Founders Spotlight

​Join us for an informative and engaging evening, designed to connect early-career researchers with experienced entrepreneurs, operators, and ecosystem builders in a fast-paced, informal setting. Following three successful events since our inception, PRIMED returns with its fourth session bringing you closer than ever to the people who’ve navigated the journey from academia to impact.

​Designed for PhD students and postdocs exploring entrepreneurship, this session will give you direct access to mentors across a range of startup experiences. The event will dive into how to evaluate and shape early-stage ideas, navigating the transition from academia to entrepreneurship, fundraising, building teams and early product decisions, common pitfalls and lessons learned from founders and operators, and how to build confidence and take the first step.

​There will be a 30 minutes of talks from people that have gone from PhD to founding a company. This shall be followed by some networking in the Strath bar.

​Whether you're at the idea stage or simply curious about entrepreneurship, this format ensures you leave with actionable insights and meaningful connections.

​Following the mentoring sessions, join us for a relaxed networking mixer with fellow researchers, mentors, and members of the wider innovation ecosystem.

​Speakers:

​Om Roy - CEO at DeepBrain

​Wridhdhisom Karar - CoFounder at QuantCore

​Philip Salter - Founder at Eureka

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​Hosted by PRIMED at Mandela Room, Strathclyde Student Union