{"id":7552,"date":"2021-08-09T08:23:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=7552"},"modified":"2021-08-09T08:23:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T15:23:34","slug":"discovery-foundation-x-sbn-x-scwist-business-mentorship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-7552","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Foundation x SBN x SCWIST Business Mentorship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 25th and 40th anniversaries of the SBN and SCWIST, we have partnered with the Discovery Foundation to launch a new\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesbn.ca\/discovery-foundations-business-mentorship-program-and-building-biotech-expo-2021\/discovery-foundations-business-mentorship-program\/?mc_cid=13df36b580&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\"><strong>Business Mentorship Program<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0This is a 1-week intensive program running from\u00a0<strong>September 27th &#8211; October 1st 2021<\/strong>. Schedule is available on our\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesbn.ca\/discovery-foundations-business-mentorship-program-and-building-biotech-expo-2021\/discovery-foundations-business-mentorship-program\/?mc_cid=13df36b580&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aligned with Global Biotechnology Week, the Discovery Foundation\u2019s Business Mentorship Program\u00a0aims to support the next generation of Biotechnology Entrepreneurs, especially those from historically underrepresented communities (BIPOC, Women, LGBTQIAS+, and more) in navigating the Biotechnology industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why be a Mentee?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the process of establishing a start-up company in the Biotechnology Industry from incorporating a business, developing a business strategy to IPO\u2019s or acquisitions<\/li>\n<li>Develop a business plan and business model under the guidance of a mentor<\/li>\n<li>Develop an understanding of start-up company fundraising, how to conduct market assessments, and determining company valuation<\/li>\n<li>Gain a basic understanding of intellectual property and licensing<\/li>\n<li>Develop an understanding of the role racial and gender inequality plays in the workplace and the actionable items we can take towards mitigating bias<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The program aims to foster relationships between individuals and professionals through networking and mentorship, providing education and training through workshops and seminars, and providing 1:1 consultation with industry leaders. Participants will be paired with mentors throughout the week and have the opportunity to participate in a pitch competition which will provide a cash award and in-kind prizes to the top three participants to kick-start their Biotechnology venture.<\/p>\n<p>This program is\u00a0<strong>limited<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>10 participants<\/strong>. Selected applicants will be contacted via email within 2 weeks of the application deadline.<br \/>\n<strong>Applications will close on September 03rd.<\/strong>\u00a0Click\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdTYEaKwY4ecawlxVFLuoJ9kx7dlMSOr_ToaBtZeoIu1DUH8w\/viewform?mc_cid=13df36b580&amp;mc_eid=UNIQID\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to go directly to the application form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesbn.ca\/\">The Student Biotechnology Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box 11 &#8211; 2286 East Mall<\/p>\n<p>Gerald McGavin Building<br \/>\nVancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Canada<\/p>\n<p>The SBN is grateful to our\u00a0sponsors and supporting\u00a0partners, whose continued\u00a0support make our operations\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLATINUM SPONSOR:<\/strong> STEMCELL Technologies<\/p>\n<p><strong>GOLD SPONSOR:<\/strong> Amgen<\/p>\n<p><strong>SILVER SPONSORS:<\/strong> AbCellera Biologics Inc | Genome BC | UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences | UBC VP Research + Innovation | Zymeworks | Chinook Therapeutics<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRIENDS OF THE SBN:<\/strong> UBC Sauder School of Business, BC Tech Association | Discovery Foundation | Health and Technology District | LifeSciences BC | Lyric Management | Metro Web Systems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To mark the 25th and 40th anniversaries of the SBN and SCWIST, we have partnered with the Discovery Foundation to launch a new\u00a0Business Mentorship Program.\u00a0This is a 1-week intensive program running from\u00a0September 27th &#8211; October 1st 2021. Schedule is available on our\u00a0website. Aligned with Global Biotechnology Week, the Discovery Foundation\u2019s Business Mentorship Program\u00a0aims to support&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18841,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18841"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7553,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7552\/revisions\/7553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}