Synapse Life Science Pitch Competition Eligibility Requirements
Participants shall:
- Complete and submit an online application by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 10, 2024;
- Certify that any documentation shared in the application process is their own work;
- Certify that they abide by all guidelines of the Forum;
- Be limited to submitting only one application per participant.
Any submissions received by the Organizers, which are illegible or have not been received through legitimate channels are automatically void.
Participants must be residents and business owners in Ontario, Canada. Innovation Factory clients are eligible to participate in the Competition. Any corporation or enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 million are not eligible for the Competition. Applicants who have previously participated in both, LiONS LAIR and the Synapse Competition, or either competition more than once; and/or who placed in the top ten at a previous LiONS LAIR, and/or placed in the top three at a previous Synapse Competition shall be precluded from participating in this Competition.
The Organizer assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network, telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, or the failure of any application to be received by the Organizer on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof.
Participants selected to participate in the Forum will be notified by telephone or email. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact the selected participants within three days following their selection. The Organizers accept no liability for incorrect, incomplete or illegible contact information provided. If a selected participant cannot be contacted in the manner described above or fails to respond in a timely manner, its application will receive no further consideration by the evaluation panel.
All applications will be impartially evaluated and scored, from which up to 15 (fifteen) finalists will be selected.
The participants chosen are required to:
- Participate in training sessions from January to March;
- Submit a commercialization plan;
- Deliver a verbal pitch that will be recorded and made available online;
- Participate in sponsor-related engagements;
- Participate in the in-person or virtual production of the Competition
Founders Fast Track Eligibility Requirements
Participants shall:
- Complete and submit an online application by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the advertised closing date;
- Certify that any documentation shared in the application process is their own work;
- Certify that they abide by all guidelines of the program;
- Be limited to submitting only one application per company.
Any submissions received by the Organizers, which are illegible or have not been received through legitimate channels are automatically void.
Participants must be residents and business owners in Ontario, Canada. Innovation Factory clients are eligible to participate.
The Organizer assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network, telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, or the failure of any application to be received by the Organizer on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof.
Participants selected to participate in the program will be notified by telephone or email. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact the selected participants within three days following their selection. The Organizers accept no liability for incorrect, incomplete or illegible contact information provided. If a selected participant cannot be contacted in the manner described above or fails to respond in a timely manner, its application will receive no further consideration by the evaluation panel.
All applications will be impartially evaluated and scored, from which up to 20 (twenty) companies will be selected for the program.
The participants chosen are required to:
- Participate in training sessions from January to February OR April to June according to application timelines;
- Submit a company one-pager for investors;
- Deliver a verbal 5-minute pitch that will be graded to determine top 10 finalists for the LiONS LAIR competition (subject to eligibility);
Participate in the in-person and/or virtual production of the program.
LiONS LAIR Eligibility Requirements
Participants shall:
- Participate in and complete the Founders Fast Track program;
- Complete a LiONS LAIR Letter of Intention
Any submissions received by the Organizers, which are illegible or have not been received through legitimate channels are automatically void.
Participants must be residents and business owners in Ontario, Canada. Innovation Factory clients are eligible to participate. Any corporation or enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 million at the time of application to the Founders Fast Track program are not eligible for the Competition. Applicants who have previously participated in (1) both, LiONS LAIR and the Synapse Pitch Competition, or (2) either competition more than once; or (3) who placed in the top ten at a previous LiONS LAIR, or (4) placed in the top five at a previous Synapse Pitch Competition shall be precluded from participating in this Competition.
The Organizer assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network, telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, or the failure of any application to be received by the Organizer on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof.
Participants selected to participate in the program will be notified by telephone or email. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact the selected participants within three days following their selection. The Organizers accept no liability for incorrect, incomplete or illegible contact information provided. If a selected participant cannot be contacted in the manner described above or fails to respond in a timely manner, its application will receive no further consideration by the evaluation panel.
The participants chosen are required to:
- Participate in training sessions from July to September;
- Submit a company one-pager for investors;
- Deliver a verbal 5-minute and 2-minute pitch that will be graded by judges to determine winners of the Competition;
- Participate in the in-person and/or virtual production of the Competition
