For founders on this path, the 20,000 - square -
foot center provides offices and
wet chemistry and microbiology
labs at below - market rates ($ 23 per square
foot for office space, $ 25 for
labs); alternatively, founders can exchange a small percentage of their equity or future revenue for use of the space.
The research students get their
feet wet with a 1 - year training appointment in the
lab of a network investigator and are paid at the same rate as graduate students.