Do you have a Technology and lack the expertise of bringing it to Market? Are you a student working with Technology and do not know what could be the next step?

Early stage startups, researchers, students are all welcome to learn in this short workshop the steps that take a technology and application to a product ready to the market or to be licensed to a partner.

Agenda:

09:00-09:30 Check-in and Registrations

09:30-10:30 Keynote Speaker - Going from a Technology to a Product with Hugo Macedo, Smart Separations (UK)
10:30-13:00 Workshop: Developing a Tech-Based Product
- Business Model and a Go-To-Market Roadmap
- Understanding the Industry Value Chain
- How to work on B2B and Partnerships
- Startup Go-to-Market versus Dream Company
- The Value Staircase for a Technology Base Product
with Miguel Amador, StartupBraga

13:00-14:30 Lunch Break

14:30-16:30 Visit to INL and Startup War Stories: Biomode and RubyNanoMed (Limited to 50 People)

Do you know Hugo Macedo?

Hugo Macedo began a career in technology engineering while doing his Ph.D. in Tissue Engineering at the Imperial College, London in 2011. He explored research areas such as chemical engineering, stem cell technology, Membrane technology, hydrodynamics, stem cell culture and bio-processing, human blood production, and a lot more.

In 2011, Macedo created the first 3D hollow fiber bioreactor meant for the production of human red blood cells. This got patented as a system design and also featured in Metro Magazine and on the cover page of the November 2011 edition of The Chemical Engineer (TCE) Magazine.

Between 2012 and 2013, Macedo was the Vice-President of PARSUK; the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK. In 2013, he also founded Smart Separations Ltd; a technology company that has patented a new filtration technology that overcomes the limitations of existing microsieves. He is currently the CEO of the company and also holds 5 patents.

Startups War Stories (Visit to Startup Facilities at INL)

Biomode - An innovative company in the biotechnology field, where the core activities are focused in the research, development and the commercialization of rapid diagnostic kits based on Peptide Nucleic Acid FISH technology for microbial detection in food and clinical samples.

RubyNanoMed - RubyNanoMed enables liquid biopsy for metastatic cancer at the point-of-care. It uses a proprietary cell microfluidic capture tool that can be used for early cancer detection, better prognosis, and personalized treatment.

This is an event for all the community (startups, researchers, students, companies): we're waiting for your participation.

This workshop is part of Startup Nano, a program offering incubation and acceleration to Startups based in Nanotechnology. Know more about next workshops and applications dates for the program in www.startupnano.eu

This workshop is held together with MIT Portugal and the I-Teams initiative.