship, office space, and connections to top clinicians at the Texas Medical Center. Applications close on April 15. Don’t miss out—apply today! https://bit.ly/4ipHEE5 #BioTech #PostdoctoralResearch #Entrepreneur

#News – Today, Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC announced an event to celebrate the official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC on May 5, following a Rice University presidential lecture delivered by biotech entrepreneur Robert Langer. The launch event will include a keynote presentation by innovative leader in drug development, Bob Ruffolo, and a fireside chat with Langer and Ruffolo moderated by Matthew Herper, senior writer at STAT. Read the full news release: https://prn.to/4hOkoyW

Are you an academic researcher eager to transition into the world of biotech entrepreneurship? Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC have teamed up to offer a new Venture Creation Fellowship designed to help emerging biotech scientists make the leap from academia to business. The program provides comprehensive support in areas such as product profiling, customer discovery, prototyping, initial product data generation, and business planning. Participants will benefit from mentorship by experienced entrepreneurs and scientists, access to business school training, research and office space, and direct connections with clinicians at the Texas Medical Center. Applications are due by April 15! https://bit.ly/4ipHEE5 Read more about the program: https://prn.to/4kvIeSW #BioTech #Postdoc #Entrepreneur

Rice Biotech Launch Pad is proud of the work our Biotech Launch Pad Fellows are doing to revolutionize health care solutions. Meet our four promising young scientists, pioneering medical breakthroughs in the treatment of #lymphedema and #endometriosis, plus wireless biometric monitoring in the NICU. As the first cohort of Biotech Launch Pad Fellows, this remarkable group is working to invent the future of medicine. Learn more about our winning formula for biotech #innovation: https://bit.ly/41HFdHG