ALDERLEY PARK ACCELERATOR

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Start Ups

Scale Ups

Access To Finance

ALDERLEY PARK ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME

 

The Alderley Park Accelerator offers start-up and scale-up support to early stage and growing life science businesses on their journey to success.

Are you looking to create a business from your ideas? If you have a life science or healthcare business idea you wish to pursue, then this programme is the perfect place to start.

The programme is suitable for eligible businesses with just a spark of idea, start ups and companies looking to launch new innovations.

Start Ups

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Pre-accelerator Programme

This free two-and-a-half-day workshop will introduce you to many of the tools, methodologies and approaches that will enable you to design, test and de-risk your business model hypotheses.

Contact Andy.roberts@alderleypark.co.uk for more information.

Accelerator Programme

A follow on from the Pre-Accelerator, this 8 week accelerator programme, provides a combination of weekly virtual or onsite workshops and 1-to-1 coaching to enable companies discover a profitable, scalable and sustainable business model. Based around the Lean Startup methodology, the Accelerator Programme uses a set of highly effective tools and processes specifically tailored to the life sciences industry. Participants are expected to spend significant time “outside the building”, validating their assumptions and testing their hypothesis by engaging with customers.

Participants will be supported by mentors, introduced to potential investors and have the opportunity to work with the Alderley Park Expert Network over over 200 members.

Previous Programmes

Read about our Alderley Park Oncology Development Programme 2021 here. Funded by CRUK & Innovate UK.

 

SCALE UPS

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This programme is focused on established businesses with a significant growth potential. It is designed to take your business to the next level by focusing on the following key areas:

  • Skills Training

  • Leadership Support

  • Access to Markets

  • Access to Finance

  • Raising Company Profile

 

Access to Finance

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GMC Life Science Fund by Praetura

The GMC Life Sciences Fund By Praetura is looking for the next generation of life sciences entrepreneurs. They offer seed and early-stage funding to life sciences businesses located in or relocating to Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Warrington region. In partnership with GMCA, Bruntwood SciTech and Cheshire & Warrington LEP, the Praetura team want to help life sciences founders build the best business they can.