Philosophy of ELabNYC

We believe the New York region provides a unique ecosystem for life science entrepreneurs. Within NYC, there are over 8,000 graduate students and postdocs who study and work at a cluster of high caliber academic research institutions which collectively receive the second largest amount of NIH funding in the United States. The Metro NY region sits at the world’s crossroads of finance, legal and international business, and has world-class entertainment, food and culture at its doorstep.

New York offers life science entrepreneurs the opportunity to interact face-to-face with some of the world’s best lawyers, venture capitalists, private philanthropists, medical clinics and nonprofit foundations all within the United States’s largest public transit accessible system.  New York provides access to the wider regions of innovation within Connecticut and New Jersey, while also being within reach of the biotech hub of Massachusetts.  This makes this region an ideal home for new life science ventures.