Who Can Apply

All successful applicants to the Bioeconomy Accelerator Programme are expected to have some or all of the following characteristics:

• Be committed to commercialisation of the technology/application/product/service that constitutes the principal offering of the company for this programme.
• Have an IP "position" i.e. be in possession of intellectual assets, whether protected or not, that can be described and discussed.
• Possess at least a baseline understanding of the "business model" around which they wish to grow the opportunity.
• Be able to describe the underlying strength of the technology/product/service in terms of the competitive environment.
• Have demonstrated progress in meeting certain critical milestones e.g. filed IP, established a team, received investment, created a prototype, worked with partners to advance a market, etc.
• Able to express the commercialisation goals of the company or venture, in terms of desired and realistic outcomes.

The program addresses companies with a proven commitment to commercialising an existing product, whether they have just been launched or they have a longer history commercialising their product.