What is the commercial potential of your research or health innovation?

Session 1: Think About Your Science in the Context of Entrepreneurship
September 12, 2022  9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Bootcamp participants will each give a 5-minute pitch of ongoing research or project and explain how it could be translated into a marketable product
2. This introductory activity will position participants for rapid growth through future bootcamp sessions and peer-to-peer networking
3. Participants will be introduced to (and provided with) a business model canvas to be completed throughout the bootcamp to clarify and strengthen entrepreneurial vision

Session 2: The Importance of Intellectual Property
September 19, 2022  9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Reviews the practical aspects of acquiring intellectual property protection at McMaster
2. Learn about various types of intellectual properties and how to navigate prior art
3. Understand how to acquire intellectual property and protection over your health innovation
   

Session 3: Defining Your Customer, Understanding the Market Landscape, and Regulatory Considerations
September 26, 2022   9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Understand your market landscape - How does your innovation differentiate itself from existing technologies?
2. Define your unique value proposition
3. Review the regulatory processes required to translate a scientific innovation into a marketable product

Session 4: Business Model Canvas Development
October 2, 2022  9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Generate a concrete plan that will guide how you consider launching your business using the business model canvas as an outline
2. This session will be largely peer-led, with attendees working in small groups
3. Peer-to-peer collaboration is highly encouraged towards maximizing the clarity and value of each health venture.

Session 5: Fundraising, Partnerships, and Exit Strategies
October 17, 2022  9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Understand the various forms that investment can take, and their implications for future business development
2. Learn the local sources from which venture funding can be acquired, including dilutive and non-dilutive sources. 
3. Consider industry partnerships and intellectual property acquisition as alternate methods

Session 6: Turn Your Science into an Entrepreneurial Venture
October 31, 2022  9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

1. Group pitches
2. Participants will give a 5-minute pitch of their ongoing research or health innovation with a clear and concise summary of the venture creation pathway
3. Participants will convince peers, as well as experts in the audience, that their health innovation can be translated into a successful venture

View the detailed course outline here.

Download the Health Innovation Bootcamp flyer here.

Applications for the Fall 2022 Bootcamp are now closed.