QED Consulting has launched its Bio-Entrepreneur School 2009 initiative, which gives companies in the bioscience sector the opportunity to take up a small number of 'paid-for' places.
The school is core-funded by East Midlands Development Agency (Emda) through the Greater Nottingham Partnership.
The three-day programme is designed to help delegates explore their entrepreneurial potential, develop essential enterprise and innovation skills and learn about commercialisation of IP in this specialist sector.
Places at previous schools have been provided on a fully funded basis to life scientists who are exploring commercialisation and entrepreneurship but this new idea extends the opportunity into the corporate sector.
Martijn Mugge, enterprise director for QED Consulting, said: 'Entrepreneurship is not only practised in small and start-up companies, it is something that larger companies are keen to develop in their staff as part of their career development.
'Companies will have a variety of objectives in sending people to the school.
'For some it will be a way to challenge the thinking of staff, for others it might be seen as part of a 'fast track' career development programme and for others in these difficult economic times, it might even be seen as part of a redundancy package, helping prepare those leaving to make the best of their bioscience skills in a new environment.
'Whatever the motivation of the companies involved we are convinced that the experience will prove career-enhancing for their people.' The QED Bio-Entrepreneur School 2009 will be held on 10-12 March 2009 at BioCity Nottingham.
Up to five paid-for places are available.
