Welcome to the first in the series of newsletters keeping you up to date with the latest developments in the 2008 Bio-Entrepreneur School run by QED Consulting in association with BioCity Nottingham. The School encourages and nurtures people who aspire to starting and growing a business in the bioscience and biotechnology sectors. You can help us by identifying bioscientists who are looking to develop their entrepreneurial career and who might benefit from a place on the 2008 School. Please direct potential delegates to www.bioentrepreneur.co.uk

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2008 Bio-Entrepreneur School announced The UK’s second Bio-Entrepreneur School will run from 26th to 28th February 2008. BioCity Nottingham will host the event which was held for the first time in 2007 to wide industry acclaim. 30 fully-funded places are available on this three-day intensive programme for bio-scientists and technologists who want to develop their entrepreneurial career. more Well Connected Molecular biologist Dr John Okyere has made steady progress in his Nottingham-based bioscience business since incorporating CrossGen Ltd in 2005 and securing funding through the DTI Investigating an Innovative Idea grant programme. He gained a further boost from attending the first UK Bio-Entrepreneur School in February of this year. more New Bio-Entrepreneur School website goes live! Visitors to the 2008 Bio-Entrepreneur School website www.bioentrepreneur.co.uk will find all they need to know about the Schools, its sponsors and the latest developments. more Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) signs-up to support 2008 Bio-Entrepreneur School BBSRC Business and Innovation Unit (BIU) has joined the growing number of organisations who see the Bio-Entrepreneur School as a positive step towards the commercialisation of bioscience research. As lead sponsor, the BBSRC will provide significant UK-wide access to researchers looking for further entrepreneurial support. more www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/biu.html Contact Us, Subscribe or Unsubscribe