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Topics included:
- Technology readiness and when to make a company
- How to build a team and what is your role in the company
- How to develop technology with commercial value
- How biotech and life science companies raise investment, grow and exit
- Inspirational talks from successful founders and other experts
During the week, you will use these new skills to develop a real biotech or life sciences business idea and the program will end with the opportunity to pitch this idea to real investors for feedback and prizes!
Preliminary Program*:
Monday - Discovery day
- Welcome & ideation workshops
- Customer & competitions workshops
- Founder keynote
- Teambuilding activities
Tuesday - Define day
- Project roadmap workshops
- Go to market, IP & regulatory talks & workshops
- Industry keynote
Wednesday - Develop day
- Tech & scale up workshops
- Responsible research & innovation workshops
- R&D keynote
Thursday - Delivery day
- Business development workshops
- Fundraising & exits workshops
- Investor keynote
- Pitch hackathon
Friday - Demo day
- Investor & partnership outreach workshops
- Demo pitch competition
- Closing reception
* may be subject to changes
Learning outcomes
To understand the basics of how to:
Evaluate new business ideas and find a unique value proposition
Evaluate a market size and competition
Secure intellectual property and navigate regulation
Develop a business case and find funding
Ensure impact and develop your idea responsibly
In addition, we expect participants to develop their professional network.
Requirements:
The course is free of charge for Digital Life Norway project members and DLN Research School members.
The course is open to PhD students, postdocs, and senior researchers.
If you already have a business idea, you might get the opportunity to develop it as part of the course. If you don’t yet have an idea, you can still take part and will be matched with a participant that has an idea.
Contact:
DLN: Andy Boyce and Henrik Lund
DLN Research School: Rosalie Zwiggelaar