Does your idea have commercial potential?
The START program takes your project closer to patients and society
Within the START program we help you to validate the potential of your research- or knowledge-based idea. Initially, we aim to gain an understanding of the market, assess the possibilities to protect the idea by patents or trademarks and to confirm that the asset owner has the right to commercialize the concept. In a later phase we help to idenify important aspects in order to take your idea to the next level.
We help you with :
- Questions with regards to patent and copyright
- Legal conditions
- Market analysies and customer interaction
- Technical verification
- Regulatory
- Team & business development
- In some cases, we also support development of basic prototypes to be used in the dialogue with investors and other stakeholders.
How do I get started?
The process starts with you submitting a project proposal – please download the Idea Description Form – KI Innovations 2019. There are instructions on the form. The activities within the START program are free of charge and all information is handled confidentially.
The START program always begins with your filling in the
Idea Description Form
All the activities in the program are free of charge and all information is handled with confidentiality
What happens then?
We schedule an inventor meeting where you will meet one of our experienced business coaches. In the meeting we go through your project and aim to identify the most critical issues. We also help to classify your product – is it (for example) a drug, a diagnostic tool or a medtech device? Incoming projects are discussed at an internal decision meeting. Within projects that are granted support we engage external experts who help to increase the value of the project. These experts are financed with money from Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Vinnova. During your time in START, you also have the possibility to participate in seminars, workshops and short courses.
In the START program we offer:
- A dedicated business coach with long experience and focus on commercialization/utilization
- Access to qualified expert competence in life science product- and business-development
- Funding of verification activities
- Network of customers/investors
- Training in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The target group for START is researchers and students at Karolinska Institutet.
Still have some questions? Or maybe you’d just like to get started.
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