Palo Alto, CA – January 10, 2018 — Science Exchange, the world’s leading and most secure enterprise platform for outsourced research and development (R&D), teamed up today with Lab Launch, a nonprofit working to provide affordable and high-quality laboratories to biotech startups. This partnership with Science Exchange allows Lab Launch’s resident companies to easily supplement and complement their in-house resources with external research tools, technologies, and expertise.Science Exchange enables immediate access to over 2,500+ commercial CROs, academic labs, and government facilities under a single marketplace agreement, in addition to a 24/7 PhD-level support by Science Exchange staff scientists.“Our goal is to give LA-based scientists and entrepreneurs every opportunity to further their ideas and innovations in a way that is affordable and that will also give them access to the best scientific resources available,” said Marie Rippen, CEO of Lab Launch. “By partnering with Science Exchange, Lab Launch can now offer our companies access to fully vetted service providers in a secure environment, so our scientists can devote time to advancing their ideas instead of being bogged down with administrative tasks including researching and negotiating with service providers.”“Lab Launch and Science Exchange are both driven to give scientists the tools and support they need to be successful in developing their breakthrough ideas,” said Elizabeth Iorns, Ph.D., co-founder and CEO of Science Exchange. “Scientists at Lab Launch will now automatically gain access to the best scientific providers to help bring groundbreaking discoveries to market. We are excited to be part of the process!”Lab Launch is the latest R&D organization to choose to partner with Science Exchange and joins more than 30 enterprise clients and Life Science incubators that are effectively managing their outsourced R&D with Science Exchange-powered marketplaces.About Lab LaunchLab Launch Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working to establish a more dynamic biotech startup environment in Los Angeles. Our mission is to enable LA’s scientists and entrepreneurs to develop their ideas in affordable, high-quality lab facilities, with access to services and a supportive innovation community to accelerate their success.