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Career development awards support early-stage researchers in life sciences entrepreneurship

The New York University Biomedical Entrepreneurship Educational Program’s career development awards boost early-stage scientists’ business knowledge and acumen to ease their transition from academia to industry.

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Fig. 1: Career Development Award program impact themes and sub-themes.

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The Biomedical Entrepreneurship Educational Program is supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, R25DK119114.

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Ong, J., Hill-Whilton, Z., Gillespie, C. et al. Career development awards support early-stage researchers in life sciences entrepreneurship. Nat Biotechnol 43, 1881–1887 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-025-02899-z

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