The BIGG LABSOUT Privilege

Big Opportunity for Academic Entrepreneurs

BIGG-LABSOUT offers academic entrepreneurs opportunities ranging from international mentorship to investment support of 450,000 TL for their innovative ideas, from validation studies required to commercialize their business idea to access to advanced national research infrastructures.

For detailed information and application bigg.odtuteknokent.com.tr

Application deadline is April 25, 2023

Privileges offered to Academic Entrepreneurs by BIGG Labsout

- Right of Access to International Infrastructure Opportunities of Consortium Partners

BIGG-LABSOUT provides access to the LABSOUT Consortium infrastructure (device, laboratory, technical expertise) to support academic entrepreneurs in terms of verifying their business ideas and increasing the level of technological maturity.

- Mentoring Support from International Organizations

BIGG-LABSOUT offers academic entrepreneurs the opportunity to receive training from international consultants, as well as the opportunity to benefit from the experiences of technical mentors, business mentors and trainers ranking among the leading researchers of the LABSOUT Consortium.

- The right to take part in the "ODTÜ Teknokent LABSOUT Incubation", which is offered exclusively for academic initiatives

BIGG LABSOUT provides academic entrepreneurs the opportunity to take part in the ODTU TEKNOKENT LABSOUT incubation center and become an ODTU TEKNOKENT company when they are entitled to investment support from TUBITAK.

- Access to the Business Networks of Partners

BIGG LABSOUT offers academic entrepreneurs the opportunity to benefit from the already existing strong relationships of the LABSOUT Consortium partners and access their business networks. Thus, entrepreneurs have the opportunity to turn their idea into a profitable business model, to receive investment from investor partners and to accelerate the growth of the company.

- Scaling Research Results

BIGG LABSOUT provides academic entrepreneurs with the opportunity to take firm steps towards creating a sustainable and scalable business model with the training and acceleration programs to be held in cooperation with the LABSOUT Consortium and Oxford University - Oxentia, when they are entitled to investment support from TÜBİTAK.