YALE HELIX
Yale's premier student healthcare + biotech incubator
Yale's Student Healthcare and Biotech Incubator.
We are Yale’s only student-run incubator on campus. We focus on accelerating healthcare, healthtech, and biotech startups. Our mission is to connect ambitious undergraduate entrepreneurs with visionary founders from Yale and the New Haven community. Every year, we select from some of the most promising startups in various health-focused fields at Yale, each at a unique stage of development, to join our incubator. Our passionate and driven students play a pivotal role in helping these startups reach critical milestones and accelerate their growth. Last year, we proudly supported 4 innovative ventures, and we are excited to build on this success in the 2024-2025 academic year.
We provide startups with the workforce to accelerate their product development, capital raises, and contracts with industry partners. Students in the program have the opportunity to hone their skills in science, software development, marketing, and finance - all while working in a high-impact real world setting, taking on initiates, and building networks with industry professionals.
Are you ready to dive headfirst into Yale’s entrepreneurship community? With the fall semester just around the corner, we’re looking for passionate, curious, and driven students to join our team. No startup experience? No problem! Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just eager to learn, we welcome all levels of experience. If you’re excited about making an impact and working with some of Yale’s most innovative startups, fill out our application above!
History
Helix was founded in 2018 by a cohort of passionate Yale undergraduates in partnership with Yale Tsai City. Since then, Helix has helped accelerate startups from a diverse client base, from life-saving biomedical devices, to social service platforms, next-generation medical diagnostics, and global health solutions.
Projects
We take pride in bringing together a broad spectrum of some of Yale's most talented, motivated, and ambitious students to tackle high-impact real-world challenges in health and biotech. Each year, we recruit 4-5 startups to our cohort, alongside 16-20 students. Startups and students are paired off based on talent and fit.
Community
Helix is a closely-knit group bonded by shared interests and diverse backgrounds. New and old students and founders can connect over weekend retreats, founder dinners, teem meetings, and more!
People
Our members come from varied academic backgrounds including but not limited to Economics, Computer Science, Statistics & Data Science, Biomedical Engineering, Political Science, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, and more. Current members can connect with a wide range of Helix alumni in Venture Captial, Product Management, Software Engineering, Medicine, and beyond.
Startups
See Our Startup Partners
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Helix by the Numbers.
Empowering the greater Yale biotech innovation space for over half a decade, supporting founders and students in challenging real-world problems.
Years Operating since 2018
Selected Startups since Helix's founding
Hours Of Support provided in the last year
Yale Students paired with startups through Helix
Team
our Team
Apurva Mishra
Helix Co-Director
Issy Earp
Helix Co-Director
William Liu
Head of Outreach
Jiya Mody
Head of Events
Georgio Maroun
Vice President of Operations
Saj Agarwala
Head of Finance
Usmaan Siddiqi
Head of External RelationsRecruitment
Recruitment Timeline
Undergraduate Recruitment 2024
Applications Open
August 15th
The application will ask for your resume and relevant experinces. It includes a series of short questions. We appreciate and thank you for your time!
EC Bazaar
September 1
Join us at our table in the EC Bazaar! Talk to directors and learn more directly from members about Helix
- 2-4pm at Commons, Location TBD
General Information Session
September 2
This meeting will include a formal presentation of Helix, expected work from students, past projects, and the application process. Directors will be available to answer any questions and offer first-hand accounts of their time in Helix.
- Location TBD
Drop-In Office Hours 1
September 5th
Chat in a more casual setting with directors, questions about applications are encouraged!
Drop-In Office Hours
September 7th
Chat in a more casual setting with directors, questions about applications are encouraged!
Applications Due
September 8
Applications are due at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
First Meeting
TBD - announced soon!
Join us for our first meeting! Get to know eachother, we hope you will come to see Helix as a family! We will also set out expectations and discuss the training bootcamp timeline, startup onboarding, etc
Startup Recruitment
Startup Rescruitment
August 6 - September 5
Initial Outreach and Conversations
- Apply Through the Startup Application Form
- Schedule Conversations with the Directors
- Tell Us Your Needs
Pitches to Directors
September 15
Tsai City
- Provide Details on Startup and Ideation
- Present on Desired Talent and Expected Roles
- Provide a Timeline for Development
- Create Proposals on MVP and Current Progress
Offers Extended
September 22
Pitches to Helix Fellows
TDB
Tsai City
- Provide Details on Startup and Ideation
- Present on Desired Talent and Expected Roles
- Provide a Timeline for Development
- Create Proposals on MVP and Current Progress
Contact
Contact Us
Address
17 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511
Email Us
admin@yalehelix.org