ICURe Engage programme cohorts

Innovate UK ICURe Engage is a 4-week, part-time programme which helps research students and technicians identify who could benefit from their research, and the benefits of entrepreneurship. The programme aims to identify potential beneficiaries of research, introduce participants to tools for commercialisation, and foster consideration of entrepreneurship as a pathway for achieving societal impact and a viable career choice. The ICURe Engage programme is open to all research students (including those pursuing research master's degrees, 1st or 2nd year PhD students, and Post-Docs) as well as technicians from all disciplines who are interested in entrepreneurship, regardless of whether they already have an idea. The programme includes a 2-day training bootcamp from Impact experts, introduction to ICURe, ideation, design thinking and Value Proposition Canvas, weekly hour-long conversations with peer group support and mentor for 3 weeks, around 5 hours of self-study and research over the 3 weeks, and consideration of how a venture delivering Impact may be funded. Participants are required to produce a short video report reflecting on knowledge gained and research area Impact potential. Participants get access to leading university resources, and fantastic networks of mentors and investors who join them early on their journey. The programme provides bespoke deep tech training, team-building, programmatic business and technology coaching, mentoring by leading deep tech and industry experts, engagement with client organisations, and connections to technology investors.