From science to business

From Science to Business will prepare participants to:

• Get acquainted with the business world and learn how companies create value for society and for themselves: providing more, better and healthier food, a cleaner, healthier and safer environment, and a better quality of life and wealth.
• Understand the framework within which companies work and how they create value in a competitive environment.
• Get a hands–on approach to the new venture creation process in the workshop session, and the role that science/technology plays in it.
• See that new venture creation needs scientists and engineers, and that entrepreneurship can be an attractive career path.

This course is designed to take place on–site at the ESADE premises to benefit from the face–to–face interaction and collaborative work with professors and participants. 

Addressed to senior and postdoctoral researchers, staff and graduating doctoral students. Researchers from other institutions are also welcome upon request and subject to availability. You can address your requests by email to talent@bist.eu

All participants will have to apply with a project to develop in mind.

All participants might need to present a project, but only a few of those projects will be selected to move forward during the course. The KTT teams from the BIST centres, together with ESADE representatives, will chose five projects to work with. Due to the nature of this course, all participants will need to contact the KTT representative of their BIST centre before registering to the course. If you are not from a BIST centre, please contact talent@bist.eu. Once we receive all the projects and participants applications, we will select the projects and create the final list of participants. For additional information about the general course procedures or the payment of fees, please contact your HR/Talent/Training unit at your research centre or send an email to talent@bist.eu.

Monday 7th October	Tuesday 8th October	Wednesday 9th October	10-23 October	Thursday 24th October	Friday 25th October
	9:00-11:00 Enterpreneurship Prof. Jordi Vinaixa	9:00-11:00 Innovation and Streategy Prof. Xavier Ferràs	Time for groups to work on their projects (by themselves)	9:00-11:00 Enterprenaurial finance Prof. Gloria Batllori	9:00-10:30 Project Workshop (by themselves)
	Coffee break	Coffee break		Coffee break	Coffee break
	11.30-14:00 Enterpreneurship Prof. Jordi Vinaixa	11.30-14:00 Innovation and Streategy Prof. Xavier Ferràs		11.30-14:00 Enterprenaurial finance Prof. Gloria Batllori	10:30 – 13:30 Project Workshop  & final pitch Prof M.J de la Maza & Lluís Pareras
	Lunch	Lunch		Lunch	Lunch
15:00 – 17:30 Welcome Event and Enterpreneurs Roundtable Prof J.M de la Maza	15:00-16:30 Project Workshop (by themselves)	15:00-16:30 Project Workshop Prof M.J de la Maza & Lluís Pareras		15:00-16:30 Enterprenaurial finance Prof. Gloria Batllori
17:30-18:30 Welcome Reception Prof J.M de la Maza	16:45 – 18:00 Project Workshop (by themselves)	16:45 – 18:00 Project Workshop Prof M.J de la Maza & Lluís Pareras		16:45 – 18:00 Enterprenaurial finance Prof. Gloria Batllori