We have built a space that helps to de-risk growth and provide mentoring for biomedical startups
OBI is located at 4640 S Macadam Ave. in Portland. Some of the unique features of the OBI space are:
- Unique Laboratory Space: 29,000 sq. ft. new BSL-2 labs, offices, conference rooms, and event space
- Shared Scientific Equipment: Access to cost-prohibitive shared equipment (fume hood, tissue culture facilities, heavy equipment and meeting space)
- Specialized Mentoring: Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and unique BioMentoring Program to assess company needs, identify and reach milestones and accelerate companies’ growth. Entrepreneurial training via workshops, peer-mentoring, etc.
- Collaboration: Share resources, ideas and space with regional incubators and accelerators. Networking Events, Startup CEO Roundtables, Lunch & Learn Opportunities
- Event Space: Brand new event space just opened in September 2023 to host events and for use by our client companies.
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At OBI, we strive to provide far more value to our startup client companies than physical space. Amenities accessible to every OBI member include:
- Free access to OBI’s BioMentoring network (100+ professionals volunteering time to help Oregon entrepreneurs)
- Kitchen, board rooms (with A/V and conference phone), meeting and networking space
- Full access to reserve and use both of OBI’s large conference rooms (seats up to 20 people) with video/teleconference capability as well as OBI’s small conference room (seats 6)
- Common equipment labs (8 ft. fume hood, 6 ft. tissue culture hood, 5 ft. biosafety cabinet, CO2 incubators, plate/conical tube refrigerated centrifuge, microscope, Nanodrop, water bath, autoclaves, glassware sterilizer, rocker, vortex mixer, nitrogen storage tank, ice machine, -80 freezers, -20 freezer, lab refrigerator, safety showers, eyewashes, etc.)
- Startup in a Box: Helpful collection of discounted products and services available exclusively for OBI client companies
- MathWorks Accelerator & Incubator Program: Client companies have access to MathWorks Accelerator and Incubator Program benefits
- Free parking
- Janitorial services
- All utilities included
- Key code access to building and OBI 24-hours/day
More about the OBI
Entrepreneurial Educational Programs
OBI offers monthly Lunch & Learns on a wide variety of topics of interest to entrepreneurs. We also have a BioMentoring program, Happy Hours for networking, and other events throughout the year.
Private Offices & Lab Space
The OBI is the first-and-only bioscience-focused incubator in Oregon, with private offices and lab space, including brand new spaces which opened in 2023. If you are interested in learning more about our private offices or lab space, please fill out the form in the blue button at the bottom of the page.
Shared Labs and Scientific Equipment
Access to cost-prohibitive common equipment labs (8 ft. fume hood, 6 ft. tissue culture hood, 5 ft. biosafety cabinet, CO2 incubators, plate/conical tube refrigerated centrifuge, microscope, Nanodrop, water bath, autoclaves, glassware sterilizer, rocker, vortex mixer, nitrogen storage tank, ice machine, -80 freezers, -20 freezer, lab refrigerator, safety showers, eyewashes, etc.). These facilities are available to all OBI residential companies at no additional charge.
Currently available now: Office Suite
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