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Applications are open between February 5 and April 19, 2024

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Contacts

Miguel Santos, ITQB NOVA

Helena Vilaranda, ITQB NOVA

Email: startupresearch@itqb.unl.pt

Location

The Startup Research Program will be held at ITQB NOVA (Oeiras) and NOVA SBE (Carcavelos)

 

 

To whom

The Program is open to all Graduate Researchers and Science Managers (>BSc) with preferably more than 1 year of lab work experience.

Language

The course will be held in English. A minimum proficiency of B2/C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages – CEFR) is required.

 

Duration & ECTS

The course will comprise 11 weeks, with a total of 102 in classroom hours, and will accredit 8 ECTS. 

The StartUp Research successful accomplishment may fulfil 3rd study cycle-level “(Bio)Entrepreneurship” and/or “Free Option” requirements at ITQB NOVA

 

Course structure

Available Attendance Scholarships

ITQB NOVA SCHOLARSHIPS: 2 Full student tuition Scholarships (€1500) / Edition are available for ITQB NOVA Students and Staff. Preference will be given to Students enrolled either in ITQB NOVA MSc or PhD programs.

OEIRAS Valley SCHOLARSHIPS: In the scope of the Oeiras Valley initiative and strategic objectives, 15 x €1500 Scholarships / Edition are available. Although not-exclusive, Oeiras Valley scholarships will be preferentially awarded to candidates coming from SI&DT institutions located within the Oeiras Valley Ecosystem. Institutions belonging to LS4FUTURE, and CIISA/AL4AnimalS (fulfilling One Health Initiative goals) Associate Laboratories, iNOVA4Health, CoLife and to the Co-Lab AccelBio, will be considered as such. 

Mandatory Attendance

Participants registered in StartUp Research Program have a mandatory attendance of 85% in classroom sessions. The course is held over 90% in a presential format, both @ ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, and @ NOVA SBE, Carcavelos; Great Lisbon Area.

Mandatory Assignments

  1. Initial Management Plan consisting of a 12-minute project presentation “Concept, Mission, and Vision. First idea of a minimum value product/service (mvp/mvs) for the new Venture; including IP and regulatory issues”; and a 10-page document containing the description of the innovation project and management plan;

  2. Business case consisting of an Executive Summary; a Pitch Slide Deck and a Business Model Structure representation;

  3. Final Pitch performed at the (open) Final Pitch & Graduation session.

Student Evaluation

The StartUp Research Student evaluation is Qualitative, based on a final “Approved” / “Non-Approved” system.

Applications will be made through the formal Application Portal