We need bold science. But if you’re a daring bio-disruptor looking to go from concept to a product in the real world, the standard route rarely has your back. From locating a fully-functioning lab in the Bay Area to securing the right investors, you’re fighting uphill battles at every step. What if there was a better way?
The Hard Truth: Lab Space, Funding, and IP Struggles
You know the science. You’re passionate, determined, and want to help the world. But the biotech startup world can seem impossibly difficult. The Bay Area can be a hard place to find affordable, fully-equipped wet lab space and other resources. Aspiring biotech founders can face:
- High, upfront costs for equipment and facilities, sucking up your seed funding before you’ve gotten started.
- Long, rigid contracts, locking you into a long-term arrangement before you’ve even validated your concept.
- A lack of advanced equipment or limited availability of existing equipment (often restricted to odd hours).
- Incubators and accelerators that take huge amounts of your company’s equity or lay claims to your valuable IP.
- A lack of meaningful support or mentorship, a common frustration among biotech founders that our very own Dr. David Kiewlich faced as he struggled to locate proper lab facilities for 18 months.
These hurdles don’t just slow us down; they can extinguish great ideas before they’ve even started.
BADASS Labs: The Best in Biotech Lab Space in California
As the #1 nonprofit biotech incubator, BADASS Labs exists to make this easier for you. We are designed for life science and climate tech innovators. Here’s how we help you succeed:
- We don’t take any equity and don’t lay claim on your IP. The work is yours; we’re only interested in advancing science for the good of humanity.
- We have facilities designed to match even the best research institutions. Whether it’s cell therapy, AAV, manufacturing, or more, you’ll find lab and office space that will support you.
- We offer 24/7 unlimited access to the labs, equipment and support that you need. Because science doesn’t stop.
- We keep it simple and offer flat fee pricing, with all support services included, for a minimum of three months. You decide when you’re ready to graduate to the next phase or stay on as long as you like to succeed.
We believe in “lifting all boats.” As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are dedicated to fostering a collaborative, welcoming community for all. Inclusion and diversity for everyone, especially people of color and LGBTQIA+ scientists, is part of the core of everything we do. We eliminate the obstacles so you can get on with the business of scientific breakthroughs that change the world.
Success isn’t an anomaly for us; it’s the bar. Biotech companies typically succeed at a rate of 10%, but the BADASS Labs community achieves a 89-95% success rate. BADASS Labs members have secured more than $900 million in funding to date. We operate on the mantra “Succeed or learn, there is no fail.” We are creating an environment that will encourage success, build resilience, and accelerate research and development. Our members are using shared, state-of-the-art wet and dry lab space for startups to develop everything from new battery materials for climate technology to cutting-edge cancer treatments. They benefit from this lab for startups as they lower their expenses, increase efficiency, and build their network with other labs that understand where they are coming from. If you’re trying to develop biofuels or new cell therapy drugs, BADASS Labs will provide what is needed to get you from the lab to the lab bench to impact.
FAQs
What kind of lab space do you have? We have wet lab and office space to support biotech, climate tech, cell therapy, gene therapy, oncology, manufacturing, AAV, battery materials, biofuels, carbon capture, and so much more.
What differentiates BADASS Labs from other biotech incubators? BADASS Labs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with no equity taken on startups nor any claims to any IP. 24/7 lab access is always available, no contracts, month-to-month (after the 3 month minimum term), one flat fee and all the services are included. You focus on success and advancing science; we’ll make sure you have the tools to get there.
What kind of support services are included? Support services for lab space include access to all equipment, operational support, safety and regulatory support, mentor, mentorship programs, and a robust lab for startups and biotechnology community.
Are you only for biotech startups? Though “biotech” is in our name, we support a range of life sciences, sustainability, and climate tech startups including sustainable bio-manufacturing, battery materials, biofuels, carbon capture, and so much more.
What is the success rate for companies at BADASS Labs? Our lab space for startups have an 89-95% success rate, which is much higher than the biotech average. Why? Check out all our support services! We are a supportive network, state of the art labs, no equity and a community full of experts that can help you in your journey of research, development, or commercialization.
Ready to join? Book a lab tour, talk to a member, or apply for lab space now to learn more about how your scientific vision can lead to scientific breakthroughs.