Lab-to-Launch supports Virginia university spinouts with patent and licensing expense reimbursement and early commercialization funding to connect research innovations with talent, capital, and industry.
Eligibility now includes James Madison University, expanding beyond the previous six-university list. Applications now require a pitch deck (maximum 10 slides), a designated budget template, and a signed TTO letter with itemized IP expenses; IP reimbursement rules and reapplication conditions also changed.
VIPC Lab-to-Launch Initiative Grants support early-stage Virginia startups with university technology licensing and commercialization activities that help companies advance toward market readiness.
Lab Venture Challenge supports University of Colorado researchers with proof-of-concept research, business development and entrepreneurial training to move bioscience and physical science innovations toward market.
Higher Education Proof-of-Concept supports Virginia research institutions with technology validation, market exploration, and prototype development to turn research innovations into commercial products and services.
Fellow for New Ventures supports entrepreneurial scientific fellows developing Cornell technologies, funding validation and proof-of-concept work to reduce risk and prepare new technology ventures.
Regional Innovation Fund supports entrepreneur-support organizations with programs and infrastructure that help Virginia’s early-stage science and technology companies launch, grow, and succeed.