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We had a truly amazing year - find out all about what EPIC has done and how we’ve helped foster a great ecosystem of biofounders from all around the world!
The EPIC Venture Creation Labs concluded on 30th April, with over 30 teams from more than 10 continents undergoing our flagship entrepreneurship bootcamp.
We caught up with Sofia Sigal-Passeck, Co-Founder and CEO of Uniphage who are working on eradicating plant based bacterial diseases using combined power of bacteriophages and AI. Uniphage was part of iGEM EPIC’s 2020 program and Venture Creation Labs and we wanted to catch up on any updates since joining the community last year.
As we conclude the Fast Track Program of the 2020 EPIC VCL, we’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on the 2020 Americas Venture Creation Labs (VCL), as well as commemorate the special award recipients. .
It’s been three weeks since the end of the EPIC Asia-Pacific Venture Creation Lab (VCL), participants were filled with energetic spirits, enthusiasm, and to continue their entrepreneurial journeys.
Our first VCL kicked off in the EMEA region in March of this year. 30 participants from 11 countries joined from the comfort of their homes thanks to the digitalization of the program. Despite the global consequences of the pandemic, the teams were highly motivated and exceeded many of our expectations.
