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Entrepreneurship event archive

Archive of past Entrepreneurship Masterclasses and Start-Up Clinics

The special  R   label denotes that additional resources (e.g. slides) are available for this event.

Date Title Speaker(s)
2023
02 Oct 2023 Dyneval: Developing soft matter physics technology for semen analysis
  • Vincent Martinez
18 Sep 2023 From physics to coffee, paint, toys, tyres, and everything in between (Peter Gibbons, 3M)
  • Peter Gibbons (3M)
05 Jun 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass with Aleksandre Japaridze (SoundCell): Graphene drums to fight antibiotic resistance
  • Aleksandre Japaridze (SoundCell & Delft University of Technology)
16 May 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass with ŌGI Bio: Revolutionising the growth and analysis of microbes
  • Alex McVey (ŌGI Bio)
02 May 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: Investing in Science and Technology (Paul Atkinson - Par Equity)
  • Paul Atkinson (Par Equity )
18 Apr 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: Ultrasound. Integrated. Everywhere (Dave Hughes - Novosound)
  • Dave Hughes (Novosound )
20 Mar 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: What a Physicist brings to success in business with Stephen Roe (ŌGI Bio & University of Edinburgh)
  • Stephen Roe
13 Mar 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: Turning sunlight into seafood with Paul Smitzberger (Blue Planet Ecosystems)
  • Paul Smitzberger (Blue Planet Ecosystems )
21 Feb 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: Vertical Farms with Intelligent Growth Solutions
  • David Farquhar (Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited)
  • Emily Seward (Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited)
  • Dave Scott (Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited)
  • Tanveer Khan (Intelligent Growth Solutions Limited)
16 Jan 2023 Entrepreneurial Masterclass: Ugly photons and disconcerting inevitabilities
  • Simon Andrews (Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd. )
2020
09 Mar 2020 Start-up clinic: Case study with Jim Thompson
24 Feb 2020 Entrepreneurship masterclasses with Dr Adrian Burden
10 Feb 2020 Start-up clinic: Case study TBC
27 Jan 2020 Entrepreneurship masterclasses: Making strategic choices
13 Jan 2020 Entrepreneurship masterclass: A journey from science to industry to business consulting R Additional Resources are available for this event
  • Jan Ramakers (Jan Ramakers Fine Chemical Consulting Group)
2019
16 Dec 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass: Building a brand
  • Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
02 Dec 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass: The ins and outs of Crowd funding R Additional Resources are available for this event
  • Jude Cook (ShareIn)
18 Nov 2019 Entrepreneurship Masterclass: Growing your idea with Professional Support Services
04 Nov 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass
  • Charlotte Tucker (Prime Numbers)
21 Oct 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass: The nature of the Business of Space - a value chain story
  • Callum Norrie (Space Flow Ltd)
30 Sep 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass
  • Alex Lips
23 Sep 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass: Cracking the CEO Code – the role and challenges of a CEO
  • Roz Cuschieri
16 Sep 2019 Entrepreneurship masterclass: Blending Science with Business “Giving birth to a biotech – where is the pain relief!”
  • Caroline Barelle (Elasmogen)
26 Aug 2019 Start-up clinic: Case study with Veronika Afonina
  • Veronika Afonina (LETAAI)
12 Aug 2019 Start-up clinic: Case study TBC
22 Jul 2019 Start-up clinic: An academic with entrepreneurial ambitions with Dr Tiffany Wood
  • Tiffany Wood
24 Jun 2019 The legal aspects of starting a business
  • Andy Ley
13 May 2019 Creating business for physics and defining Entrepreneurship – associated behaviours, tips and tricks for a positive outcome
  • Ben Panter (CEO and Founder of Blackford Analysis)
29 Apr 2019 Building a tech business from scratch
  • Leah Hutchison (Appointedd)
01 Apr 2019 Shaping a successful business from an academic speciality
  • Rotimi Alabi (RAB-Microfluidics)
18 Mar 2019 Bringing your presentations to life with animation: the experience of Vivomotion
  • Mhairi Towler (Vivomotion)
04 Mar 2019 Lessons learned from 10 years in the Scottish space industry (and 2 years starting up!) R Additional Resources are available for this event
  • Steve Greenland (Craft Prospect)
25 Feb 2019 Molecular Biology to Scaled Biomanufacturing
  • Ian Fotheringham (Ingenza)
18 Feb 2019 Entrepreneurial journey: from Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellow to designing and manufacturing ultrafast lasers
  • Christopher Leburn (Chromacity Lasers)
04 Feb 2019 Start up planning - proposing, sketching and detailing your business idea
  • Francis Greene (Business School, University of Edinburgh )
14 Jan 2019 Investing in Science and Technology
  • Paul Atkinson (Par Equity )
2018
03 Dec 2018 Introduction to Coverge Challenge
  • Claudia Cavalluzzo (Converge Challenge )
19 Nov 2018 Physics in the work place - at Petroleum Experts
  • Hamid Guedrouj (Founder and CEO Petroleum Experts )
05 Nov 2018 The value of networking
  • Sandy Kennedy (CEO Entrepreneurial Scotland)
01 Oct 2018 The revolving door between university and the private sector & the importance of developing a commercial mind set in academia
  • Win Rampen (Founder and CEO Artemis IP and Syncrostore)
  • Kate Gearing (The Royal Society)
24 Sep 2018 Engineering perspectives: journey from academia into the commercial world & experience as engineering Entrepreneur in Residence
  • Fiona Riddock (Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at the School of Engineering)
  • Ian Underwood (School of Engineering)
03 Sep 2018 Building an innovative business on a shoe string
  • Roy Hotrabhvanon (Founder and CEO of PlayerData Ltd)

About Entrepreneurship events

We run a series of Entrepreneurship Masterclasses and Start-Up Clinics for staff and postgraduate students. Our workshops link understanding in physics to the functionality of ingredients, formulations and food processes. These are open to the public.

Find out more about Entrepreneurship events.