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Volume 7, Issue 3(Suppl)
J Biotechnol Biomater, an open access journal
ISSN: 2155-952X
Euro Biotechnology 2017
September 25-27, 2017
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EURO BIOTECHNOLOGY CONGRESS
September 25-27, 2017 Berlin, Germany
John B Carrigan, J Biotechnol Biomater 2017, 7:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C1-076
The first steps in becoming a biotech entrepreneur; why it’s easier and more cost efficient than you
think?
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OSV is a cork-based global bio accelerator initiative, which is dedicated to funding and building start-ups for aiding humanity
and having founded the world’s first life sciences accelerator in Cork in 2014. SOSV now operates two accelerator programs,
IndieBio based in San Francisco and RebelBio again based in Cork. These accelerators are responsible for establishing many
synthetic biology start-ups around the world including Perfect Day Foods, Memphis Meats, Microsynbiotix and the German
based Saphium Biotech. We provide the mechanism by which young scientists, entrepreneurs and tinkerers can shape their
own destiny and make something that matters. RebelBio provides seed funding and mentorship to drive the transition of
science to a business in only four months, before launching its graduate companies into the world of biotechnology to make
their fortune, buffered by the company’s many alumni, partners and partner investors.
Biography
John B Carrigan has completed his PhD in 2005 at University College Dublin and carried out Postdoctoral studies both in Dublin and in Copenhagen. He has been involved
with several start-ups, most recently bio-based advanced materials company and Cellulac Ltd. He is the CSO in SOSV responsible for scientific due diligence, recruitment,
product development analysis in addition to other work. He has published several papers in protein engineering, enzymology, metabolomics and cellulosic biofuels.
john.carrigan@sosv.comJohn B Carrigan
SOSV-Penrose Wharf, Ireland