The BioChem Start support program for young scientists is an initiative aimed at young PhDs in chemistry and biotechnology who want to develop their innovative ideas outside the walls of the university. The best projects submitted will receive up to 200,000 PLN in financial support and the opportunity to work with PPNT experts on the implementation and commercialisation of their research results. Unlike traditional research grants, the program does not impose topics – participants decide for themselves in which direction they want to develop their project.
BioChem Start is an original program of the Poznań Science and Technology Park of the Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation in Poznań. Unlike traditional research grants, it does not impose topics—the participants themselves propose the direction they want to take.
PPNT invests in scientists and their ideas, providing annual financial, mentoring, and infrastructure support to jointly assess the project’s development potential and prepare it for market implementation.
Participants selected for the program will receive:
- funding of up to PLN 200,000 for the implementation of their own research and implementation project,
- the opportunity to work in PPNT’s technological and biotechnological laboratories,
- substantive support from experts in the field of research, commercialisation, and intellectual property,
- market validation of the idea, i.e., assessment of its technological and business potential,
- preparation of a commercialisation path and implementation plan,
- employment for the incubation period.
The following individuals are eligible to participate in the program:
- those with a PhD in chemistry, biotechnology, or a related field;
- authors of innovative ideas with implementation or market potential;
- scientists who want to develop their projects outside of academia, in a real business environment.
Interested? For more information about the project and detailed application instructions, please go to https://ppnt.poznan.pl/en/biochem-start/.
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