


Daiichi Sankyo is sponsoring a competition to award up to 2 Golden Tickets at BioLabs San Diego. Each Golden Ticket provides one year of fully paid individual bench space and membership at a fully equipped laboratory designed to accelerate early-stage startup working on research and development of novel technology platform and/or modality that could provide several drug candidates regardless of disease area.
Additional eligibility requirement are listed below and also on the Terms and conditions document.
Application Process
The official application process can be found below. Please read and verify your availability before submitting your application.

Golden Ticket Benefits

1-year membership and
a lab bench
to de-risk your technology and scale your business

A buzzing community
of entrepreneurs
connecting startups to local orgs and investors

A no strings
attached model
to maintain complete ownership of your IP

Unparalleled suite of laboratory equipment,
to execute your research and development

A diverse scientific community
of entrepreneurs and industry leaders

Mentoring and support from Daiichi Sankyo
drug discovery and development experts

Gateway to a
potential collaboration
with Daiichi Sankyo, a leading pharma partner
Eligibility Snapshot
BioLabs Innovation Center at UVM is looking for biotech companies working on research and development of non-viral delivery technologies de-targeting the liver, ideally used for the treatment of rare diseases with the following eligibility requirements:
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A novel technology platform and/or modality that provides several drug candidates regardless of disease area (medical device, diagnostics and manufacturing are out of scope)
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An Innovative technology compared to existing technologies and/or modalities
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expanding the scope of the technology and/or modality for disease treatment

The Application Process
01
Submit the online application by January 08, 2027
02
A subset of applications will be identified as finalist by the contest judges by
January 29, 2027
03
Finalist teams will present their company & scientific concept at an in-person in BioLabs San Diego, event on
February 10, 2027
04
One award will be granted
Good luck!
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this competition contact goldenticket.risd@daiichisankyo.com
If you have any questions about BioLabs contact



