Biotech Booster is a National Growth Fund programme designed to accelerate the commercialization of biotechnology findings in the Netherlands. The programme offers financial support, mentorship, and networking opportunities, to guide founders from the idea stage to the development of an investable commercial proposition. That makes Biotech Booster an excellent opportunity for scientists and entrepreneurs in the biotech sector to valorize their ideas and grow a successful business.
Project teams can apply for level 1, the Proof-of-Principle stage, or level 2, the Proof-of-Concept stage.
At level 1, five Thematic Clusters (TCs), together encompassing the whole biotech spectrum, facilitate collaboration, connect people, and provide financial support to early ideas to develop a proof of principle.
At level 2, projects are developed and supported by a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs to make them grow into robust and investable proposals and create a proof of concept.
In the first round, four projects from Groningen - ModAlgae B.V., Osteoglycin, ProliSpot, and BiloMedics - were approved. The projects received a €200,000 grant each from the Biotech Booster programme and will have two years to realize their plans.
UG and UMCG researchers who are interested in the upcoming funding opportunity are invited to contact us and need to register before 15 January.
Red biotech: Jasper Dijkstra
White and green biotech: Ronja Wabeke
