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2026
AbbVie Biotech Innovators Award in Partnership with BioLabs University of Toronto

Apply by November 10th, 2026

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AbbVie Is launching the AbbVie Biotech Innovators Award in partnership with BioLabs University of Toronto. As part of this award, AbbVie is sponsoring Two Golden Tickets, available for use at BioLabs University of Toronto as well as the AbbVie Mentoring Program. Each Golden Ticket provides one year of free lab bench space to emerging biotech startups, significantly reducing operational barriers and enabling promising ventures to focus on scientific breakthroughs. ​

The AbbVie Biotech Innovators Award will be awarded to a life science startup company (“Award Recipients”) working on research and development in the fields of Oncology, immunology, neurosciences, aesthetics, Therapeutic Modalities and Platform technologies and obesity.​

Additional eligibility requirements are listed below.​

Application

Application Process

The official application process can be found below. Please read and verify your availability before submitting your application. 

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Application

Complete the application form and upload a non-confidential pitch deck for this competition.

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Terms & Conditions

Each applicant must acknowledges that they have read the official Terms and Conditions and they fully agrees and accept them. 

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Benefits

Award Benefits

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1-year membership and lab space at BioLabs University of Toronto 

TechFW

A buzzing community

of entrepreneurs

connecting startups to local orgs and investors

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A no strings

attached model

to maintain complete ownership of your IP

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Mentoring and support from AbbVie's

drug discovery and development experts 

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Gateway to a

potential collaboration

with AbbVie, a leading pharma partner 

Application requirements  
An Award is open to life science startup located in,and formed under the laws of, Canada and focused on developinginnovative technologies and therapeutics designed to elevate thestandard of care in the following areas: 

  • Oncology

  • Heme and solid tumor targeing and selective tumor killing​

  • In vivo CAR and targeted payload delivery​

  • Novel therapeutic approaches to hard-to-drugestablished targets in oncogenic driver signaling​

  • Immunology

  • In vivo CAR and targeted payload delivery​

  • Tolerance induction​

  • Tissue homeostasis​

  • Th2 biology (also in combination with standard ofcare)​

  • Respiratory biology (e.g., asthma)​

  • Aesthetics​

  • Regenerative medicine​

  • Targeted fat reduction​

  • Hair growth​

  • Body contouring and muscle preservation/growth​

  • Therapeutic neurotoxin engineering​

  • Neuroscience

  • Psychiatry​

  • Migraine and Neuropathic Pain​

  • Movement disorders​

  • New targets, biomarkers and blood brain barrier-penetrating technologies for cell and tissue selectivepayload delivery​

  • Therapeutic Modalities and Platform Technologies​

  • Large and small molecules​

  • Peptides and macrocycles​

  • Genetic medicine (payload and delivery technologies)​

  • Cell or tissue specific protein/RNA degraders​

  • Molecular glues​

  • Antibody drug conjugates (linkers and novel payloads)​

  • RNA therapeutics​

  • T-cell engagers​

  • Specialty Areas​

  • Obesity, including improved convenience, tolerability, and bodycomposition​

  • GI/hepatology (e.g., MASH)​

  • Exclusions

  • Devices, Diagnostics, Research Tools, HealthcareServices/IT, Cell therapy (auto/allo)

Eligibility

For additional requirements refer to the Terms and Conditions document​

The Application Process

The Application Process

01

Submit applications by
November 10, 2026

02

A subset of applications will be identified as finalist by the contest judges at a virtual Final Pitch Event- December (Exact date TBD)​

03

Award Ceremony

January 2027

(Exact Date TBD)

04

2 Golden tickets and Mentorship program will be awarded. Good Luck​

Judging criteria

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Golden Ticket,

contact: global_goldenticket@abbvie.com 

For any questions about BioLabs,

contact: goldenticket@biolabs.io

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