From PhD to Innovator
About
Take your career into your own hands in the Young Entrepreneurs in Science Workshop!
Develop potential start-up ideas together with other PhDs and postdocs of all disciplines, network with real-life sciencepreneurs, and learn about career options after the PhD.
Our innovation coaches will help you to discover the potential of your research by building your first prototype based on real-world challenges.
Workshop Programme:
Day 1 9am - 5pm: From PhD to Sciencepreneur
Discover what it means to be an entrepreneur, explore your
entrepreneurial strengths, and meet our experienced role
models, who will share their failures and successes.
Day 2 9am - 5pm: The Design Thinking Process
Learn and apply the Design Thinking principles to refine
ideas for potential products. We will explore the concepts of
empathy and human-centred design, and create a prototype
for the final presentation.
Why Attend?
- Discover how to leverage your scientific expertise in the business world
- Learn from real-life success stories
- Connect with like-minded peers and potential collaborators
