
Otsuka Pharmaceutical 2023
Golden Ticket Contest
Apply by July 21, 2023
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Otsuka is sponsoring a competition to award up to two Golden Tickets at a US BioLabs site. 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 in Novel platform technologies for discovery of novel targets, improved drug discovery, tissue tropism, delivery of large molecules, or new pharmaceutical based therapeutic interventions. Therapeutics areas of strategic focus include Psychiatry, Neurology, Cardio-Renal and Immunology.
The Benefits
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Access to fully permitted professionally managed shared lab space
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Unparalleled suite of laboratory equipment
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A diverse scientific community of fellow entrepreneurs
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Content rich events and programming
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Industry connections
Eligibility Snapshot
Companies working on research and development in the following areas:
Novel Platform Technologies for Discovery of Novel Targets
Improved Drug Discovery
Tissue Tropism
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New Pharmaceutical Based Therapeutic Interventions
Delivery of Large Molecules
Psychiatry, Neurology, Cardio-Renal, and Immunology

The Process
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Submit applications by
July 21, 2023
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A subset of applicants will be identified as finalists by the contest judges by
August 18, 2023
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Finalists will present their company and scientific concept at a Live and Virtual event on
September 14, 2023
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Up to two awards
will be granted
Good luck!
How to Apply
SUBMIT
Submit application form with your pitch deck by
July 21, 2023
11:59 pm EST to GoldenTicket@otsuka.jp
The official terms and conditions for this competition include eligibility, application process, judging criteria, and award details.
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The official rules can be found here.
Application Submission
The submission process is as follows:
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Download the Golden ticket application form here
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Email the full application and the pitch deck to GoldenTicket@otsuka.jp
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A confirmation email will be sent to you upon receipt of your application
Contact
Any questions or comments regarding this competition can be directed to GoldenTicket@otsuka.jp
Any questions or comments regarding BioLabs can be directed to: sponsorship@biolabs.io