Horizon 2020 Entrepreneurship for Researchers Workshop: January 2019

Horizon 2020 Entrepreneurship for Researchers Workshop

Part of: The European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under agreement number 739572

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is open to researchers and managers from Portuguese universities only!

The highly interactive workshop will cover new ways in which leading Portuguese researchers can successully develop entrepreneurial mindset and skills.

This event is the second in the series of exploratory events aimed to inform the future needs of the Portuguese partner communities, communicating the Discoveries CTR project.

The overall purpose of the workshop is to provide a taster for the type of support available to to help commerialise research and to initiate connections amongst the partners who will eventually form the Discoveries Centre in Portugal.

The programme is delivered as a mini accelerator. Participants will form teams and will be guided through the various stages of commercialisation and strartup building.

A maximum of 50 delegates, including researchers and managers from Portuguese institutions are invited to participate.

Format (duration, etc.)

Taking place over one and a half days, you will need to attend each day to complete the course. There will also be the opportunity to network with researchers and managers from Portuguese Universities.

Programme Dates and Timings:

Thursday 24th January 2019

9.00am Registration and Refreshments

9.15am Introduction

9.30am Entrepreneurship Skills Workshop (coffee break at 11.15am and 3.15pm, and lunch break at 12.45pm)

4.30pm IP Protection Workshop

6.00pm Workshop Closes

7.00pm Networking Dinner

10.00pm Day One Closes

Friday 25th January 2019

9.00am Registration and Refreshments

9.15am IP Commercialisation Workshop

10:45am Coffee Break

11.00am Funding Workshop

1.00pm Feedback and Evaluation

1.15pm Networking Lunch

2.00pm Workshop Closes

Venue:

A networking dinner will take place at the end of day one - Thursday 24 January (Restaurante Golf Sport). Please note: delegates will need to budget for the cost of their evening dinner (25€) and reclaim through their normal channels at home institutions.

About the course

This programme will assist you in recognising and exploring the entrepreneurial skills you use in research. On the first day, there will be a workshop looking at creating a minimum viable product and validating the business model. Workshops thereafter will look at protecting and commercialising intellectual property, what makes a great founder, sales and marketing and funding.

Learning Outcomes

After attending the programme, you will be able to:

• Build and/or develop your own entrepreneurial skill set
• Deal with the changing research landscape with more confidence using your entrepreneurial skills

How to Apply:

To apply for the programme you will need to register your details with us here and answer a series of short questions about what you will achieve through attending and how this course will benefit your current role or future career.

This workshop is open to researchers and managers who want to learn how to enhance their entrepreneurial and networking skills.