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FacebookFunders join forces to develop biomedical entrepreneurs
Researchers in the biomedical sciences are being offered the chance to sharpen their business skills in a new national competition. The Biomedical Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (Biomedical YES) will help PhD students and early-career researchers to develop entrepreneurial skills for biomedical industries.
The competition is organised by the University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) and BBSRC, with support from GSK, the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst…
BBSRC launches new public engagement training
BBSRC has launched a public engagement training course to support BBSRC-funded researchers to carry out effective public engagement. The course will offer attendees the chance to develop the skills required to carry out public engagement, including how to organise and evaluate activities. The course will help participants to engage the public with any social and ethical issues that their research might raise. Course content will be delivered by BBSRC staff with external facilitators and tutors who will provide additional perspectives…
BBSRC Chair elected Honorary Fellow of Society of Biology
Professor Sir Tom Blundell, BBSRC Chair and founding Chief Executive, has been elected an Honorary Fellow of the Society of Biology in recognition of his exceptional achievements in biology. An Honorary Fellowship is the highest grade of membership of the Society of Biology, and Professor Blundell joins 39 other Honorary Fellows. Dr Mark Downs, Chief Executive of the Society of Biology, said: "...As a biochemist, Professor Blundell has made significant contributions to our understanding of disease, and this has aided the development of…
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