Programmes

Our programmes will serve as a hub for original thinkers who might otherwise lack access to the funding, space and mentorship needed to rigorously develop their groundbreaking ideas.

Fellowship programmes:

We are providing two 12-month Fellowship programmes to provide opportunities for testing and realising great ideas. These take the form of two pathways depending on the maturity of your idea.

The Blue Sky Fellowship

Designed to support early ideas' maturation. It empowers outstanding individuals with high-impact, highly speculative concepts that require the freedom to 'fail fast’ and retry. Backing the individual rather than specific ideas, this fellowship provides the infrastructure and support to explore bold, high-risk ideas with transformative potential.

The Fellowship begins with a 3-month phase called “What If”. The “What If” programme is run by the Milner Therapeutics Institute, and is designed to support fellows to scope, ideate, and plan experimental pathways, ensuring projects are both ambitious and feasible. The aim is then to develop and refine one idea in greater detail by the end of the Fellowship (as part of the PoC programme), through ideation and planning cycles when initial hypotheses are disproved.

If you have bold, speculative hypotheses or ideas, and need the freedom to explore multiple possibilities until you find your winning transformative solution, this opportunity could be for you.

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The Frontier Fellowship

Designed for individuals who have an already established proof-of-concept ready for development and scaling.

The Fellowship provides targeted support to advance early-stage concepts, incorporating commercial insights and resources (as part of the “Accelerate@Babraham” programme), to prepare projects for real-world impact. It provides commercial and early clinical input to prepare projects for success, with the aim to position Fellows to drive impact in their localities post-Fellowship.

If you have a transformative proof-of-concept idea and are ready to focus on turning it into a scalable, real-world solution with commercial potential, this opportunity could be for you.

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The Cambridge Neuroworks Fellowship Programme, in partnership with ARIA, presents an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of discovery in neurotechnology.It offers a valuable springboard for accelerating discovery and developing innovative approaches to the many challenges faced by those living with neurological conditions.

Dr Louise Jopling
Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellows Lead and Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer, Babraham Research Campus

Support and learning programmes:

Alongside the Fellowship programme, these packages aim to provide intensive learning and support. They offer the opportunity to learn alongside other innovators to acquire world-class insights from experts from all the elements needed for successful idea development and commercialisation.

What If

Designed to support and encourage individuals with early ideas and run from the Milner Therapeutics Institute. This is open to innovators who need support to understand how to develop their idea and is offered to the Blue Sky Fellows, along with part-time participants.

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Proof of Concept

This will be a new programme of support - more details coming soon.

Accelerate@Babraham

Supporting the next generation of life science innovators. 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. It is open to the Frontier Fellows alongside early-stage companies with exciting innovations.

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We must work together if we wish to unlock the power of emerging discoveries and accelerate science toward patient benefit. We are excited to be working with ARIA and our Cambridge partners on this unique opportunity to make a difference.

Cathy Tralau-Stewart
Cambridge NeuroWorks ‘What if’ Programme Lead and Executive Director of the Milner Therapeutics Institute

The Blue Sky Fellowship

Designed to support early ideas' maturation and empower outstanding individuals with high-impact, highly speculative concepts.

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The Frontier Fellowship

Designed for individuals who have an already established proof-of-concept ready for development and scaling.

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What if

Designed to support and encourage individuals with early ideas and run from the Milner Therapeutics Institute.

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