Deadline: 10 January 2025
The FACIT invites entrepreneurs and scientists for its Falcons’ Fortunes Pitch Competition to pitch their Ontario-made cancer innovation to a panel of judges and in front of a live audience.
The winner, based on the best pitch that convincingly tells a relatable story while sharing the commercial value of the innovation and how it will impact patients, is awarded the investment grant. An Audience Choice award is also presented to the favourite pitch presentation as selected by attendees.
Now in its 12th year, Falcons’ Fortunes is FACIT’s premier event to celebrate and grow the entrepreneurial spirit within the cancer research community. Developing more experienced entrepreneurial scientists will drive a culture of commercialization where Ontario-based cancer research discoveries becomes Ontario-made solutions to benefit patients worldwide.
Funding Information
- $100,000 Ernsting Entrepreneurship Award + $400 cash prize, as selected by the judging panel.
Eligibility Criteria
- Falcons’ Fortunes pitch competition is open to any Ontario-based start-up or entrepreneurial researcher developing a cancer-related research idea or innovation with commercial potential.
Judging Criteria
- The judges will select the entrepreneur whose presentation best articulates the market value and patient impact of their cancer innovation and how the $100,000 investment prize would be used to advance the innovation towards benefiting patients. The following criteria will be used to evaluate the pitches:
- Has the pitch clearly articulated the technical merits and value proposition?
- Has the pitch demonstrated an addressable need and market opportunity?
- Has the pitch demonstrated competitive differentiation?
- Has the pitch described the use of proceeds towards commercialization?
- How effective and convincing was the overall pitch?
For more information, visit FACIT.
