Business Strategy Development
It can be tough to take your idea from research to reality. With so many federal, state, local, and private programs available, where do you turn when you’re ready to start your bioscience business? The staff at the Center can guide you in the development of your business strategy by connecting you to necessary information and facilitating your connection to the partner organizations in our network. With your idea leading the way, the Center will help you make the most out of your business.
Let us assist you with:
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Developing a Business Plan
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Conducting Market Research
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Exploring Intellectual Property Opportunities and Competition
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Addressing Basic Legal Questions
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Raising Capital
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Defining Growth and Exit Strategies
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Access to Capital
It is a challenge to find the seed money needed to start and grow a bioscience business. The staff at the Maryland Biotechnology Center can help you identify the funding sources to develop your business. Following due diligence of your business plan, Center staff can introduce you to individuals in our network of investors, grant administrators, and lenders who are the best fit for your project.
Let us assist you with:
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Collaborations with Universities and Federal Labs in Maryland
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Angel Investors
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Venture Capital
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Federal, State, & Local Funds
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Loans & Loan Guarantees
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Tax Incentives
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Office and Lab Space
Are you looking for a home for your bioscience company? Whatever the square footage you need, the staff at the Maryland Biotechnology Center will be happy to help you find the perfect place to hang your lab coat. The Center’s resources include the Maryland incubator network, industry-specific brokers & developers, local economic development agencies, and companies interested in subleasing. We maintain an up-to-date database of available properties, so let us point you in the right direction. If there’s space, we know about it.
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Incubators & Accelerators
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Class A/B Office & Wet Lab
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Biomanufacturing Facilities
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Research Parks
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Partnering and Licensing Opportunities
Searching for a collaborative partner or strategic alliance? Maybe in-licensing opportunities? We are familiar with the work conducted in many of Maryland’s companies and research institutions. Utilizing established relationships with our university and federal lab technology transfer offices, Center staff can help you identify IP opportunities. In addition, by connecting you to DBED’s international programs, we can extend your global ambitions to explore trade and export needs or market opportunities abroad.
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Networking Groups and Events
What you know is not enough. Who you know helps tremendously. The staff at the Center connects you to an extensive network of partner organizations that can link your company to the best groups and events for your long-term business success.
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