Bio Entrepreneur School
The QED Bio-Entrepreneur School has been developed to capitalise on the growth in the bio-science and bio-technology sector. Like all our entrepreneur schools it is built around two main facets of delivery. These are the identification of entrepreneurs through an extensive and targeted marketing campaign and selection process and the delivery of a 3-day intensive programme designed to engage and enable participants in starting up a new business - in this case in the bio-science, bio-technology and medical sector.
An essential part of the entrepreneur school is the formation of a group of like-minded people who will stay in touch well beyond the attendance at the School.
This entrepreneur community will have the capacity to gather and share information whilst affording the opportunity for mutual peer support in a sustainable way.
Delivery of the school is participative and inclusive, covering a range of case studies, practical exercises and peer group learning. Highlights of the School are the ‘Meet the Entrepreneur’ session, where experienced bio-entrepreneurs share their story and delegates are encouraged to network with each other and guests, and the friendly “Dragons Den”, enabling delegates to assimilate their learning during the school into a short pitch to a panel of investors, bankers and advisers, which is followed by constructive feedback.
For further information please visit www.bioentrepreneur.co.uk
Bio Entrepreneur Web Coverage
As part of the promotional campaign for our 2007 Bio Entrepreneur School we created a significant amount of web coverage including:
ABS - ABS works in the field of development, promotion and training.
http://www.the-abs.org.uk/?id=226
Small Research Business Portal - A website providing links news that will help small businesses.
http://www.smallbusinessportal.co.uk/view_news.php
PR Web - Provides media exposure for clients.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb486864.htm
UK Spa - Helping develop and create science parks.
http://www.ukspa.org.uk/?default.asp?t=1&channel_id=2373&editorial_id=13861
Yahoo News - Search engine keeping you up to date in what is going on in the world today.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20061206/bs_prweb/prweb486864_1
Bioscience York - Different organisations working in healthcare and environmental areas.
http://www.sciencecityyork.org.uk/bioscience/events/
East Mentoring Forum - Designed to mentor, helps you access helpful information and services.
http://www.mentfor.co.uk/article.asp?id=667&groupid=1
DiagnOx - Intended to commercialize researchers in the UK.
http://www.diagnox.co.uk/site/news_and_events/courses.php?year=2006&month=2
Sehta - A website that will try to promote companies.
http://www.sehta.co.uk/page2.asp?PageID=606&SubID=&EventID=215
Hertfordshire Mentoring Network - A group dedicated to promoting and supporting mentoring of all types in Hertfordshire.
http://www.hertsmentoring.net/eventdetails.asp?eventid=335
EMIN - EMIN is a network of business incubators providing a complete package of valuable business and technical assistance to start-up companies in the East Midlands.
http://www.emincubation.co.uk/main/NEWS/890
Embren - Embren is a newly established network funded by emda to co-ordinate the provision of environmental business support in the East Midlands.
http://www.embren.net/
MDIS - Established as a ‘not for profit’ organisation, it aims to support and strengthen the medical device industry in Scotland by developing the partnerships between the Scottish NHS, academia and industry to assist the commercialisation of ideas.
http://www.mdis.org/news/article/?NewsItemID=301
East Midlands Development Agency - East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.
http://www.emda.org.uk/news/newsreturn.asp?fileno=3110
East Mentoring Forum - This Forum is all about mentoring in the East of England
http://www.mentfor.co.uk/article.asp?id=667&groupid=1
BioPortfolio - The biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life science and healthcare search site
http://www.bioportfolio.com/conference/main.php?view=event&eventid=1166026687364-0001
Media Link West Midlands - Key Forensic Services (KFS) offer a wide range of products & services intended to cover all core areas of forensic science and the various needs of the criminal justice system.
http://www.medilinkwm.co.uk/events/display.php?id=1359&crumb=National%20Events&title=Training+for+would+be+Bio-Entrepreneurs
University of London Careers Website
http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-1456#QEDBioEntrepreneurSchool