🌱 Build Inside a Real Biomanufacturing Facility—on Your Terms

BioWell is designed for startups that are ready to execute, not just ideate. With access to our 33,000 sq. ft. Texas Biotechnology Facility, including fermentation systems (0.5L–13,000L), downstream processing tools, cold storage, and analytical chemistry labs, BioWell helps you commercialize faster and smarter.

We prioritize startups that require hands-on access to biomanufacturing infrastructure—from early R&D through scale-up and pilot runs. Teams can join on a rolling basis, and those who opt into our monthly activities unlock discounted access to equipment and lab benches while gaining visibility with investors, corporates, and domain experts.

We’re not here to fill calendars. We’re here to move bioproducts to market.

🎯 What You Get with BioWell

• 💡 Lab & Fermentation Access — From benchtop work to 13,000L pilot-scale systems, all inside our Texas facility

• 🧪 Downstream & Analytics — Centrifuges, dryers, FPLC, RT-PCR, spectrophotometers, and more 

• 🤝 Corporate Collaborations — Run real pilots with industry partners, derisk your commercialization path

• 🧭 Monthly Programming (Opt-In) — Founders can access curated events (Sample activities and subject to change):

  • Pitch Days

  • Roundtables

  • Partner-Led Panels (Plug and Play, Capital Factory, etc.)

  • SBIR/IP/Regulatory Workshops

• 💸 Exclusive Discounts — Discounted bench top rentals and reduced rates on facility access for startups enrolled in programming

• 🕒 Join Anytime — No rigid cohort cycle. Apply when you’re ready to build

🔎 What are we looking for?

BioWell is actively looking for innovative startups to join us

Product and Technology

• Proven Lab Validation: Confirm your product’s efficacy with TRL 3-5 validation, ensuring it’s ready for the next development stage.
• Sustainable Feedstock Use: Highlight your commitment to sustainability by using abundant, waste-derived, or renewable feedstocks.
• Resource Efficiency: Showcase your startup’s ability to minimize waste and by-products, emphasizing efficient resource utilization.
• Optimized Organism Selection: Detail the host organisms employed in your bio-industrial processes, selected for their efficiency, safety, and suitability for specific applications.
• Innovative Impact: Position your product or service as a groundbreaking addition with significant potential to transform the bio-industrial sector.
• Intellectual Property Protection: Demonstrate a strategic approach to protecting proprietary technologies or processes, securing your startup’s innovations.

Market Strategy and Business Model

• Target Market Clarity: Identify a clear market or niche with substantial growth potential where your product fills an existing void.
• Scalable Business Model: Communicate a clear and scalable business model, understanding your competitive edge and articulating a unique value proposition.
• Sustainability Focus: Emphasize how your operations and offerings contribute to the bioeconomy, underscoring your startup’s sustainability focus.

Team and Operations

• Early-Stage Development: Be at the pre-seed or seed stage, with a developed MVP or prototype, indicating readiness for market testing and feedback.
• Committed Team Expertise: Ensure your team is full-time and possesses a robust mix of technical and business expertise, ready to engage fully in accelerator activities.