Experience life as part of one of the most successful locations for life science start-ups in Europe. If you are an early-career entrepreneur with a sustainable business proposition based on great science and have the imagination, creativity, and resilience to succeed, Accelerate@Babraham is the place for you.
Applications for Accelerate@Babraham 2025 have now closed. We will be announcing the new cohort soon!
Concentrated, intense, potentially life-changing
A competitive and rigorous selection process - only 5 will make it
12 months access to free lab space and support to stress test your science
Challenge and be challenged by those that have been there and done it before
No strings attached non-dilutive funding, spend it wisely!
Founded and developed at the Babraham Research Campus in 2018, Accelerate@Babraham, the Campus’ pre-seed company support programme, was created out of a desire to support and nurture early-stage life science ventures attempting to navigate this tough and fast-moving sector.
The year long programme, which offers five early-stage life science start-ups the chance to join the Babraham Research Campus community, brings to bear an unrivalled network of experts, mentors, investors, data-driven business support, lab space and funding to equip new enterprises with the skills, confidence, connections to enable success.
ONLINE WEBINAR: Friday 7th Feb 2025, 12:45 – 14:00
If you’re eager to join this esteemed programme, you’ll need a stand-out application to catch the attention of the selection committee. In this online FAQ session, our experienced panel will walk you through the key elements of a successful Accelerate@Babraham application.
Want to know what life as part of Accelerate@Babraham is really like? We sat down with previous participants to understand just that. The resulting article will give you an insight into the value of the programme, the incredible team of partners and supporters that are involved in delivering it and the tangible successes achieved by our cohort companies.
We've closed our applications for 2025. Check back soon to discover who made it through to our next cohort!
Accelerate@Babraham wouldn’t exist without the commitment and support of a superb group of strategic supporters, all of whom dedicate time, resource, and funds to ensure the initiative is continually able to evolve and adapt to deliver the very best nurturing support, not only to the current cohort but also the alumni.
Over 60 individuals, all highly experienced in their respective fields, give their time freely in support of our next generation life science innovators. To date we’ve delivered over 130 bespoke training sessions, facilitated over 330 hours of round-table seminars and discussions, and made hundreds of personal introductions. Meet them here.
Now in its seventh year, Accelerate@Babraham has supported 32 early-stage enterprises and been recognised as one of the top 25 biotech incubators in Europe (LaBiotech, 2022). To date, our alumni has raised £72.5M and has a current portfolio value estimated at over £139M. We proudly shout about their successes and achievements whenever and wherever we can!
Precisio Biotix Therapeutics Acquires London-Headquartered CC Bio, Adding World-Class Antibacterial Platform and Top Scientists
Biotech start-up BugBiome secures investment for pioneering research in sustainable pest protection
Neobe Therapeutics Raises Over $2m For Synthetic Biology Enabled Tumour Microenvironment Remodelling
