Cambridge Nanomaterials Technology Ltd, delivered a two‑day Innovation Management Training workshop for the MSCA Doctoral Training Network (DTN) project MELOMANES. Melomanes is a training-by-research project on an innovative immunotherapy treatment enhanced by nanoparticles.
The training, led by Dr Bojan Bokovic and Dr Ana Bankovic Cassidy, took place on 19–20 March 2026 at the Pitt Building in Cambridge, UK.
The training programme was focused on entrepreneurship and covered:
- business‑style pitch presentations,
- IP as a foundation of the business,
- business model and plan development,
- funding opportunities—including valuation, private investors, business angels, and government grant funding.
The workshop concluded with individual pitch presentations, followed by peer and trainer feedback.
“The workshop was highly valuable, well structured, and genuinely inspiring. It offered both practical insight and a broader perspective on collaboration, innovation, and how research can be translated into real opportunities.”
Wilder Ruiz
Scientific Software Engineer & Architect of AI-driven bioinformatics research systems, University of Turku, Finland.