Royal Society Scientific Entrepreneurship November 2024

In this interactive module, we will evaluate the potential to use ventures as a vehicle to commercialise technology from the lab.

We will discuss what different roles you can play as an academic in such a venture, how to deal with tech transfer and IP rights and how to raise money and structure a deal.

Topics covered include:

• different business cases of academic ventures

• academic entrepreneurship as a way of technology commercialisation

• founding teams

• how to protect your technology and the value of IP

• finding sources of finance

• communicating your business plan and early stage financing

• presentation skills