National GRIP Run 5 Info Session: The Leap from Lab to Startup
Could your research become a company?
National GRIP helps researchers and students turn lab work into deep tech startups through a structured programme.
Applications for Run 5 close 1 Dec 2026. Join us to find out how it works, hear from founders who have done it, and get advice on your idea.
Who should attend
This session is for PhD candidates, Master’s students, postdocs, research fellows and academic staff from Singapore’s autonomous universities and research institutes.
Programme
5.30pm: Registration
6.00pm: About National GRIP - Dr. Richard Seow, Programme Director, National GRIP (NUSX)
6.15pm: Fireside chat: The Leap from Lab to Startup - Moderated by JD Lee, Deputy Programme Director, National GRIP (NUSX)
6.45pm: Q&A with the National GRIP team and our alumni
7.15pm-8.30pm: 1-to-1 consultations with our Venture Architects, Networking and Dinner.
Meet our founders
Rishab Patwari, Co-founder & CEO, Hivebotics
US$9M raised, including a US$6M Series Pre-A led by Vertex Ventures.Viknish Krishnan-Kutty, Founder & CEO, Cellivate
US$1M seed round led by Antler | Top winner, The Big SparkBeatriz Ferraz and Sara Raquel Mota Merelo de Aguiar, Co-founders, Alkemi
IMPACT 3rd Prize, NUS CDE Innovation Day 2026
1-to-1 consultations
Stay after the talks to meet our Venture Architects and talk through your research, your idea or your Run 5 application.
Can’t make it? You can still apply. Applications close 1 Dec 2026: APPLY NOW