Helping Bold Thinkers in Life Sciences Bring Their Ideas to Market

Elevating Life Sciences in Utah and Beyond

At LDD, we work with entrepreneurs, innovators and big thinkers who are striving to transform healthcare. Our mission is to help life sciences companies in Utah and Asia bring their ideas to life—and to market.

Consulting Services

Accelerating R&D, clinical research and commercialization through access to hands-on advisory services, resources and relationships

Connectivity

Connecting companies to strategic partners, key opinion leaders, investors and venture capital or private equity funds

Capital Opportunities

Helping companies seek and secure funding at every stage of their lifecycle, from grants to debt or equity financing.

Our Team

Influencing the Success Curve

We bring together all the resources that startup and early-stage life sciences companies need on their path to the marketplace, from seed to exit.

R&D Support

Connecting companies to the resources they need to progress through critical phases of product development

Operations

Offering intensive operational and leadership support with a lean methodology

Capital Strategy

Assisting with all aspects of finance, from budgeting to financing strategies

Sales & Marketing

Providing guidance on go-to-market strategy, reimbursement and customer engagement

Supported by a Robust Incubation Platform

Housed in a historic 22,000 square foot building in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, Church & State is focused on building a close-knit community of innovators, mentors, policy makers, financiers and funders who share the belief that collaboration is the key to business success, at every stage and every level.

Client Spotlight

Proving that necessity is the mother of invention, industrial designer Jake Hall invented KneeMD—a knee rehabilitation device—when he couldn’t find anything on the market to help him straighten his knee after multiple surgeries. LDD helped Jake commercialize the device, test the market and launch a clinical trial.

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