Entrepreneurial skills development

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Entrepreneurial skills development 

Accelerating entrepreneurial innovation is at the heart of building a circular bioeconomy. If you are an entrepreneur or a start-up in the bioeconomy, we can help you develop and commercialise your product or process.

Investment opportunities

Let our BioVale team introduce you to their contacts with investors and technology scouts or why not take part in one of their pitchfest opportunities?

Supply chain introductions

We can an introduce you to researchers, businesses, funders and investors operating at each stage of the supply chain across our region as well as in Europe, through our links with European bioeconomy clusters.

Specialised training

We develop and deliver specialised business training programmes for bio-based entrepreneurs that include:

  • live pitches to a panel of investors with interests in the sector
  • individual mentoring sessions with successful business leaders
  • peer-to-peer learning and networking with other bio-based companies
  • masterclasses from experts in finance, regulation, IP, risk and opportunity

Examples include the BioVale Biocamps – week-long intensive training and mentoring – as well as shorter one or two-day courses, such as those  we have delivered for the THYME project, N8-agri-food and the High Value Biorenewables network.

Desk-based support

Communications advice

Communications advice

We work with bio-based businesses and projects to increase awareness of their products, processes or project.

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Entrepreneurial skills development

Entrepreneurial skills development

If you are an entrepreneur or a start-up in the bioeconomy, we can help you develop and commercialise your product or process.

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Laboratory and office access

Laboratory and office access

We have state-of-the-art research and development biorefinery, pilot scale laboratory facilities and flexible office space available for hire.

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Market research

Market research

We add value through market research activity, new and existing product or customer discovery research.

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Overseas markets access

Overseas markets access

We have been part of several international projects, our expertise range from project management, communication and dissemination support to accessing our research and development knowledge and equipment.

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Project management

Project management

We have a vast amount of experience in managing national and international projects as well smaller one to one projects for our pre-funded support programmes aimed at regional SMEs.

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Regulatory scanning

Regulatory scanning

As part of responsible research and innovation, we actively encourage our academic, industry partners and clients to examine the associated processes, including intellectual property as well as understanding the appropriate regulatory environment.

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Valorisation options appraisal

Valorisation options appraisal

Bio-based materials including various types of waste, can be assessed to determine how they can be used to produce valuable products.

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