Research and Development Masterclass
Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 | 8AM-5PM Reception 5PM-7PM
Innolabs, 45-18 CT Square W. | Long Island City NY
Big Ideas
Are you a first-time founder, an entrepreneur with a big idea, or curious about how to take your startup to the next level?
Our start-up programs bring together Participants with seasoned Mentors, Venture Advisors and a battle-tested curriculum starting with our January bootcamps, weekly workshops, coaching, mentorships, round tables discussions, pitch practice leading up to Pitch Day.
Our programs are collaborative made possible by our generous Corporate Supporters. Participants, Mentors, Venture Advisors work together to give new ventures a strong foundation to launch the participants big idea.
Our Programs
Great Program, our venture could never have gotten off the ground with out the team put together by Mary and FXF. The caliber of Mentors and Advisors was blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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Contributing to ELABNYC as a mentor has been immeasurable in how it has impacted myself and the talented entrepreneuers I've had the privilege to work with. Seeing the power of the program and the benefits that it provided to all parties is very rewarding. Bah Blah, Blah.
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The Accelerator for Bioscience in Connecticut (ABCT) is a competitive entry, 6-month long program that seeks to help emerging bioscience ventures in Connecticut grow by providing entrepreneurship education and business networking to access the scientific experts and business leaders in the field in CT, NYC and globally. ABCT identifies and invites promising innovations and passionate scientific and technical minds to join us annually in the ABCT program and to accelerate the development of technologies into successful businesses.
For more information, please contact David Frank at david@firstxfounder.com.
ABCT 2024 Impact Report

Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator is a new, competitive entry, 6-month long program designed to provide entrepreneurship education and regional networking to seed-stage ventures to build their teams and secure funds. Innovators with therapeutics, diagnostics, devices, research tools, digital health and materials technology breakthroughs are invited to apply. You do not need a company to apply.
For more information, please contact Krista Fretes at krista@firstxfounder.com.
WCBA 2024 Impact Report
Watch Pitch Day 2024
Pitch Day 2024 is a live event that allowed a new engagement by ventures with the emerging life sciences community. We are pleased to provide you a front-row seat to Metro Area's leading start-ups that launched on Pitch Day at 1:00 PM. Networking, what we are known for to the company profiles found by visiting the our venture page.
Corporate Supporters
Our programs are supported by the top US life sciences law firms, global pharma, the top regional life sciences accounting firm, the largest Metro New York hospital networks, experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, coaches and an Advisory board of entrepreneurs, hospitals and universities and investors coming together to build the Metro life sciences industry.
If you would like to become part of this effort, we invite you to join us.
Contact Executive Director Mary Howard
Join Us
New Participants, Returning Ventures, Mentors, Venture Advises, Corporate Supporters. We need you all to to launch the NEXT BIG IDEA!
