Techscaler is partnering with the Chief Scientist Office to support the development of skills that will fast-track ideation and growth of innovative health solutions.
Suitable for:
>> Medical and care workers
>> NHS and private healthcare professionals
>> Academic and industry health professionals
>> Medtech and Healthtech founding teams
NHS Scotland has three Regional Innovation Hubs located in the North, West, and South East regions. These Regional Innovation Hubs play a vital role in connecting and supporting the "triple helix model" for innovation opportunities as part of the national innovation network in NHS Scotland.
The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is an integral part of the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care directorate. Its primary responsibility is to guide health research, innovation, and progress in Scotland. The CSO takes a lead role in bringing together NHS Scotland Boards to function collectively in an effort to make Scotland a hub for health research, development, and innovation. Additionally, the CSO works in partnership with academia and the life sciences sector to ensure the growth and prosperity of Scotland's life sciences industry.
If you apply and join Techscaler as a business operating in the health and medical industry, you may be invited to receive additional support from your local CSO Regional Innovation Hub. Please note that the support offered by the CSO Regional Innovation Hubs is at their discretion.
“I welcome this collaboration, which will result in transformative innovations for the NHS and help to ensure that Scotland is the best location for life sciences companies.”
Anna Dominiczak
Chief Scientific Advisor for Health
If you're curious about startups and how to turn an innovative idea into a solution that can help solve a problem for patients, and / or the NHS, then the Techscaler Community is for you.
A free online self-paced programme available to everyone via Techscaler’s online community platform, designed to demystify startups, suitable for people exploring a career in startups, for anyone with an idea or an interest in startups who’s not sure how best to get started.
A peer-led online community platform provides an accessible space for people in startups to share knowledge, collaborate on ideas, and gather around challenges. Reach people you otherwise might not have been able to reach and hear from people who have already been through it all
Hosted meetups, events, common spaces, and in-person gatherings allow you to surround yourself with fellow founders in a startup environment. Connections made along the startup journey give you a network of like-minded people to learn from and lean on.
If you are a founder of an existing healthtech or medtech spinout or viable company, or if you are currently collaborating with the Regional Innovation Hubs, Techscaler has tailored support, education, and flexible workspace to help you grow and scale your tech startup.
A practical 12-week live course for founders or prospective founders at the early stages of their startup journey, looking to get a first version of their product into the market.
>> Next cohort begins January 2024
A live ten-week course for startup founder teams who are looking to grow traction around their product and work towards product/market fit. Participants learn to build teams, manage operational aspects, navigate funding cycles, and more, growing traction around their product and working towards product/market fit.
>> Next cohort begins September 2023
Delivered in partnership with Reforge, the world's leading career development platform for top-tier tech professionals. Combining cohort-based programmes with on-demand access to content, particularly in the areas of growth, marketing, product and engineering.
>> Next cohort begins October 2023
Guidance and support from expert industry operators, educators, founders and investors. Focus on specialised challenges, receive guidance without an agenda, get an outsider’s perspective, and build on the successes and setbacks of those who have done it before
Get access to curated content, toolkits, and playbooks created by founders and practitioners with real startup growth experience.
Collaborative workspace environments provide the space for startups to grow, allow founders and their teams to connect with peers, gather around challenges, and foster network connections.
Startup First Steps sessions will be highly collaborative, balancing lectures from industry experts, founders at different stages of the startup journey, as well as practical activities and group discussions to apply session teachings.
Techscaler and its education offerings have been funded as part of the Scottish Government's commitment to creating, developing and scaling tech startups in Scotland. Techscaler welcomes participants from all nationalities, however, they must be based in Scotland to be eligible.
First cohort begins 19th April 2023, and runs for 10 weeks until 21st June 2023. There will also be an onboarding event before the course commences on the 12th April 2023. Applications close at midday on Wednesday, 5th April 2023. Eligible applicants will need to enrol by midnight on Sunday 9th April 2023.
The courses is completely free. You will not be asked for any equity in your business.
Startup First Steps is most suited for prospective founders who already have an idea as to a sector/market/problem that they could build a startup in. Techscaler offers another self-paced online course, Startup Basics, which covers fundamental ideas and topics relevant for both current and prospective founders.
The programme’s 10 sessions take place on a weekly basis, every Wednesday, from 1pm to 4pm. Additionally, participants should also set aside appropriate time per week (around 2h-5h) to apply session learnings to their own startup idea.
You don’t need to be on one of our courses to get access to mentorship. There are fully funded mentorship opportunities available through Techscaler membership, providing guidance and support from experts, including industry operators, educators, founders and investors.
If you have specific accessibility needs, please flag this in your application and share as much detail as you are comfortable. Our education programmes team is committed to extending the opportunity for all participants with accessibility requirements to have a conversation with a member of our team to assess how we can best support you in advance.
Our programmes welcome any eligible founders, including bootstrappers, regardless of their investment intentions.
Yes, in order to access any Techscaler courses or resources, you must first have Techscaler membership. Membership is free, apply here.
Yes, you will need to pay for your own travel.
Yes
No. We do not take any equity stake in any of the businesses that take part in our education courses.
We do not provide tech / product build resources, however, you may find someone on the course who is a collaborator in that space. We do not guarantee investment opportunities or investor connections. Our aim is to guide you towards investor-readiness.
Please fill out the Techscaler application from below to join the Techscaler membership programme if you are a founder of an existing healthtech or medtech spinout or viable company, or if you are currently collaborating with the Regional Innovation Hubs. If you're just curious about startups, join the community here.
If you're curious about startups and how to turn an innovative idea into a solution that can help solve a problem for patients, and / or the NHS, then the Techscaler Community is for you. Looking for the Techscaler programme membership application? You can find that here.