Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium (MBArC)

What they do

Missouri-Columbia, the Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium (MBArC) is an NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) program with a goal to provide funding, training, and education to academic researchers to accelerate the transition of discoveries originating from research labs into products that improve health. P

What they look for

The MBArC network will employ the following strategies to increase biomedical research commercialization: Leverage MBArC’s geographic and institutional scope to develop strategic partnerships that invite scientists to engage in technology transfer and commercialization, Give academic researchers the training and resources needed to validate the clinical and commercial feasibility of their innovations, Provide researchers with funding and mentorship to complete product definition studies and attract follow-on funding, and Offer experiential learning opportunities in biomedical entrepreneurship

Stage

Ideation, Pre-seed

Sectors

Healthcare

Based

Columbia, US