Our venture studio

To be a successful pharma AI company, we believe that all stakeholders should work together from day one. By joining AION Labs, you ensure that you are working on a big problem with your potential customers. You will have mentors from each pharma company who are experts in the field to guide you, challenge you and test your results. You will also have AWS as a partner to help you design your platform architecture and our VC partner to guide you on the business side and ensure your success as a commercial company. AION Labs companies have a network of partners and customers who know and trust their product.

We are a venture studio and not an incubator, which means we co-create companies with newly identified founders. We focus on AI companies in the drug discovery and development space and our team has expertise in that field. We provide funding to get started (up to $2M), as well as access to vast private data repositories and experts and mentors in multiple pharma companies. The pharma mentors identify the specific problem to solve, they will review the applications and be part of the process to select the founders. They will also be your potential customers and this type of relationship ensures a commitment to your success. AWS will support you on the technology side and our VC partners will mentor you on the business side and help you to build your business model. Having all partners working together by your side from day one, is what makes our model different. We remove the roadblocks and set you up for success!

Equity is held directly by the partners investing in your startup. There are no additional special rights or IP to any of the partners. The model is transparent, and designed to be fair to all parties. The exact equity will be determined based on what you bring with you as you join AION Labs and in accordance with industry standards.

We understand the complexity of the field and don’t expect you to solve this issue within a few days. We are looking for proposals that show you understand the main issues of this field and demonstrate your creativity. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us when you hit a wall, we are happy to guide you. You will also have a chance to refine your proposals in our bootcamp. Don’t miss your opportunity to shine!

A Group Leader is responsible for leading the startup. If you have managerial work experience, consider applying for this role. As a Scientist/Co-Founder, you'll likely join a startup founding team. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you’d like our advise

Yes, we cover all travel-related expenses for participants, including flights, hotel, and local transportation.

Yes! The magic happens while we fuse all our brains together in person. Hence, physical attendance is required throughout the week.

We invite a select group of about 15 participants. The participants can come as individuals or as part of a pre-defined team.

The workshop is all about pushing your proposal to the next stage or starting from scratch and creating a completely new one with your team. We will help you to associate in groups of 3 and you will be working intensively on your proposals with close feedback from our mentors. It is a crash course in how to build a scientific work plan. On the 5th day, you will present to our investment committee which will select the winning team and plan.

Congratulations! As the winner, we will offer you a contract to start your own company in AION Labs. You will be able to choose up to 2 co-founders from the workshop who will join you (or hire later). In addition, your startup will receive funding in the amount of at least $1M in pre-seed funding, free access to our facilities in Rehovot, $100K cloud credits from AWS, and continuous support from our experienced mentors.

Certainly! We'll support you in raising additional funds. Our focus is on proof-of-concept before scaling, and our strong partnerships can push your company a long way.