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BDI hosts third Entrepreneurial Training workshop

8 March 2011

The Biomedical Diagnostics Institute is hosting the third in its series of Entrepreneurial Training workshops.  The Enterpreneurial Training Programme was established to provide researchers with the necessary skills to asssess the translational and commercial potential of their research.
During the course of the programme, researchers will gain insight into the 'start-up' process and introduce key business acumen skills, thus providing them with a useful 'toolbox' to exploit opportunities that may arise from the knowledge generated through research.

Tuesday's session will be held by immunologist Dr Ena Prosser.  Dr Prosser is a graduate of DCU with a broad background in international alliance and intellectual property management.  Dr Prosser was formerly Director of Enterprise Ireland BIO. Prior to Enterprise Ireland, she held various R&D and project management roles within Elan Corporation and had extensive involvement in licensing and acquisition projects over a 10-year period. She is also a member of the BDI Governance Committee.

The title of next Tuesday's workshop is 'Financing new ventures', which will analyse a case study of  'The Renovo Story: Venture Capital at the Cutting Edge'.