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My journey from Researcher to Director of a startup

My journey from Researcher to Director of a startup. Another option you should consider for life after your PhD. or. Summary. What was I doing post-PhD? What was my problem? What were my options? What is the ICURe programme? Support What did I do?

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My journey from Researcher to Director of a startup

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  1. My journey from Researcher to Director of a startup Another option you should consider for life after your PhD or

  2. Summary • What was I doing post-PhD? • What was my problem? • What were my options? • What is the ICURe programme? • Support • What did I do? • What were the results of the ICURe programme? • Where are we now? • Why should you care?

  3. What was I doing post-PhD?

  4. What was my problem?

  5. What were my options? Continue at Warwick as a post-doc Industry job Post-doc elsewhere ICURe?

  6. What is the ICUReprogramme? Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (Not to scale)

  7. What is the ICUReprogramme? Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research £ 3 months 100+ companies

  8. Support • Kevin Marks – Chief Operating Officer in Warwick Ventures (ICURe Industrial Expert) • 30 years board level experience • Experienced Manufacturing Director • Phil Smith – Tech Transfer Officer in Warwick Ventures • 25 years management experience in start-ups • Engineering/materials background • Professor Peter Scott – PhD Supervisor • Industrially focussed synthetic chemist

  9. What did I do? INSERT PHOTOS OF TRAVEL / CONFERENCES

  10. What did I do?

  11. What were the results of the ICURe programme?

  12. What were the results of the ICURe programme?

  13. What were the results of the ICURe programme?

  14. What were the results of the ICURe programme? GET A JOB DO MORE INTERVIEWS LICENCE BACK TO THE LAB / ACADEMIA START A BUSINESS!

  15. What happened then?

  16. Where are we now? £…..££££ SCALE UP TEAM

  17. Why should you care?

  18. Why should you care? Continue at Warwick as a post-doc Industry job Post-doc elsewhere Alternative options?

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