{"id":7639,"date":"2026-09-03T14:25:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:25:23","slug":"dt-prime-cohort-applications-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/early-career-researcher-noticeboard\/2026\/09\/03\/dt-prime-cohort-applications-open\/","title":{"rendered":"DT Prime Cohort Applications Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applications open today for DT Prime Cohort 6 and close on 18 Sept. DT Prime is a pre-commercial venture builder for deep science, run through the Institute for Deep Tech Entrepreneurship. We back ambitious, IP-rich projects that could become venture-scale spinouts or strategic licensing opportunities. Apply here: https:\/\/imperiallondon.sharepoint.com\/sites\/ICBS_DT-Prime<\/a><\/p>\n

What is DT Prime?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A university venture builder, applying the discipline of an investor. Non-dilutive capital and close, hands-on support – intended to prepare Imperial’s science for institutional investment. Addressing the whole venture: strategy, market, technology, team and IP. Funding staged against value-inflection milestones, with further cycles where merited. DT Prime addresses the four dimensions of deep-tech venture creation:<\/p>\n

Technology: <\/strong>managed de-risking, with experiments designed against investor-relevant value inflections.<\/p>\n

Market: <\/strong>understanding of market potential, competitive positioning and first commercial application – developed through customer and industry conversations.<\/p>\n

Team: <\/strong>support to transition from primarily scientific expertise toward the commercial leadership investors expect.<\/p>\n

Funding: <\/strong>non-dilutive capital paired with expert venture-building support – typically \u00a350k-\u00a3150k per cycle, staged across multiple cycles up to \u00a3500k as ventures reach investment readiness.<\/p>\n

Each cycle runs for up to 9 months; ventures may complete one, two or three cycles depending on starting point. Open to academic staff across all faculties.<\/p>\n

We welcome applications from Imperial researchers working on IP-rich, translationally relevant technologies across all four DT Prime portfolio domains – biotechnology platforms, medtech and digital health, IT hardware, and sustainable technologies. You should consider applying if:<\/p>\n