Empowering Trainee Entrepreneurs to Drive Biomanufacturing Innovation in Human Health

The EQUIP pillar of BioHubNet is dedicated to providing commercialization support to help trainees advance their biomanufacturing innovations toward market readiness. Our program offers tiered funding and specialized resources designed to assist trainee-entrepreneurs at various stages of development, from concept validation to scale-up and market entry. 

EQUIP offers two levels of funding support dedicated to advancing innovations that improve human health outcomes:

VentureConnect Grant and VentureLift Grant, with a total funding limit of $30,000 per applicant. 

Pre-screening form submission deadline for VentureLift is January 23, 2026.

The deadline to apply for VentureConnect is January 26, 2026.