From researcher to entrepreneur

YOUR ROADMAP TO MARKET

Get actionable insights into the spinoff journey. Understand the role of your tech transfer office, how to navigate the market and how to prepare your move from academia to entrepreneurship.

Shifting from academic thinking to thinking like an entrepreneur can be challenging, especially when the road ahead is unclear.

This masterclass provides clarity on the journey of a spin-off founder, helping you understand the foundational steps and prepare yourself, your future team and organisation. With clear insights into what lies ahead, you'll gain the confidence to take the first step and move past any doubts in only 1 day.

GROUP SESSION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

What You’ll Gain

  • Understand the difference between the startup and spinoff roadmap and how to navigate it effectively

  • Understand the Tech Transfer essentials, when and how to engage with your tech transfer office.

  • Navigate key IP arrangements and founder agreements

  • Learn how to shift from publishing to valorization

  • Gain practical insights into launching the business

  • Learn how and when to start market exploration and market validation

  • Understand the role of investors and funding in Europe

Who It's For

For (PhD) researchers, postdocs, and professors

  • Who are exploring the idea of turning their research into a business.

  • Who are preparing to launch a spin-off and want practical guidance to take the next step.

Practical Details

📍 Location:

  • This program is offered in different cities. Next up is:

    • Ghent - June 13th

📆 Duration: .

  • 1 day from 9AM CET till 5PM CET

👥 Format: Group-based, one-day active participation, peer discussions, case studies, and Q&A opportunities

🎤 Trainers:

🎯 Outcome:

  • You’ll get crucial insights, practical tips, tools and contacts, and key learnings, along with concrete examples from experienced founders and experts to launch your startup or spinoff.

Application: 

Apply by midnight June 2nd.

Price

245 euro (VAT 21% excluded) per participant

  • Including lunch, all didactical materials and a closing drink

Ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship?

Masterclass Topics

Research-entrepreneurship

We’re diving into some real-life entrepreneurship stories, including examples from founders who transitioned from academia to business.

Tech transfer essentials

Prepare yourself for the Tech transfer office, when should you approach them, what kind of support can they offer and what can you realistically expect from them?

Spinoff roadmap

Discover how the spin-off process works within your university and industry. Gain awareness of the startup phases and explore the role of investors and funding opportunities.

Intellectual property

Gain key insights into intellectual property protection, covering structures like asset deals, licenses, and share deals, with time for Q&A.

Founders role

Understand your role as a (co-)founder, gain self-awareness and understand how to collaborate effectively while ensuring clear agreements with your team.

Go-to-market

Participants will learn the difference between inventions and innovations, TRL & MRL, as well as how to validate and test ideas for market fit and how to connect with customers.

This masterclass is eligible for the KMO Portefeuille. Only available to Flemish participants with a VAT number.

Sign up.

Clairfy your first steps to launch a startup or spinoff during this one-day program.

Fill out the form and let us know why you’d love to be part of it.