Copenhagen Startup Weekend Academia No Talk, All Action. Launch a Research Based Startup in 54 hours. WHY ACADEMIA? You wouldn't believe how many cool inventions, patents and prototypes are out there waiting to be commercialized, to revolutionize the world and maybe to make somebody filthy rich. Why hasn't it happened yet? Sometimes researchers do not consider it at all, sometimes they cannot communicate it in an understandable and inspiring way and sometimes they lack business perspective and the right contacts. We are here to change it! During Academia Startup Weekend will create and move forward cross-disciplinary research intensive startups over one weekend. WHAT IS RESEARCH THEME? The core of each product/business idea is a research-based case. And yes, we are aware that these cases require a lot of expertise, time and money. Therefore, on top of the good old Startup Weekend mentorship, we will increase focus on high level advisory within commercialization, venture capital, IP & legal aspects. Also, you get access to labs! WHY SHOULD I COME? Technical participants -- come and put your research idea in the spotlight or join a cool project which matches your skills or makes you eager. Designers -- come and get inspired by the beauty of science and technology and help us communicate it in an understandable and exciting way. Science & Technology do love Art! Business guys -- come and find out where the money is! Or suggest what we should develop in order to access the money. Or whatever sells . THE FINAL PITCH? On Sunday evening all teams will give a 4-minute pitch containing: • A scientific/technological principle presented in a slick and bold way (lab experiment or its products, visualization or maybe even animation?). • Which industries, organizations, communities or entities could benefit from it -- the more specific data, juicy names and real life setup, the better. • The action/finance plan A (and get ready to be asked about plan B and C). WHO RUNS IT? Probablythe biggest line-up for a Startup Weekend ever! • Universities: CBS, DTU, ITU, KU, RUC. • Entrepreneurial students' organizations: Gate to Create, ITU Innovators, Stardust CBS, Stardust DTU, UCEC. • Innovation units: CSE, Katapult, Venture Cup. • Sponsors and supporters: CAT Science, CIEL, Formika, IPU, Lassen Ricard, Next Generation, Scion DTU, Seed Capital. This is first Startup Weekend with Research Theme ever, so eyes of entire world will be on us. Tickets disappear fast, hurry up and sign up now! —————————————- About Startup Weekend The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback. This video is produced by SG with the great support of LearningLab DTU. Producer: Georgi Yankov

• published: 04 Jul 2012
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