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2026
BioLabs Rochester Minnesota ​
Golden Ticket

Apply by October 20th, 2026

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BioLabs Rochester Minnesota is sponsoring a competition to award 1 Golden Ticket at BioLabs Rochester, MN. Each Golden Ticket provides one year of fully paid individual bench space and membership at the fully equipped laboratory designed to accelerate early-stage life science startup companies working on research and development across a broad range of fields including but not limited to: Oncology, Immunology, including Autoimmune disease and immune oncology, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, Cell, Gene, and Regenerative Therapies. Aging and longevity biology, Translational medicine including Bio-bank enabled research and research tools including lab Robotics/automation. 

 

Additional eligibility requirements are listed below.

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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

Golden Ticket Benefits

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1-year membership, lab bench and office space

to de-risk your technology and scale your business 

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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A diverse scientific community

of entrepreneurs and industry leaders

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Industry connections

with BioLabs' broad network of partners

Application requirements  
BioLabs Rochester, MN is looking for biotech companies working on research and development in the following areas:

  • Oncology and Immunology including Autoimmune disease and immune oncology

  • ​Rare diseases​

  • Neuroscience​

  • Cell, Gene, and Regenerative Therapies

  • Aging and longevity biology​

  • Translational medicine including Bio-bank enabled research​

  • Research tools including Lab Robotics/Automation​

Application Process

The Application Process

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Submit applications by
October 20, 2026

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A subset of applications will be identified as finalist by the contest judges by
End of October

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Finalists will present their company & scientific concept at a virtual event 
Week of November 2nd (exact date TBD)

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In Person Golden Ticket award ceremony: November 16th, at BioLabs Rochester, MN​

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One Golden Ticket will be awarded to one winner

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Contact Us

For questions about this Golden Ticket, contact: goldenticket@biolabs.io

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For any questions about BioLabs,

contact: BioLabsRochesterMN@biolabs.io

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Best of Luck!

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