Deadline: 12/31/2022 

The Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund (MBVF) invests in biomedical startup companies with U-M licensed IP in the domain of therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, or health IT. The MBVF is a collaborative effort between the U-M College of Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) and U-M Medical School’s Fast Forward Medical Innovation program (FFMI) program.

With a $3 million gift from the Monroe-Brown Foundation, the MBVF awards $50,000-300,000 to biomedical startup companies. The Fund serves to drive the university’s world-class leadership by creating a critical pipeline between research and the biomedical innovation life cycle. The goal is to continue in our efforts to attract world-class research talent to U-M and the broader Ann Arbor entrepreneurial ecosystem.

This fund is exclusively for biomedical startups or companies with U-M IP or license. Most applicants need to successfully complete an existing U-M translational program such as Coulter, MTRAC, NSF I-Corps and, or be recommended by the Deal Flow Council (DFC). Companies can also directly apply after consulting with the Program Manager. Applicants are required to complete the online proposal and submit any relevant material.