JLABS at TMC

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS

The Global No-Strings-Attached Life Science Incubator Network

JLABS is a premier global network of life science and healthcare incubators managed under Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Since its launch in 2012, JLABS has expanded to multiple flagship innovation hot spots worldwide (including Houston, San Diego, San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., Toronto, and Shanghai). Operating under a unique “no-strings-attached” model, JLABS provides early-stage biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer health, and digital health startups with elite physical infrastructure and massive institutional resources without requiring them to give up equity or intellectual property rights.

Core Pillars & Resident Benefits

• No-Strings-Attached Residency: Startups can access J&J’s extensive resources, workspaces, and professional network without giving up company equity or signing away rights to their scientific discoveries.
• State-of-the-Art Infrastructure: Residents gain access to shared and private wet lab spaces, modular office units, and millions of dollars in advanced core scientific instrumentation (such as mass spectrometers, autoclaves, and tissue culture equipment) to keep capital costs low.
• JPALS (Mentorship at Your Fingertips): Startups are matched with dedicated mentors (JPALS) drawn from the global pool of scientific, regulatory, and commercialization experts across the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies.
• The Resource & Investor Hubs: JLABS offers a curated Resource Hub providing members pre-negotiated corporate rates on essential third-party vendor services. Additionally, its Investor Hub actively coordinates pitch polishing and direct matchmaking with global early-stage healthcare venture capitalists.
• QuickFire Challenges: The network regularly sponsors competitive, theme-based innovation challenges that award successful applicants with non-dilutive seed funding, active mentorship, and physical incubator residency.