Investor Readiness Program (IRP)

Life Sciences BC’s annual Investor Readiness Program* (IRP) runs from October to March and pairs early-stage British Columbian (BC) small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs-in-residence (EIRs) to support the SMEs to become investor-ready. The program is designed around individual coaching and complemented by educational sessions, goal setting, peer-to-peer feedback, conference opportunities and group meetings. After six months of development, the program culminates with an investor pitch session where participants use their new skills to pitch to a group of pre-qualified investors.

The unique value of this program is that it will draw upon the expertise and acumen of experienced life science professionals to focus specifically on investor readiness of early-stage life sciences SMEs. Each of the selected EIRs will bring with them many years of sector knowledge and connections. Their experience and professional networks will prove invaluable to the SMEs in the program.

Program Benefits

Individual Coaching Sessions
Goal Discussions
Educational Workshops
Peer-to-Peer Feedback
Network Opportunities
Pitch Presentation
Group Meetings

Eligibility

Small and Medium Enterprises
Based in British Columbia
Company in the life sciences/tech sector
NRC IRAP Client**

For more information, please contact William Burrows, Director, Business Operations & Programs.

* This program is supported in part by funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP).

**If your firm is not yet an NRC IRAP client, please call the toll-free number below to discuss your potential IRAP eligibility with an IRAP Client Engagement Advisor: 1-877-994-4727

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Life Sciences BC Investor Readiness Program 2026

DEADLINE: June 15, 2025. Please submit only non-confidential information.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Life Sciences British Columbia’s 2026 Investor Readiness Program the participating firm must currently be an NRC IRAP client. If your firm is not yet an NRC IRAP client, please call the toll-free number below to discuss your potential IRAP eligibility with an IRAP Client Engagement Advisor – 1-877-994-4727. You are welcome to apply for the IRP ahead of becoming and IRAP client; acceptance to the IRP will be conditional until IRAP client status is achieved.

APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION

Name

First

Last

Job Title

Phone Number

GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name

Company Description (Short)

How would you describe your innovation and company in 1 or 2 lines (i.e., < 30 seconds) or less? (i.e. what is your elevator speech?)

Address (BC Address Required)

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Company Website

LEADERSHIP & EMPLOYEES

Number of Full-time Employees

Number of Technical Employees

Please provide a short profile of the company’s senior executives (Founders, C level, Directors, etc.) and their roles in the company

Senior Executive 1

Executive2

Senior Executive 2

Executive3

Senior Executive 3

COMPANY DETAILS & INDUSTRY

If publicly traded, please provide a stock symbol

Is your firm incorporated?

Is your firm currently an NRC IRAP Client?

Is your firm currently a member of Life Sciences BC?

Please describe your industry sector

Biotechnology
Digital Health
Medtech/Medical Device
Other; please specify

Select one

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Please describe your investor stage

CONCEPT; you have an idea and are exploring the feasibility of building a product or service based on that idea. You’re working to determine how you will build the product or deliver the service, and to identify the target customers, partners, distributors and competitors in your market.
STARTUP; you’ve proven that your idea is feasible and that you have a credible business model to deliver the product or service to a target market. The business has no or minimal revenue at this stage.
EARLY; you’re on your way to building a successful business. You have largely assembled your team and the business has some initial revenues. You have or have started to build a pitch deck.
LATE; your business is established, and you are growing. You have made investor presentations and/or had investor meetings.
Other; please specify.

How has your firm been capitalized to date?

Founders
Friends and Family
Third party equity investors (dilutive)
Grants and/or contributions (non-dilutive)

Check all that apply and provide amounts

Has your firm presented to investors before in a formal setting? (Ex. BIO, LSBC Investor Summit)

Has your firm participated in other investor/accelerator programs? (Ex. e@UBC, CDL, SFU Venture Labs, Lab to Market, Spring, Innovate BC, New Ventures BC, etc.)

Does your company have a current written business plan?

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Briefly describe the Market Opportunity for your technology/product/service (250 words max)

Provide examples of your company's competitors

Describe your company’s technology and its differentiation/competitive advantage (250 words max)

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Briefly describe any existing Intellectual Property owned or controlled by the firm and how it fits in with your overall business strategy (250 words max)

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION GOALS & PEOPLE

What are your goals of participating in this program? (250 words max)

How many team members would you expect to participate?

What are your BC based resources (lab space, office space, etc.)?

Please submit your non-confidential your current pitch deck and/or business plan.

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.

This program is supported in part by funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)