We at KiiLN are thrilled to announce that the Small Business Administration (SBA) has once again recognized our efforts as an accelerator for biotech startups.

The growth of New York City's life sciences industry depends on attracting and retaining a steady stream of qualified talent to start companies and fill essential roles, especially as New York City's $500 million investment is projected to create 16,000 high-paying jobs in the industry.

Entrepreneurship Lab will be closing their ELabNYC application on Monday, October 23rd, at 5:00pm.

The Movie Lab building at 619 W. 54th St. is morphing into wet labs and will change its moniker to the Hudson Research Center.

The Silverstein Foundation for Parkinson’s with GBA, REGENXBIO Inc. (“REGENXBIO”), and OrbiMed today announced the formation and launch of Prevail Therapeutics, Inc., (“Prevail”), a new company focused on discovering and developing novel biologic therapies for Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the first funding from his LifeSci NYC Incubator Network is a $5 million grant to [email protected], a new center for life science startups.

NYU Langone Medical Center and national shared lab-space provider BioLabs have teamed up to create a biotech co-working center in Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood, aiming to address the city’s lack of affordable lab space for startups.

A new startup incubator has just opened in Manhattan this morning, adding to a growing list of facilities meant to help support seedling New York City biotechs.

The city has selected a 15-member Life Sciences Advisory Council to steer Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 10-year, $500 million LifeSci NYC initiative.