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Resilience in Deep Tech | The Enterprise Sessions with Harry Destecroix
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Welcome to the Enterprise Sessions
How do you launch a new business without the necessary infrastructure to support it? If you’re Dr Harry Destecroix you build it yourself. Professor Michele Barbour sits down with the Science Creates Founder to talk about the remarkable success of an ecosystem that combines specialist incubator facilities, a network of strategic partners and a dedicated venture capital fund – and aims to make Bristol a global centre for deep tech.
⭐Highlights
- Harry describes his unconventional career journey from University of Bristol PhD student to CEO.
- Hear about Ziylo, Harry’s initial venture – including securing funding, the role of incubators, technology licensing and the acquisition by pharma giant Novo Nordisk.
- Harry outlines his approach to building balanced and effective multidisciplinary teams that nurture talent and embrace and emphasise diverse strengths.
- Get Harry’s take on the entrepreneurial mindset and the importance of taking risks, making mistakes and learning from setbacks.
🌐 About the Enterprise Sessions
The Enterprise Sessions bring together a diverse mix of company founders and researchers who talk openly about their personal experiences of forming spin-outs and start-ups, raising capital, academic-industry partnerships and the joys of translating research discoveries into real-world impact.
The series aims to inform, inspire and challenge myths and stereotypes about research commercialisation and how businesses and universities can work together to tackle society's biggest challenges.
👍 Like, Share, Subscribe, Explore
If you found this episode inspiring or informative, please don’t forget to like and share. Visit our website or subscribe to the University of Bristol’s YouTube channel for more Enterprise Sessions.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/enterprise-sessions
Connect with Science Creates
Science Creates website: https://sciencecreates.co.uk/
SCVC website: https://www.scvc.com/
Science Creates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sciencecreates/
SCVC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sc-vc
Science Creates on X: https://twitter.com/sciencecreates
SCVC on X: https://twitter.com/SCVC_UK
392 episodes
Manage episode 398442036 series 2680968
Welcome to the Enterprise Sessions
How do you launch a new business without the necessary infrastructure to support it? If you’re Dr Harry Destecroix you build it yourself. Professor Michele Barbour sits down with the Science Creates Founder to talk about the remarkable success of an ecosystem that combines specialist incubator facilities, a network of strategic partners and a dedicated venture capital fund – and aims to make Bristol a global centre for deep tech.
⭐Highlights
- Harry describes his unconventional career journey from University of Bristol PhD student to CEO.
- Hear about Ziylo, Harry’s initial venture – including securing funding, the role of incubators, technology licensing and the acquisition by pharma giant Novo Nordisk.
- Harry outlines his approach to building balanced and effective multidisciplinary teams that nurture talent and embrace and emphasise diverse strengths.
- Get Harry’s take on the entrepreneurial mindset and the importance of taking risks, making mistakes and learning from setbacks.
🌐 About the Enterprise Sessions
The Enterprise Sessions bring together a diverse mix of company founders and researchers who talk openly about their personal experiences of forming spin-outs and start-ups, raising capital, academic-industry partnerships and the joys of translating research discoveries into real-world impact.
The series aims to inform, inspire and challenge myths and stereotypes about research commercialisation and how businesses and universities can work together to tackle society's biggest challenges.
👍 Like, Share, Subscribe, Explore
If you found this episode inspiring or informative, please don’t forget to like and share. Visit our website or subscribe to the University of Bristol’s YouTube channel for more Enterprise Sessions.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/enterprise-sessions
Connect with Science Creates
Science Creates website: https://sciencecreates.co.uk/
SCVC website: https://www.scvc.com/
Science Creates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sciencecreates/
SCVC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sc-vc
Science Creates on X: https://twitter.com/sciencecreates
SCVC on X: https://twitter.com/SCVC_UK
392 episodes
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