{"id":4972,"date":"2024-10-22T12:47:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovery-park.co.uk\/?p=4972"},"modified":"2024-10-22T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T12:48:42","slug":"ten-businesses-embark-on-discovery-parks-discovery-spark-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-park.co.uk\/ten-businesses-embark-on-discovery-parks-discovery-spark-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten businesses embark on Discovery Park\u2019s \u2018Discovery Spark\u2019 programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
In a bid to enable future success and growth, ten entrepreneurial life science and technology businesses have begun the immersive Discovery Spark programme, with a prize package worth over \u00a350,000 up for grabs.<\/span><\/p>\n Based in Sandwich, Kent,\u00a0 Discovery Park is a leading science and innovation campus offering a range of impressive facilities for dynamic start-ups through to global corporations. Now in its third iteration, the Discovery Spark programme equips early stage life science and technology businesses with the skills and tools to lay healthy foundations in their business, refine their commercial strategy and achieve investor readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n The ten entrepreneurial businesses securing a coveted spot on this cohort and looking to advance their organisation are:<\/span><\/p>\n This group of businesses spans biotechnology and healthcare, each focused on innovative solutions to advance healthcare and scientific research through novel technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n The free, six-week programme helps early-stage companies grow by leveraging\u00a0 Discovery Park\u2019s top facilities, people and networks. Candidates gain valuable insights from industry experts and successful founder ambassadors, exchange experiences with fellow founders, and build meaningful connections.<\/span><\/p>\n The experience culminates in a competitive pitch day to showcase the skills gained to investors, and after being scored, the winning business will receive a prize package worth over \u00a350,000. This package includes one year of free lab or office space at state-of-the-art Discovery Park, plus wrap-around business support and dedicated mentoring from a series of companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Discovery Park\u2019s Head of Innovation, Renos Savva, who leads the Discovery Spark programme, said: <\/b>\u201cWe are just at the start of this programme and already the energy and enthusiasm of this new cohort has been tremendous. Together with industry experts we\u2019ll mentor the group and cover essential topics such as intellectual property, startup legalities, branding, financial planning, ESG, data security, and regulatory compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re equipping these businesses for future success and\u00a0 I look forward to working alongside them to help them harness their innovations and flourish in the market.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Mayer Schreiber, CEO at Discovery Park, added<\/b>:<\/span> \u201cDiscovery Spark is building a legacy in our industry. Previous winners include BugBiome which harnesses the power of skin microbiome to create effective, long-lasting pest repellents, and Canterbury menopause care provider Minter Hormone Health who are both going from strength to strength. It\u2019s exciting to see what will come next and we\u2019re proud to play our part in supporting a thriving life sciences community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a bid to enable future success and growth, ten entrepreneurial life science and technology businesses have begun the immersive Discovery Spark programme, with a prize package worth over \u00a350,000 up for grabs. Based in Sandwich, Kent,\u00a0 Discovery Park is a leading science and innovation campus offering a range of impressive facilities for dynamic start-ups […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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