Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute United States

The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI), founded in 2008 as a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is a patient-centric, international research consortium driving research otherwise not possible, evidenced by ALCMI's current clinical studies CASTLE, INHERIT EGFR T790M, Genomics of Young Lung Cancer and others. ALCMI overcomes barriers to collaboration via a world-class team of investigators from 21+ institutions in the U.S., France, Italy, Spain and U.K., supported by dedicated research infrastructures such as centralized project management, tissue banks and data systems. ALCMI directly facilitates research by combining scientific expertise found at leading academic institutions with patient access through our network of community cancer centers – accelerating novel research advancements to lung cancer patients. 

Mr Steven Young
Mr Steven Young
LinkedIn logo President & COO 
BIO

Steven W. Young serves as the President & Chief Operating Officer of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute, a patient-founded/-focused non-profit research consortium directly linking more than 20 academic and community centers via shared infrastructures (biorepository, data system) and centrally managed intramural translational projects in the United States, France, Italy and Spain.  After transitioning from the clinical research information technology industry, Mr. Young had played a central role in the development and evolution of the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium as its Executive Director from 2003 through 2008.  Earlier still, he served as Director of the National Institutes of Health-funded General Clinical Research Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Pediatric Clinical Research Center at Cornell University College of Medicine, both in New York City.  Mr. Young resides in Weston, Connecticut with his wife and two sons.

American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is a non-profit foundation that was founded 1924. The firm looks to make equity investments into companies of up to $25 generally in the seed or series A stage. The firm is looking to invest in companies located throughout the United States and is currently seeking new investment opportunities.
Website:
www.heart.org
Investor Type
Biotech Subsector
Biotech Phase of Development
Medtech Phase of Development
Capital Structure Preference
Investment Stage Preference
Ross Tonkens
Director Science and Technology Accelerator 

Breakout Labs

Breakout Labs was founded by the Thiel Foundation in 211 and is based in San Francisco CA. Breakout Labs provides seed grants of $35 to 8-1 early stage companies per year. Companies must reach specific milestones in order to receive installments of the grant. Breakout Labs grants are in the form of a convertible note that if the company raises a Series A round will convert based on the Series A valuation, however if the company fails before raising a Series A round no debt will be due. Additionally when a portfolio company becomes revenue-generating or is acquired Breakout Labs receives a 3% royalty payment capped at 3x the value of the grant. Breakout Labs funds companies throughout the USA.
Lindy Fishburne
Executive Director 
Michelle Kim-Danely
Portfolio Manager 

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) was established in 24 with the passage of Proposition 71 and is based in San Francisco California. Proposition 71 provided for $3 billion for CIRM to fund stem cell research in the state of California. CIRM provides strictly non-dilutive funding in the forms of research grants and forgivable loans the largest of which provide for up to $2 million of funding. Being motivated partially by the economic development of California the firm is interested in companies located in California or those that have an interest in relocating or opening space in California.
Neil Littman
Business Development Officer 

Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism LLC United States

DELSIA is a "venture philanthropy" investment affilate of the research and advocacy foundation Autism Speaks. Our purpose is to transform lives by catalyzing the development and availability of innovative products.

DELSIA is a non-dilutive funding vehicle with the goal of improving outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). DELSIA aims to do this by enabling the translation of scientific breakthroughs and technological advances into products that improve health and quality of life for individuals with ASD and their families. 

Who and what do we invest in? DELSIA partners with for-profit companies to fund development activities necessary for delivering products that address the diverse unmet medical, behavioral health and quality of life needs of the autism community.

DELSIA accepts funding proposals from for-profit entities that include, but are not limited to:

• Entrepreneurs, start-up and small companies

• Life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies

• Software, computer and electronic technology companies

Dr Daniel Smith
Dr Daniel Smith
LinkedIn logo President 

Joslin Diabetes Center United States

Joslin Diabetes Center is a foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts that was founded in 1898, and is the world's largest diabetes and clinical care organization.

Nandan Padukone
Vice President, Office of Commercialization & Ventures 

Mayo Clinic Ventures

Mayo Clinic Ventures serves to commercialize Mayo Clinic technologies for the benefit of patients worldwide while generating revenue to support clinical practice, research and education at Mayo Clinic. The office has licensed hundreds of technologies in the fields of medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, and healthcare IT, and has focused efforts in technology-based ventures and start-ups.  Mayo Clinic Ventures also has a $20M venture capital fund which is used to spin out companies that are developing products based on Mayo Clinic research.

Kelly Krajnik
Business Development Manager 

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

The Office of Translational Alliances and Coordination (OTAC) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute supports the development of innovative biomedical products to address unmet medical needs in the heart, lung, blood and sleep fields.  OTAC is home to the NHLBI's small business programs (SBIR and STTR) and the NIH Centers for Accelerated Innovations.

The NHLBI's SBIR and STTR programs comprise one of the largest sources of early-stage capital for U.S. small business, acting as engines of innovation for developing and commercializing novel technologies and products that aid in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders. The NHLBI provides grant and contract funding opportunities and resources to support small businesses performing research and development on technologies related to the mission of NHLBI. With an annual budget of $85M, the NHLBI funds about 200 companies each year through the Institute's small business programs.

The NIH Centers for Accelerated Innovations accelerate translation of scientific discovery into commercial products that improve health for patients. This unique public-private partnership is changing the way discoveries with scientific and commercial potential are identified and developed.

Dr Kurt Marek
Dr Kurt Marek
LinkedIn logo Deputy Director OTAC 
Dr Gary Robinson
Dr Gary Robinson
LinkedIn logo Business Development Specialist 

Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk was founded in 1923 and is based in Bagsvaerd Denmark with additional R&D sites in Seattle WA Beijing China and Bangalore India. The firm is actively seeking to in-license assets and also forms research collaborations and co-marketing and distribution partnerships with other biotech companies. Novo Nordisk is focused on developing protein and peptide therapeutics and protein delivery devices. The firm has also in-licensed antibodies. Indications of interest include metabolic disorders blood and immune disorders growth disorders and inflammatory disorders. Within the inflammation fieldthe firm is particularly targeting therapies based on cytokines and on molecules on the surface of cells involved in immune regulation. The firm is interested in certain orphan conditions. In addition to partnering and in-licensing Novo Nordisk has a corporate venture fund Novo AS. The firm also offers research grants and resources for studies into Novo Nordisk's products.
Charles Gray
Sourcing Director 
Tomas Landh
Director 

PATH

PATH is an international nonprofit global health organization that was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Seattle with 12+ employees in more than 3 offices around the world. PATH is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in global health today. PATH works on a wide array of emerging and persistent global health issues in the areas of health technologies maternal health child health reproductive health vaccines and immunization and emerging and epidemic diseases such as HIV malaria and tuberculosis. PATH is best known for developing and adapting technologies such as improved vaccination devices and new tools to prevent cervical cancer to address the health needs of developing countries. It targets health problems evaluates possible solutions and assesses whether they would be useful in finding health solutions.
Bill Cadwallader
Senior Commercialization Officer Diagnostics 
Greg Zwisler
Commercialization Officer