The BioScience Center

What The BioScience Center does

The BioScience Center is a privately held bioscience business incubator headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded by Stuart Rose in 2012 and officially opened in January 2013. It operates a 19,500 square-foot facility at 5901 Indian School Road NE containing ten wet laboratories (chemistry and microbiology) totaling over 3,000 square feet, plus shared office infrastructure, conference space, IT systems, and 24/7 building access. The center serves as the only bioscience-focused incubator in New Mexico, providing affordable lab and office space, mentorship, training programs, and access to funding networks to early-stage bioscience, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostics, and life science companies.

The business runs a two-tier rental model — Resident (full office/lab rental with maximum benefits) and Non-Resident (shared workspace with limited lab access) — with monthly recurring rental income as the primary revenue stream. The center uniquely accepts equity stakes, warrants for future share purchases, or revenue-sharing agreements in lieu of up to half of annual rent, subject to mutual valuation. A separate State of New Mexico contract provides no-cost, tailored business assistance and one-on-one support to early-stage bioscience companies. Two participation models include direct engagement via tours, applications through Monday.com forms, and ongoing relationship management. Tenant mix includes roughly 15 biotech and life science residents (e.g., Armonica Technologies, Biophagy, Mesa Alta Research, mPower Technology, Southwest Medical Ventures) and 16 small business residents, with documented graduate companies including Avisa Pharma and BioFlyte.

The company is entirely founder-owned with no disclosed institutional or venture capital backing. Strategic partnerships connect residents to Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the University of New Mexico through the NMSBA Program and STC.UNM technology licensing. Founder Stuart Rose, PhD, holds 40+ years of pharmaceutical manufacturing experience and has hosted more than 20 startups across vaccines, medical devices, and research tools. The center reports an 87% survival rate for incubated businesses versus 52% for isolated small businesses based on studies cited. A sister center, FatPipe ABQ, was launched by Rose in 2014 as a complementary general-purpose collaborative workspace.

Name

The BioScience Center

Legal name

The BioScience Center

Website

https://thebiosciencecenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The BioScience Center is a privately held bioscience business incubator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, operating a 19,500 sq-ft facility with ten wet laboratories to provide affordable lab space, mentorship, and funding access to early-stage biotech, pharma, diagnostics, and life science startups in New Mexico.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bioscience Business Incubator Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Sciences/Lab Tenant Representation (BPAJALAG)

Keywords

• Bioscience business incubation
• Wet laboratory facilities
• Startup office space
• Life science incubator
• Entrepreneur mentorship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Albuquerque

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commercial Rental Income: Monthly rental income from office space and laboratory facilities. Offers flexible month-to-month terms for offices and long-term leases for laboratories. Can accept equity, warrants, or revenue sharing in lieu of up to half of annual rent.
2. Equity and Revenue Participation: The center accepts equity stakes, warrants for future share purchases, or agreed revenue sharing as partial payment for rent, subject to mutual valuation agreement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The BioScience Center operates a bioscience business incubator providing fully equipped wet laboratory facilities (10 labs, over 3,000 sq ft) and office space rentals to early-stage bioscience companies in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The center supplements physical infrastructure with structured mentorship, training programs, and introductions to its investor network, accepting equity or warrants in addition to cash rent from participating companies.

Product overview

The BioScience Center is a business incubator/accelerator for bioscience and life sciences startups located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It operates as a unified platform offering physical infrastructure (offices and laboratories) combined with business support services. The core offerings include wet laboratory space (10 labs totaling over 3,000 sq. ft.), shared office services (reception, IT, conference rooms), mentoring and coaching programs, and access to funding networks. The center also provides free business assistance to early-stage bioscience companies through a State of New Mexico contract program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resident Incubator Program Full-access incubator program providing early-stage bioscience companies with private wet laboratory bench space, office space, mentorship, training, and introductions to the investor network in exchange for rent plus equity or warrants.
• Non-Resident Program Lower-touch membership program for bioscience companies that do not occupy on-site laboratory or office space but receive mentoring, training, and investor-network access.
• Wet Laboratory Rentals Leasing of fully equipped wet laboratory bench space (ten labs totaling over 3,000 sq ft) within the incubator facility to bioscience tenants.
• Office Space Rentals Leasing of dedicated office space within the incubator facility for bioscience startups and small businesses.
• Mentorship and Training Structured mentorship and business-training programs delivered to participating bioscience entrepreneurs to accelerate company development.
• Investor Network Access Introductions to the center's network of angel investors and limited partners who evaluate and potentially fund incubated companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 87% survival rate for incubated businesses versus 52% for isolated small businesses
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• FatPipe ABQcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014FatPipe ABQ is The BioScience Center's sister center - a privately funded collaborative workspace providing high-speed internet bandwidth, programs and training for entrepreneurs. Founded by Stuart Rose in 2014. Located at 200 Broadway NE, Albuquerque.
• State of New MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe BioScience Center and its employees are under contract with the State of New Mexico to provide no-cost, tailored business assistance and one-on-one support to early-stage bioscience companies.
• Sandia National LaboratoriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the New Mexico Small Business Assistance (NMSBA) Program, The BioScience Center connects eligible small businesses with experts at Sandia National Laboratories for technical assistance, testing, and evaluation.
• Los Alamos National LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the NMSBA Program, Los Alamos National Laboratory provides specialized support from scientists and engineers to help solve technical challenges, improve products, and strengthen operations for New Mexico small businesses.
• University of New MexicomoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiophagy has had past and current collaborations with several laboratories at the University of New Mexico. Rose also licensed technology from STC.UNM (University of New Mexico's technology transfer office).
• WESSTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as another incubator and accelerator in New Mexico that is part of the broader entrepreneurial support ecosystem.
• Santa Fe Business IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as another incubator in New Mexico supporting the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• Arrowhead Center (NMSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center listed as part of the regional incubator/accelerator network.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• LabCentral: Cambridge, MA-based nonprofit life sciences incubator providing shared wet-lab facilities, offices, and programming to early-stage biotech startups. Closely comparable in core offering (wet-lab co-working for biotech) and revenue model (membership/rental).
• MBC BioLabs: San Francisco Bay Area biotech incubator offering fully equipped wet-lab and office space to early-stage life science startups in exchange for membership fees and equity. Comparable in providing turnkey lab infrastructure to biotech founders with an equity/rental hybrid model.
• FatPipe ABQ: Albuquerque-based collaborative co-working space founded by the same founder (Stuart Rose) as The BioScience Center. Highly comparable business model (workspace rental, community programming, entrepreneur support) and is explicitly a sister operation.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC): Large-scale shared workspace operator including lab-ready space for life sciences and biotech startups. Comparable business model of providing flexible office/lab rental plus community programming to early-stage ventures, but at substantially greater scale.
• JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): Global life sciences incubator network offering wet-lab and office space to early-stage biotech, medtech, and digital health startups. Directly comparable model of providing turn-key lab infrastructure plus mentorship to bioscience entrepreneurs, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Alexandria LaunchLabs: Alexandria Real Estate's startup platform providing turnkey lab/office space and programming to early-stage life sciences companies. Comparable as a real-estate-backed bioscience incubator serving the same biotech startup customer segment.

Emerging players

• Portal Innovations: Chicago-based life sciences startup hub offering wet-lab and office space, scientific infrastructure, and venture capital connections. Comparable in combining lab facilities with funding-network access for early-stage biotech startups.

Regional players

• WESST: New Mexico-based small business incubator and accelerator offering workspace, training, and capital access. Directly comparable as a regional incubator competing for the same New Mexico entrepreneur pool, though it does not focus on wet-lab bioscience infrastructure.
• Santa Fe Business Incubator: New Mexico incubator providing office space, mentoring, and investor connections to early-stage companies. Comparable as a co-located regional incubator ecosystem partner and indirect competitor for non-bioscience tenants.
• Arrowhead Center (NMSU): New Mexico State University's technology commercialization and startup support arm. Comparable as a regional university-affiliated incubator providing workspace, mentorship, and investor introductions within New Mexico.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thebiosciencecenter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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