Research Incubator

Inspired by business equivalents, the N-CODE Research Incubator offers dedicated resources in terms of a skilled postdoctoral research fellow and funding for seedcorn projects.

Seedcorn projects are awarded for 6 months and based around an interdisciplinary project team with investigators from complementary disciplines working together to address an unmet healthcare or biological challenge within our remit. Projects develop to ‘seed’ onward grant funding and publications, providing a strong foundation for future development.

As part of the award, N-CODE assigns and funds a talented postdoc to work with the project team for 0.5FTE for 6 months. The fellow will work with you, filling skills gaps and bringing their insight, to push the project forward and achieve your objectives. There is a consumable budget of up to £10k per project available. Our fellows benefit by working with new teams, developing and enhancing their skills and being part of the resulting publication from the project.

All projects start with a 2 day facilitated kick-off event (fully funded)  where the team comes together and agrees milestones, ways of working and the project plan.  As part of this process, teams receive advice and guidance from a professional services team including research facilitators, lay members helping you to focus on the needs of patients, and business engagement. This support continues over the 6 months, providing support for the development of outputs and applications as the project evolves.

Applications for this scheme will open spring 2025 with a deadline in June and the projects starting with the kick off event in September 2025.

Industry investigators are welcome as part of a multidisciplinary team. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss a proposal. You can find information on our last Research Incubator here.