What is the event about?
Gathering the Dream Team – Developing technologies and Deeptech businesses needs a diverse team with both technical expertise and business skills at different stages and is something that is new for most founders. The team at Higson consulting will take you through how and when to hire a team, what skillsets to look for and the basics of building a positive, productive team culture from the ground up.
About Higson – We help create more engaged and productive individuals and teams who communicate better and achieve more. We do this by improving resilience, communication skills, leadership structure, values and feedback. All our training is practical, engaging and focuses on behaviour change as it is rooted in psychology.
What is the Venture Science Series:
Join the PFDC and Imperial Enterprise Lab for a series of interactive workshops and talks that will broaden your skillset and give you exposure to the industry. The series will introduce early career researchers (postdocs and PhDs) to the building blocks of developing an idea or technology for commercial environments, covering ideation, testing an idea, business strategy, building a team, and more*. During this series, you will also develop transferable skills to manage your entrepreneurial journey and succeed.
*Please note IP knowledge, strategy and development will not be covered by the series as this is covered in the course How Intellectual Property Rights Can Impact Your Research. You can also watch the Imperial IP strategy video here and a talk about IP and IP law here.
Postdocs or PhDs who attend the series as a whole course and will be given a certificate at the end, however you are invited to attend only the sessions you feel more appropriate for you. If you are considering participating in Techcelerate or MedTech SuperConnector we strongly encourage you to register for a few of the sessions.
You do not need to have a business idea or technology to commercialise to attend these sessions. They are purely based on developing skills and knowledge.