The special mini-series of Cancer Research Matters takes a deep dive into all things science entrepreneurship.

Right, so initial contact has been made… time to take those first steps in an entrepreneurial adventure. However, it’s clear that the many skills you have gathered as an academic – and they are considerable – you’ll need a few more to help you be successful in translating your research. So, what are they? What’s the best way to sharpen up? And how – exactly – can they help? Its all in this episode… plus: Do you know your design rights from your copyright? Me either... luckily we have a patent attorney to give us a vital primer on intellectual property protection.

Appearing in this episode:

Alessia Erico

Associate Director, Search and Evaluation, and Entrepreneurial Programmes Lead at Cancer Research Horizons

Alessia leads a team responsible for sourcing new opportunities arising from Cancer Research UK-funded science, in the UK and internationally, that have the potential of translating to the clinic.

Faith Howard

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield

Co-Founder at NANOncolytics

Faith is cofounder of NANOncolytics, a company developing nanoparticle technology to provide a less invasive strategy for treating inaccessible and aggressive tumours.

Matt de Vries

PhD student at the Institute of Cancer Research and Imperial College London,

co-founder of Sentinal 4D

Matt's work focuses on biomedical applications of 3D computer vision. In 2022, Matt was shortlisted for the Cancer Research Horizons Early Career Entrepreneur of the Year award for his work on co-founding Sentinal 4D.

Camille Terfve

Partner, Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis

Camille has expertise in bioinformatics/computational biology, digital health, AI in the life sciences, and advanced bioprocessing.

Useful links:

Entrepreneurship training from Cancer Research Horizons

Venture Builder Incubator

Cancer Tech Accelerator

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