Upcoming Cohorts
Below is a list of upcoming Innovate UK ICURe cohortsCohorts Open For Applications
BBSRC ICURe Explore October 2024 – in partnership with Kidney Research UK and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
This programme is only open to Bioscience research teams.
12 weeks full-time programme with up to £35,000 funding available to help bioscience research teams get out of the lab and explore the commercial potential of their research/technology.
BBSRC ICURe Discover
October 2024
BBSRC Innovate UK ICURe DISCOVER is an 8-week, part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring their potential market. The programme aims to enhance market awareness and deepen the understanding of potential technology applications.
This cohort will be delivered via a 2-day virtual bootcamp followed by 8 weeks of early-stage market engagement and discovery (total 8 weeks part-time).
ICURe Discover
October 2024
Innovate UK ICURe DISCOVER is an 8-week, part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring their potential market. The programme aims to enhance market awareness and deepen the understanding of potential technology applications.
This cohort will be delivered via 8 half day online workshops focusing on early-stage market engagement and discovery (total 8 weeks part-time).
BBSRC ICURe Engage
September 2024
Scotland Focused
ICURe ENGAGE is a 4-week, part-time programme tailored for research students and technicians. This programme aims to identify potential beneficiaries of research, introduce participants to tools for commercialisation, and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a pathway for achieving societal impact and a viable career choice.
The ICURe Engage programme is open to all research students (including those pursuing research master’s degrees, 1st or 2nd year PhD students, and Post-Docs) as well as technicians from all disciplines who are interested in entrepreneurship. This opportunity is available regardless of whether they already have an idea, as the programme introduces them to ICURe and provides the space and opportunity to think about entrepreneurship differently.
ICURe Engage
October 2024
ICURe ENGAGE is a 4-week, part-time programme tailored for research students and technicians. This programme aims to identify potential beneficiaries of research, introduce participants to tools for commercialisation, and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a pathway for achieving societal impact and a viable career choice.
The ICURe Engage programme is open to all research students (including those pursuing research master’s degrees, 1st or 2nd year PhD students, and Post-Docs) as well as technicians from all disciplines who are interested in entrepreneurship. This opportunity is available regardless of whether they already have an idea, as the programme introduces them to ICURe and provides the space and opportunity to think about entrepreneurship differently.
ICURe Explore
November 2024
(Dates tentative and subject to change)
12 weeks full-time programme with up to £35,000 funding available to help research teams get out of the lab and explore the commercial potential of their research/technology.
Upcoming Cohorts
ICURe Discover
November 2024
ICURe Explore
November 2024
BBSRC ICURe Explore January 2025 – in partnership with the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
BBSRC ICURe Engage
November 2024
South / South East of England & London Focused
ICURe Discover
November 2024
ICURe Engage
November 2024
ICURe Explore
Jan 2025
ICURe Discover
February 2025
BBSRC ICURe Explore March 2025
ICURe Engage
February 2025