From research grant to market leader: The JUNI Science to Venture Program.

Application deadline: April 5, 2026

 

Join JUNI’s program for high-potential deeptech and life science spin-offs. We bridge the execution gap with a founder-led roadmap, specifically focusing on the most challenging aspects: team configuration, market validation, and organizational resilience. This is not a generic workshop: We provide tactical venture architecture for Berlin’s most promising spin-offs. Exclusively designed for teams with a Major Research Grant (e.g., EXIST-Forschungstransfer, GO-Bio) that are ready to bridge the execution gap between the lab and the first investment round.

Science is the foundation — execution is the leverage

90% of your work happens in the lab. We provide the critical leverage to make sure your technology moves from the shelf into the real world — where it can create value and have an actual impact.

The JUNI program helps you go:

  • from scientist to founder: We close the management gap before it becomes a venture risk.
  • from prototype to MVP: We focus on radical market validation rather than academic perfection.
  • from grant to investment: We align your milestones with VC logic.

Turning brilliant research into venture success

Research or technology are rarely the bottleneck. Most spin-offs actually struggle due to management deficits, the "perfectionist’s trap" in product development, or missing the investor-readiness mark.

The JUNI program addresses:

  • Team fragility: Fixing the “science-to-market” leadership gap.
  • Market drift: Moving from lab perfection to radical MVP validation.
  • Capital gap: Aligning your milestones with VC requirements from day one.

Key facts:

  • Duration: Six months of tactical venture building.
  • Commitment: One in-person deep dive per month and virtual strategic check-ins.
  • Mentorship: On-demand guidance from our 80+ founder network.

More information and application: JUNI Science to Venture Program – JUNI

 

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