Innovation Services

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Rebecca Louisthelmy
  • Advance Your Idea from Concept to Commercialization 

Venture Development

Our programs support development of startups and industry partnerships by UMass researchers based upon their technologies and product concepts.

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Startup Know-How Talks Series
  • Learn from the Experts 

Startup Know-How Talks Series

The seminar series and special events to allow researchers and founders to connect with a variety of resources, mentors, and experts from the campus and beyond.

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Office Hours
  • Meet with the Experts 

Events & Office Hours

We host office hours with legal, intellectual property and venture advisors–bringing founders the knowledge and support they need to move ventures forward.

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Start-Up Stadium
  • Join Our Community of UMass Startups 

Startup Community

We are proud of the community of pre-startups, startups, and inventors that we serve. Our portfolio spans a wide range of industries and technologies from Idea to Investor Ready.

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  • a path from lab to market 

Startup Navigator

The innovation trail is tough to navigate, especially for first-time pre-startup and startup teams. You know your research and your technology but successfully going from concept through to commercialization is uncharted territory. The IALS Startup Navigator is designed to help founders get their bearings. For research-driven UMass STEM ventures, IALS Venture Development and its Business Innovation Fellows are here to help as cross-cutting resources working directly with founders to find a path from lab to market.

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  • Fueling Startup Development 

Business Innovation Fellows Program

Business Innovation Fellows act as a catalyst within IALS and the local community, facilitating the commercialization of research by collaborating with founders to de-risk and add value from “concept to commercialization” and “idea to Series A.”

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Seed Funding
  • Seed Funding 

Translational Seed Awards

The Institute for Applied Life Sciences offers Translational Seed Awards of up to $100,000 for translational research & development to move UMass research and creative works towards impact through research-based startup ventures, out-licensing of patented or copyrighted work, scaleable community engagement, social impact ventures, or other vehicles.

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  • Training, Expertise and State-of-the-Art Resources 

UMass Amherst Centralized Core Facilities

Our state-of-the-art laboratories, instrumentation, equipment, and world-class experts are helping researchers drive discovery and pursue scientific endeavors on the front line of innovation in Life Sciences; Cellular, Molecular, and Animal Sciences; Manufacturing, Engineering, and Material Sciences; and Human Health.

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Collaboratories

Collaboratories

The IALS Collaboratories are research laboratory spaces for industry partners located in the Life Science Laboratories on the UMass Amherst Campus.

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Industry Engagement
  • Help for Collaborations & Partnerships 

Industry Engagement

IALS industry engagement programs facilitate development of industry collaborations IALS affiliated faculty labs and research themes that are of interest to companies seeking novel technologies and expertise to complement their strategic and R&D priorities.

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