{"id":7633,"date":"2026-09-02T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7633"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:00:12","slug":"5050-company-creation-programme-for-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/09\/02\/5050-company-creation-programme-for-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"5050 Company Creation Programme for Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last call: Applications are open for <a href=\"https:\/\/fiftyyears.com\/5050\" data-outlook-id=\"77ea65ff-44df-4c29-bb02-40d7e6dea775\">5050<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A free, part-time company-creation programme for researchers, powered by the UK government&#8217;s ARIA (the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, allocated \u00a31 billion in the April 2025 spending review), built to help scientists and engineers tackle big problems.<\/p>\n<p>Part-time. Bolts alongside existing research commitments. No idea or existing company required.<\/p>\n<p>Through 5050, 115 scientists and engineers have founded impact-oriented startups, with a 96% seed raise success rate.<\/p>\n<p>Alumni consistently share that it&#8217;s the best use of their time. <a href=\"https:\/\/fiftyyears.com\/what-alumni-say\" data-outlook-id=\"9828ddbc-a92a-4ed9-a914-7a9f14293f68\">Hear more from them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers get mentorship from mission-oriented founders like Scott Phoenix (raised $250M for Vicarious, acquired by Alphabet) and Sir Tony Kouzarides (co-founded Storm, Chroma and Abcam, sold for $5.7B).<\/p>\n<p>5050 is run by the team who&#8217;ve supported 135 impactful companies to raise $6B.<\/p>\n<p>Designed for scientists and engineers \u2014 you&#8217;d be a good fit if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re exploring how to turn your research into a company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;re ready and excited to build something outside your current work<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re not sure if now&#8217;s the right time, but you&#8217;re keen to have a real-world impact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applications are open for the September\u2013December cohort <a href=\"https:\/\/50y.typeform.com\/5050-apply\" data-outlook-id=\"923dd0e8-414c-4304-b730-cafec1086000\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Know someone who could be great? Recommend them <a href=\"https:\/\/50y.typeform.com\/5050-recs\" data-outlook-id=\"76bb268a-d162-486d-a8c6-f0174a04045a\">here<\/a>\u00a0&#x1f60a;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last call: Applications are open for 5050 A free, part-time company-creation programme for researchers, powered by the UK government&#8217;s ARIA (the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, allocated \u00a31 billion in the April 2025 spending review), built to help scientists and engineers tackle big problems. Part-time. Bolts alongside existing research commitments. 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