Start your entrepreneurial journey

Lean Launch is a 10-week online course for UK-based postdocs and late-stage PhD students that takes the scientific method (hypothesis, test, evaluate) and applies it to business ideas, allowing you to quickly determine whether there is a market for products or services stemming from your oncology-focused research. 

Benefits

• 2-day Bootcamp training teaching you how to communicate your technology to customers and develop a hypothetical business model 
• 10-week market validation with weekly 1-hour coaching clinics from experts experienced in taking research ideas to market. 
• 1-day online pitch training for potential customers and investors 
• Access to leading experts from academia, business and investors 
• Receive up to £4,000 of funding to validate commercially promising ideas in the marketplace and a pathway to a further £25,000 of ICURe funding plus follow-on funding support 

When: Applications will open for next year's cohort in Summer 2024 TBD  

Who: Open to applicants across the UK and Europe

A training programme for junior group leaders, postdocs and PhD students. Open to all researchers interested in fighting cancer, regardless of your career stage or discipline.

Benefits

• Attend webinars and workshops on entrepreneurship, forming a company, operations, team building, market research, fundraising and other topics
• Networking events to connect with mentors and serial entrepreneurs
• Interact with scientists from different disciplines to co-develop ground-breaking new cancer therapeutic diagnostics and preventative interventions
• Receive information about funding to support your work, including grants and other non-dilutive funding, angel investment and venture capital

New webinars to be announced soon.

TBC

Broadening Horizons is a cross-sector mentoring programme designed to support, develop and empower early-career cancer researchers who are interested in translational research. We are excited to jointly fund the programme, which returns for its third year, with The Wellcome Trust.

The aim of Broadening Horizons is to support early-career cancer researchers with their professional development by raising awareness of the skills and mindset needed to translate discoveries into practical applications for societal benefit. The programme connects mentees with mentors from industry, policy and the third sector, and gives mentees exposure to opportunities in translating research and provides tools, knowledge and guidance.  

Applications FOR CURRENT ROUND CLOSED