Edinburgh Science Triangle and Genecom present the

Inspiring Innovation

Beermat Masterclass for
innovators, researchers & entrepreneurs
with Mike Southon
Technology entrepreneur & mentor, best-selling author & international speaker,
FT columnist & musician (sometimes).  See www.beermat.biz for more about Mike

Monday 15 March 2010, 9.00-5.00

Moredun Research Institute at Pentlands Science Park

Starting a technology business, or recently started?

Keen to see your research discoveries benefit the world?

Many scientists and technologists are great innovators but not everyone wants to be an entrepreneur.  This Masterclass shows you how to take your ideas forward  ...  or get someone else to!  The world can benefit more from your scientific research and technology innovations.

If you are an entrepreneur or innovator or both, this is the event you should attend this year ...

Programme

9.00     Registration

9.30     Part1:The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship

Mike shows how to identify and involve key people and customers to prove an idea has potential to become a business, and make it happen. With a business plan you can fit on a beermat. 

12.30    Lunch

1.15      Part2:  Mike interviews three entrepreneurs about their story

             Stuart Mead  -  CEO, Touch Bionics ...  the hired gun

             Dr. John March  -  CEO,  BigDNA ... senior researcher turned top entrepreneur

             Prof. Tim Skerry - Professor of Orthopaedic Biology at University of Sheffield  and founder of Medella Therapeutics ...always an academic, now Chief Science Officer too   

4.00      Part 3 Real-time case studies / free on-the-spot mentoring for delegates 

5.00      Close

The following groups are invited to attend this Masterclass FREE of charge:

-  Research, academic and commercialisation staff, and postgraduate students, of universities and research institutes

-  Founders, managers and directors of small and medium businesses from 1 to 250 employees

-  New start-ups and individuals thinking of starting a comany with a new idea

-  Business support practitioners who work with any of the above.

This event is presented and funded by Genecom and Edinburgh Science Triangle.  Edinburgh Science Triangle is part-funded by European Structural Funds. The Inspiring Innovation Series is supported by The City of Edinburgh Council as part of its Economic Resilience Action Network.  Thanks to Moredun Research Institute and Pentlands Science Park for providing the venue.