incubator

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The British Fashion Council's NewGen initiative provides funding for emerging talent, with several up-and-coming designers finding their stride at LFW through the incubator.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"It was hard looking at her in the incubator... She was so fragile, small and precious," said Sarah.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Altman is a longtime venture capitalist who once ran the startup incubator Y Combinator, which invested in Stoke.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

She later withdrew it after reaching a financial settlement with Schmidt with whom she had started the high-tech New York incubator with offices in Los Angeles, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Sometimes pilots or stewards tucked the tubes in their shirt pockets, to keep the cells at body temperature as if they were still in an incubator.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot