Fwd: OneStart Bio-Entrepreneurship Programme for Students/PostDocs

I'm a PhD student at University College London and am writing to you about the OneStart bio-entrepreneurship programme for students and postdocs - with a grand prize of *£100k* and *free lab space. *Our mission is to encourage students and postdocs (from across disciplines) to get involved in healthcare entrepreneurship by giving them financial support and mentorship. Taking part will allow students, postdocs and researchers within your network to gain exposure to entrepreneurship, whilst encouraging stronger ties between your institution and our industrial partners through potential funding and collaborative opportunities. Our partners include McKinsey & Co., Johnson & Johnson Innovation, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Roche, Takeda Ventures, and more <http://onestart.co/partners>. If you have any questions regarding the programme please do not hesitate to contact me via jessica.sutcliffe.10(a)ucl.ac.uk <mailto:jessica.sutcliffe.10@ucl.ac.uk>or have a look at our website: onestart.co <http://onestart.co/>. Thank you for your time. Best wishes, Jess Sutcliffe PhD Candidate, University College London Department of Cell and Developmental Biology jessica.sutcliffe.10(a)ucl.ac.uk *----- ** Win £100k to realise your healthcare business idea! Applications are open NOW *Do you have an innovative idea that could tackle humanity's most pressing healthcare needs? We are pleased to announce the launch of OneStart <http://onestart.co/>__2016, the world's largest life sciences and healthcare accelerator programme. Offering young entrepreneurs the chance to win *£100k*, *free lab space* and on-going advice from our extensive mentor network drawn from McKinsey & Co., Johnson & Johnson Innovation, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, SR One, Takeda Ventures and more <http://onestart.co/partners>_._ Many of our graduates have been successful in securing follow-on investment, our alumni raising over *£**20* *million* combined! There is no cost to apply, and applications are open now until 1^st Dec, 2015. Learn more at onestart.co <http://onestart.co/> today and start building your winning team. *Who should participate? *Anyone under 36 years old interested in healthcare entrepreneurship. We welcome applicants from */all disciplines/* and ideas at */all stages/* of development - from a simple idea to a startup with ample data. Moreover we encourage applicants to recruit other scientists, engineers, business students, lawyers, and anyone else with talent and motivation to join your team. Have a fantastic idea but no co-founders; why not assemble your team through our co-founder hub <http://www.onestart.co/cofounders>, connecting innovators across the globe. *How does it work?* * *Again, there is no cost to apply. Applications are reviewed in Dec 2015 and 35 semi-finalist teams are selected to attend a two-day /Biotech Bootcamp/ <http://onestart.co/update/onestart-2015-london-biotech-bootcamp-slides-videos> based in London on 5^th and 6^th Feb 2016. Consisting of workshops and networking opportunities with our mentors and partners. Each team also receives 1-on-1 mentorship from our industry experts over 7 weeks. The programme ends with the Finals Gala, at which 10 exceptional finalist teams compete for the grand prize. Throughout October launches are being held across the world <http://www.eventbrite.com/o/oxbridge-biotech-roundtable-7399020109>. *Who will you be working with? *You'll be directly interacting with experts across healthcare and life sciences drawn from pharma, biotech, venture capital, management consulting and more <http://onestart.co/partners>. If you have any further questions feel free to get in touch via jess(a)oxbridgebiotech.com <mailto:jess@oxbridgebiotech.com> or reach us through our dedicated discussion forum <http://www.onestart.co/discuss>. What are you waiting for? Visit onestart.co <http://onestart.co/> today*. *Applications are open**NOW <http://onestart.co/apply>*. *We can't wait to hear about your ideas. Best wishes, Jess Jess Sutcliffe Marketing Director, OneStart 2016 PhD Candidate, University College London Department of Cell and Developmental Biology jessica.sutcliffe.10(a)ucl.ac.uk onestart.co <http://onestart.co/>