Cultivating Bio-Enterprise Bioentrepreneurship Workshop
This workshop aims to be a platform for the budding entrepreneurs, researchers, research fellows or students to know the ins and outs of an enterprise start-up. This Bioentrepreneurship workshop with the theme “Cultivating Bio-Enterprise” will prepare participants to have an overview of what are the important phases involved before bringing their research to commercialization and a start-up. This is especially important for life sciences undergraduate and postgraduate students who prepare to venture into marketplace.
This workshop will cover all topics from defining the potential research, creating commercial products, build and validate the potential saleability of the products, customer needs and to pitch for funding to support for the production and marketing of products. It is an essential process for those who are ready to journey into entrepreneurship.
Objectives
- To provide an overview of the start-up process of entrepreneurship
- To inspire start-up among budding entrepreneurs
- To encourage students, research fellows, young faculty or scientists to pursue entrepreneurship
Who should attend?
- Academicians
- Researchers
- Budding Entrepreneurs
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students
Keynote Speakers
- Faiez Othaman
Head / Research
Entreprise Division,
IIUM Advanced Technologies Sdn Bhd
- Hafizudin Ishak
Marketing Director,
Meas-Tech Solutions Sdn Bhd
- Maisarah Shariff
Investment Manager,
CIP Catalyst,
Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd
REGISTRATION FEE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Registration Fee (All fees inclusive GST 6%) |
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| Student * Proof of student status required in order to qualify for student rate |
RM350 |
| Regular | RM500 |
Conference Programme
| VENUE: Room 4.07, 4th Floor, International Medical University, Bukit Jalil | |
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| TIME | EVENT |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Registration |
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Define
Defining a potential product: The first step of start up is to select a problem area, analyze the context and define problem statement. |
| 9:15am – 10:15am | Create and Validate 1
Create products: Ready to dive into the ideation process. We kick off with a quick overview of the latest technology trends before begin the exciting creative process. Validation: This stage is all about test it before you build it to ensure whether there is a real user need for the product you have in mind to avoid spending time and money building something no one cares about. by Faiez Othman |
| 10:15am – 10:45am | Break |
| 10:45am – 1:00pm | Create and Validate 2
Create products: Ready to dive into the ideation process. We kick off with a quick overview of the latest technology trends before begin the exciting creative process. Validation: This stage is all about test it before you build it to ensure whether there is a real user need for the product you have in mind to avoid spending time and money building something no one cares about. by Faiez Othman |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm – 3:00pm | How to Build and Pitch?
Pitch Activity: Transform your idea into a viable business by creating a complete business model of the idea. Learn what matters to inventors of venture capitalist when you are pitching your idea and the art of the pitching. by Maisarah Shariff |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm | Pitching Activity |
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