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Win the CKD Pharm Golden Ticket and get access to LabCentral’s vibrant community!

Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp. (CKD Pharm), a leading South Korean pharmaceutical company, specializes in API manufacturing, cGMP-certified production, and new drug development. Strengthened by various U.S. partnerships, its R&D spans early discovery, clinical trials, and commercialization. Committed to “Better Life through Better Medicine,” CKD Pharm seeks to enhance Korea-U.S. pharmaceutical collaboration.

To this end, CKD Pharm is eager to support extraordinary scientists to advance their innovation and potentially develop new breakthroughs for patients.

As a gold sponsor of LabCentral, the team is excited to conduct the CKD Pharm Golden Ticket contest and award a nascent startup that submits a transformative scientific idea.

The winner of the Golden Ticket will receive a $50,000 credit at LabCentral’s 700 Main Street facility in Cambridge, MA. This credit can be applied towards the facility’s lab benches, private suites/offices, dedicated desks, or per-person fee.  The value of the Golden Ticket expires 13 months from the date a recipient is offered lab space at the LabCentral facility. For more information about Golden Tickets, click here!

Who can apply?

• You are working on scientific innovation in one of CKD Pharm’s areas of focus:
• Immunology (o)
  • Neuroscience (o)
  • Oncology & Cancer Immunotherapy
  • Ophthalmology (o)
  • Research Platform Technologies including AI application (o)
• You have raised less than $10 million in equity financing.
• Your trailing 12-month revenues do not exceed $3M USD.
• You must be in the life sciences sector and have an impact on human health.
• You should be ready to start at LabCentral immediately upon the receipt of the award.

Timeline:

• Application Opens: February 16, 2026
• Application Closes: March 20, 2026
• Internal Review: March 23, 2026 – April 17, 2026
• Pitch Day for Finalist: Week of April 27, 2026
• Golden Ticket Event:  May 20, 2026 

Do you fulfill the above criteria? Submit your application today! 

• Fill in this form to submit your application. The CKD Pharm team will thoroughly review all data and select a handful of finalists to join a final pitch event in the week of  April 27, 2026 followed by an awards ceremony on May 20, 2026 at LabCentralLobby.
• Submit a non-confidential deck and company logo (if available) to partnerships@labcentral.org with the subject line: 
  CKD Pharm Golden Ticket 2026 – [company name].