May 26, 2021
CaTaPull Madrid completes one month of acceleration program for science and technology projects
CaTaPull Madrid, the acceleration program of the Madrid Science Park Foundation (FPCM) in collaboration with the Madrid City Council, has already completed a month since its launch. The program was launched on April 9, at a presentation ceremony at the city council facilities in La Nave, Villaverde, whose development can be seen here. After receiving numerous applications until April 21, the candidate projects received, as an option, an introductory workshop to the Business Model Canvas, to help them prepare their application pitch . Subsequently, all the projects presented their idea of a scientific and technology-based entrepreneurship project to the program’s evaluation committee, which asked them about the technical, commercial and equipment details of each project.
The six projects selected for this first edition of CaTaPull Madrid were announced on April 26. These projects are:
- Personalized medicine for cancer
- 3D Health
- MiMED
- Big Data for Decision-Making
- RELEASE
- Evaluation and recovery of functional deficit of the hand in stroke patients
Since then, the program has progressed at a good pace under the baton of Luz López and Pedro Herrero, from ¿Por qué no?. Two sessions of the acceleration program have already been held, as well as the Market Interviews Workshop and the Industrial and Intellectual Property Workshop, the latter by Sergio Larreina de Isern Patents and Trademarks. In the coming weeks a new acceleration session and the Legal Workshop will be held, the latter with Judith Saladrigas from DWF-RCD. During all this time, the six teams are conducting interviews with potential customers, in order to profile a minimum viable product and adapt its offer to the demand and real needs of the market, the basic principle of the method Lean Launchpad.
The name of the program, CaTaPull, refers to its objective: to promote or catapult Science and Technology (S&T) projects to turn them into market-validated business models (‘pull‘). The program will last six months, from April to November of this year. Its activities include acceleration sessions to develop a business model according to the Lean Launchpad method, specific for entrepreneurship in science and technology. It also offers workshops and specialized advice on interviews with the market, legal aspects of incorporating a company, intellectual property and financial concepts. Another key pillar is the network of mentors with scientific-technological and entrepreneurial experience in all market areas. The programme will conclude in the autumn with the presentation of the projects to industry and investors.
