Resources and tools for BioCT members

State Resources

• Department of Economic and Community Development
• Office of Business Development
• Business In Connecticut
• Technical Assistance
• Tax Incentives
• Small Business Express (PDF)

Non-Profit & Foundation Resources

• Overview of Foundation & Grant Resources

• SECT Tech
• Advisory Committee to BioCT Innovation Commons
• BioCT Leadership & Board of Directors
• ABCT-Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut

Funding Resources

• NIH – Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
• SBIR Accelerate CT
• Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
• Connecticut Innovations – Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund
• Connecticut Innovations – BioScience Pipeline Program (commercialization funding)
• Connecticut Innovations – Venture Capital
• Connecticut Innovations – Capital Access for Business
• Connecticut Innovations – Small Business Innovation
• CTNext – Entrepreneur’s Learning Permit
• CTNext – Growth Company Grants
• Angel Investor Forum
• Yale – Blavatnik Fund for Innovation

Innovation Awards

• CTNext – Entrepreneurial Innovation Awards
• BioCT Entrepreneur of the Year Award
• Venture Clash

general

• Bill and Belinda Gates Foundation
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund

general cancer

• Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation
• Elisa U. Pardee Foundation
• National Foundation for Cancer Research
• The V Foundation for Cancer Research
• Conquer Cancer Foundation
• Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

blood cancer

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Lymphoma Research Foundation
• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

brain cancer

• Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
• American Brain Tumor Association
• The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration
• Chordoma Foundation

breast cancer

• Avon Foundation
• Breast Cancer Research Foundation
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

childhood cancer

• Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation
• Children’s Tumor Foundation
• St. Baldricks Foundation

lung cancer

• Bonnie J Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
• National Lung Cancer Partnership
• Alpha-1-Foundation

skin cancer

• Melanoma Research Alliance
• Skin Cancer Foundation

Alzheimer

• Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation

ALS

• ALS Foundation

Autism

• Autism Speaks

Epilepsy

• Epilepsy Foundation

Huntingon’s Disease

• CHDI Foundation

Parkinsons

• Michael J. Fox Parkinson Research Foundation

Arthritis

• Arthritis Foundation
• Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation

Heart diseases

• American Heart Association

Respiratory Diseases

• Asthma and Allergy Foundation

Diabetes

• Hanuman Medical Foundation
• American Diabetes Association
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Cystic Fibrosis

• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Muscle Disorders

• Duchenne Foundation
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Blindness and Hearing

• Hearing Health Foundation
• Foundation Finding Blindness
• The Discovery Eye Foundation

Digestive diseases

• Crohn and Colitis Foundation of America
• Kenneth Rainin Foundation

Immune Disorders

• Cure JM Foundation
• Scleroderma Research Foundation

Rare Genetic Disorders

• Charcot-Maria Tooth Association
• Fanconi Anemia Fund
• Foundation for Mitochondrial Medicine
• Progeria Research Foundation

Migraine

• Migraine Research Foundation

Animal-Related Research

• Michaelson Prize and Grant