The Accelerate@Babraham concept complements our ongoing support of the Cambridge life science cluster through the provision of access to the campus community and infrastructure without the need to be an established occupier on site.
Now in it's second year, the Accelerate@Babraham Start-ups Competition goes one step further, giving new companies the chance to win one of five spaces on the Accelerate programme for a five-month period from September 2019.
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The Prize
Up to five competition finalists will win access to Accelerate@Babraham’s bio-incubator facilities, including communal equipped laboratory space, flexible workspace within our stimulating and supportive environment and access to our community hub which includes office, meeting and social spaces. In addition, finalists will receive:
- Up to £10K non-dilutive funding per venture.
- 1-2-1 mentoring from world-class technical and business experts.
- Access to our highly experienced life science, healthcare, business and investor networks.
- Access to our top quality programme and training – all run by practitioners expert in life science and bioinnovation.
How to apply
If you would like to apply to take part in Accelerate@Babraham’s Start-ups Competition, please complete the competition application form here by midnight on 22nd April 2019.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified at the beginning of May and will be invited to pitch at the Babraham Investor Conference on 15th May where a judging panel of business leaders will choose up to five finalists.
Eligibility
The competition is open to early stage start-ups (who are yet to raise their first £1m funding/investment) with a life science sector focus, eg: therapeutics, synthetic biology, life science tools & technologies, diagnostics or any transformative healthcare solutions. Applicants must be a team of at least two members and available to move to Cambridge (UK) for the entire acceleration programme. A passion for life science, healthcare and entrepreneurship is critical!
To apply for the competition click here.
Competition Timeline
2018 Competition round-up
The inaugural competition saw five ventures take part in the Accelerate@Babraham programme. Find out more about them and their impressions of the programme here.
