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FastForward

Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures)

IncubatorIncubatorNot publicly documentedActive

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Program at a Glance

Program type
Incubator
Program category
Incubator
Organization
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures)
Organization type
Not publicly documented
Location
Baltimore, Maryland
Company stage served
Not publicly documented
Cohort or participation model
Rolling residency in FastForward innovation hubs plus acceleration and venture-building support
Investment or funding offered
Not publicly documented
Published investment terms
Not publicly documented
Equity or fee model
Not publicly documented
Clinical or hospital connection
Not publicly documented
Application status
Active

Public description

About the program

FastForward is Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures' coordinated suite of startup resources and innovation hubs, providing affordable lab and office space plus acceleration and venture-building support across Baltimore. Its portfolio spans drug development, manufacturing and digital health, and it has supported more than 150 startups. Recent portfolio highlights include Clasp Therapeutics, which launched with $150 million in financing for precision immuno-oncology.

What the program publicly emphasizes

Focus areas and features

Drug developmentbiomanufacturingdigital healthmedical devicesdiagnostics
  • Category: Incubator
  • Program structure: Rolling residency in FastForward innovation hubs plus acceleration and venture-building support

Publicly documented people and network

Program leadership and alumni

Program leader
Jane Kagen — Director of Acceleration and Venture Building
Notable alumni named in public materials
Clasp Therapeutics

Sources

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  1. ventures.jhu.edu