Do you have a promising idea that might be the start of a business?
Then Demonstrator Lab is the entrepreneurship laboratory where you can transform your ideas into a tangible product or service. Demonstrator Lab is a learning-by-doing environment open to students and researchers. Its goal is to foster an entrepreneurial culture in Amsterdams higher education ecosystem and to boost research driven innovation.

What you can expect from us?
We can help you throughout the entire idea-to-market process. From forming the team, to developing a prototype. From working out the most efficient marketing strategy to find the resources needed to deploy that strategy. Supported by our vast network, we provide you with the business tools that help you explore whether your idea can make it. As the saying goes, there is no failure: you either succeed or you learn.

What do we offer?
Expert advice on all aspects of the idea-to-market process
Lab facilities, lab space, and office space
User meetings with in depth workshops
Peer group coaching by experienced business developers 
Seed money to build your prototype
Connection to the Demonstrator Lab network
Be part of the entrepreneurial community

For whom?
Participants enter the Demonstrator lab at the very early phase of the idea-to-market process. Demonstrator Lab is open to students and researchers from all disciplines from VU, UvA, HVA and Amsterdam UMC.

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