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The New Orleans BioInnovation Center entrepreneurship incubator for biosciences firms on Canal Street is hosting a conference for start-ups and business pitch contest in November. (Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The New Orleans BioInnovation Center incubator for biosciences companies has opened registrations for an entrepreneurship conference taking place November 18-20 and an accompanying pitch contest called the BioChallenge with a prize of $25,000 in cash and services for the winning idea.

The deadline for biotechnology start-ups to enter the challenge is Tuesday. Application information is on the center's Internet site at www.neworleansbio.com/biochallenge.

Image:(Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)