Science Inc. | Fall 2025 Life Sciences Cohort

The Home for Science Startups

Science Inc.™ is a leading virtual accelerator designed for early-stage life sciences startups preparing to raise capital. This four-month program helps founders make meaningful progress toward de-risking their ventures and becoming investment-ready.

Here's what participants can expect:

🧪 Advance Key Business Milestones:

Guided by expert coaches and a tailored commercialization curriculum, founders will work toward the milestones that matter most—driving traction and positioning their companies for investment.

🧪 Grow Alongside Peer Life Science Founders:

Connect with fellow life science entrepreneurs and explore strategies unique to your space, from regulatory planning to technology development. Learn from successful founders and subject matter experts while building a support network that extends beyond the program.

🧪 Engage with Investors:

Gain visibility through our curated Science Inc. Pitch Showcase. You'll present to a select group of investors and strategic partners aligned with early-stage life science innovation.

🧪 Access Exclusive Innovation Space Benefits

As a Science Inc. participant, you join The Innovation Space™ community. Benefits include access to founder resources, networking events, and priority consideration for our residential programs— First Fund and our Early-Stage Growth Grant.

Science Inc. is predominantly conducted virtually, with two required in-person events at The Innovation Space in Wilmington, DE:

October 9th, 2025: Live Pitch Workshop

December 10th-11th, 2025: Program Closeout and Investor Demo Day Pitch Event

Who Should Apply

Science Inc. Fall 2025 is open to early-stage life sciences startups, including those working in therapeutics, biotechnology, diagnostics, or drug delivery with a physical sciences component (no purely device or digital tech). Participants should meet the following milestones:

A developed scientific innovation

Completed foundational market research

A business model and milestone roadmap

At least $50,000 raised from dilutive or non-dilutive sources

Planning to fundraise within the next 12 months

Startups based in the Mid-Atlantic region—or those seeking to locate or expand into it—will receive priority consideration.

What Founders Are Saying

“Science Inc. was a great platform to build our network beyond our local ecosystem. The advisors had real, meaningful experience in building life science business from the ground-up.”

- Spencer Matonis, CEO of Edulis Therapeutics

✨Ready to join us? We are accepting applications until July 8th! ✨

Connect with a team member to learn more.

Science Inc.™ is a program of The Innovation Space™, a nonprofit innovation ecosystem supporting science entrepreneurs through targeted resources, lab infrastructure, and business-building programs. Learn more at innovationspace.org.