Introduction
The Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) is an innovative global competition developed to raise awareness among postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers of how ideas from science and engineering can be commercialised. This is the 26th year of the competition and in that time over 6,139 early career researchers have taken part.
YES21 is organised in partnership with The University of Nottingham’s Haydn Green Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HGI), The Association of Science Technology and Innovation (ASTI), the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) and Syngenta.
ASTI is proud to organise YES in Malaysia this year with University of Notthingham.
PhD students and postdoctoral researchers from any university based in Malaysia can participate. You will be competing directly with other universities in Malaysia.
Training and mentorship worth RM4,500 will be provided as scholarship to shortlisted teams. Prizes worth RM7,500 await winners!
For more details about YES-UK please visit: http://www.yescompetitions.co.uk/
Registration
Register Here via Google Form
https://bit.ly/YES2021MY
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Would you like to be a mentor ?
Pls check out the google link below to register:
https://forms.gle/aawXtMevb82mFyNi6
Terms and Conditions
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Video Explanation by Dr Georgina
Dr Georgina who had participated and won the 2015 Biotechnology YES competition as part of the ECTODECTO team as a postgraduate student will at the Briefing Session held online. ECTODECTO’s winning hypothetical business plan involved a novel copolymer platform capable of detecting and treating ectoparasites. Georgina is now an Assistant Professor in Pharmaceutics at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. Georgina’s research focuses on the development of novel dosage forms tailored to the needs of the patient. One of the main avenues of the research involves the 3D printing (additive manufacturing) of pharmaceuticals.
The briefing on YES is available in the link below:
https://rb.gy/jpzbht
Press Release
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Timelines
14 September 2021 |
Briefing |
20 October 2021 |
Registration Deadline |
17 – 19 November 2021 |
Workshop and Business Plan Presentation (STREAM 2) |
1 – 3 December 2021 |
Workshop and Business Plan Presentation (STREAM 1) |
Early January 2022 |
Final in Malaysia |
21 January 2022 |
Attend online Final |
Flow of the Competition
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Contact Details
For further details, Kindly contact us via email asti2510@gmail.com or
WhatsApp us at 014-712 4217
