We inspire, mentor and partner with entrepreneurs
Our quest is to galvanise the next generation of company founders to tackle civilisationally important problems. We believe this process should start at the beginning of a researcher’s journey. This is enacted through our PRIMED programme, which educates early career scientists in the process of entrepreneurship and business in general.
It operates out of hours and therefore is compatible with researcher's schedules. It is appropriate for PhD students and postdocs considering options outside academia, as well as principal investigators who are interested in translating their academic research.
PRIMED creates local city-wide communities who are curious about entrepreneurship. It operates through a “learn from experience” principle. The programme provides talks and networking with role models from business. It identifies early career scientists with interest in, or ideas for, company creation and nurtures them.
PRIMED is operational in 6 cities in the UK and 4 cities in the USA and partners with universities and institutions to deliver its programme. It is driven by a local committee of PhD students and postdocs and is overseen by the Vellos leadership team.
Vellos collaborates with the Fifty Years investor firm to deliver PRIMED and, in the UK, it is partnered with the UK government’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) who power the programme.
For more information about PRIMED contact us.
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