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BioLabs@NYULangone Welcomes MEND as Newest Resident

April 25, 2019 Off By BusinessWire

–Award-winning startup selected to join state-of-the-art coworking
facility–

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BioLabs@NYULangone today announced that MEND, a company developing
nutritional interventions to enhance patient outcomes across a range of
conditions, has been selected as the newest resident of the biotech
coworking facility.

MEND will join a growing community of innovative startups and
entrepreneurs at BioLabs@NYULangone, a life sciences hub in the heart of
New York City featuring 50,000 square feet of fully-equipped lab and
office space. BioLabs@NYULangone is a partnership between BioLabs, a
membership-based network of shared lab facilities located in the
nation’s key biotech innovation clusters, and NYU Langone Health, one of
the nation’s top medical research centers.

“We are creating the premier life science coworking facility in New York
City through the strength and diversity of our resident companies,” said
Nishta Rao, acting managing director of BioLabs@NYULangone. “We’re proud
to support the growth of MEND at BioLabs@NYULangone, where they’ll be
working side by side with others like them pursuing breakthrough
technologies and products.”

“BioLabs@NYULangone selects residents like MEND through a competitive
committee review process designed to identify early-stage startups with
the highest potential for growth and success,” said Robert J. Schneider,
Ph.D., associate dean for biomedical innovation and commercialization at
NYU Langone Health, who co-led the development of BioLabs@NYULangone.
“We are excited to welcome MEND into this community as we continue to
build a thriving life science ecosystem in New York City.”

“MEND was founded on a core mission to help people heal and live their
healthiest,” said MEND founder and CEO Eziah Syed. “Being at
BioLabs@NYULangone will give us an advantage in attracting top science
and engineering talent, while allowing us to collaborate with other
like-minded companies that are finding transformative solutions for
today’s health care challenges.”

MEND’s nutritional interventions are intended to improve patient
outcomes in a number of areas including orthopedics, traumatic brain
injury, muscle catabolism, cosmetic surgery and aging. The company’s
evidence-based products have received multiple awards for science and
innovation, and have been adopted by science-focused clients from the
medical community, U.S. special forces and professional sports leagues.

In addition to on-demand office and lab space, membership at
BioLabs@NYULangone provides on-site business support services and
unparalleled access to capital and industry partners. The coworking
facility is sponsored by major pharmaceutical companies including
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim. Last year,
BioLabs@NYULangone received a $5 million grant and sponsorship from Lifesci
NYC, New York City Economic Development Corporation’s $500 million
commitment to establish New York City as a global leader in life
sciences R&D and innovation. BioLabs@NYULangone residents may also apply
to START-UP NY, an Empire State Development initiative that provides
incentives for new and expanding businesses to grow in New York.
BioLabs@NYULangone is the only life science coworking facility in
Manhattan that offers this benefit.

About BioLabs

A membership-based network of shared laboratory facilities located in
key geographies with proven biotech innovation clusters, BioLabs offers
beautifully designed coworking environments that pair fully equipped and
supported lab, office, and event spaces with relevant programming and
unparalleled access to capital and industry partners. These fertile,
supportive ecosystems allow young companies to shift their focus from
startup operations to experimentation and innovation, so they can reach
their scientific potential quickly and achieve business success.
Companies can start with a single lab bench and scale up as they grow.
The expanding BioLabs network now comprises sites in Boston and
Cambridge, Massachusetts; Durham, North Carolina; San Carlos, San Diego
and San Francisco, California; New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; and
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; as well as sites being developed with
international partners. For more information or to apply for admission,
please visit www.biolabs.io.

This release does not constitute an endorsement by NYU Langone of any
company in the BioLabs@NYULangone coworking facility or their products.