Nothing resonating yet? If you are chasing strategic problems with long-term impact that don't generate revenue, maybe philanthropic capital is the path for your idea. Talking to funds early and building relationships within the funds will help get your project off the ground.

Ready to go commercial? Accelerace was the first pre-seed investor in Denmark, but now there are more than 20 VCs to pick from, all with specific interests, so pick to the fund that resonates. Remember it's someone's actual money, so finding and pitching your best-case scenario is key!

If you haven't consider EU funding because it's too complicated, that's what the Greater Copenhagen EU Office is for. They offer personalized advice for choosing the best scheme for your startup and help get you started in your application. Their funding rate is up to 40%!! And it's 100% free!!

Does Denmark have the best national landscape for startup funding? Innovation Fund Denmark is working hard to make that a yes - with programs across technology readiness levels, there is a funding scheme for everyone. Key tip for your application: quantify (with numbers!) your impact.

A great agenda for today at KU Lighthouse, covering all pathways for funding startups in Denmark, from EU and national grants to pre-seed investments. Looking forward!

After three weeks training like a full-time triathlete as a scientist who actually just left academia, I have the update everyone is waiting for - THE STATS! Swim: 28 km, 9 hrs Bike: 1000 km, 46.5 hrs Run: 23 km, 2.5 hrs An exercise in control, patience, and progression. Highly recommend Malaga!

Two weeks down, one week left in training camp! 🇪🇸 Fatigue is setting in now, so recovery and taking the easy days easy becomes even more important.

Wrapping up a 23-hour training week here in Malaga with this killer of a ride, but a beauty! Enjoying every moment of this

Training update from your local scientist-turned-athlete: I got sick the day before we left for Spain, so the first days have been focused on enjoying the sun and recovery. Slowly starting structured training again: 70.3 efforts on the bike and a threshold swim

So it’s over. My last day at the University of Copenhagen. Almost 6 years in this office. Beyond my education and research, this place taught me Danish and brought some of my best friends. An end of an era. Farvel……

Life (or roots) always finds a way! Taking some Monday motivation from this wheat plant that was not going to let some pot get in the way of growing its roots

When I came to the decision to leave academia, I felt a lot of guilt: that I was giving up and taking the easy way out. I did not expect the job market to be just as hard as securing postdoc funding, but here we are - in one week, I will be #funemployed!

When I started my last project in the lab, I had an idea to collect all my qPCR plates to see how many I ran. This photo is the outcome of that idea (it's 31 plates for those counting)

Potential replacement for the beloved Twitter algorithm? (RIP)

Submission of Abstracts ends in 2 weeks!🌱 Time is running out to join the conversation at SeedCon 2026 Submit your abstract by the deadline to be part of the program! May 5-7, 2026 | ATB Potsdam, Germany Details: seedcon.org #SeedCon2026 #PlantScience #Microbiology #Botany

Hey so what does it mean that my houseplant is growing a mushroom family? 🌱🍄

Associate Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor position in Molecular Microbiology available at Lund University, Sweden: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Starting to clean out the desk. After almost 6 years at PLEN, it feels weird to start to say goodbye…

We love a SynCom when they reliably mimic natural microbiomes. New work from @fredebak.bsky.social shows that our SynCom mimics the temporal dynamics of field-grown wheat - but only for the cultivar from which the SynCom was built. Check out the details! academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a...

How do scientists effectively communicate their work beyond the lab? Join us for Careers in Conversation: Communicating Science for Impact, a virtual panel featuring professionals who build careers around translating complex science for diverse audiences. Register Here: lnkd.in/gwxC-ujJ

Honestly, same. I'm eight months post-PhD and I feel more lost than ever - like I don't have a professional identity anymore and I have no idea who I am. Who has some good advice for Mae and me?

We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! Why join? 🌍Work across EMBL’s 6 sites 🎓Participate in @embl.org courses and seminars 🔬Lead discovery-driven research in a collaborative environment Apply by 11 April: embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j... #ResearchCareers @epetsalaki.bsky.social

I highly recommend this conference!

I'll be joining the panel discussion on social media - my favorite thing I was involved with during my PhD. Come join in the talks!

Question in manuscript writing: reporting statistics in the results section. If the results are presented by referencing the figure, and the stats are clearly presented on the figure and described in the figure legend, do you prefer to also have the stats described in the written results?

I'll be joining the panel discussion on social media - my favorite thing I was involved with during my PhD. Come join in the talks!

We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...

If you have been dreaming of moving to France as an ECR looking to build a long-term research career, now is your chance: @inrae-france.bsky.social yearly hiring for permanent research scientist positions is open: deadline March 5! jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp...

Much needed advancement in long-read sequencing analysis 👇 can't wait to try it out!

Join us in Norwich this July for the TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions! ☀️🌱🧬 Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international and local speakers. ⏰ APPLY by 30 March '26 New keynote speakers ⬇️

Digging around in our storage rooms and found these samples from 1905! What do you think it is?

I've spend these 10 months post-PhD eagerly exploring a career in academia. As a postdoc, I wrote papers, networked at conferences, and submitted grants. And in the end, I learned: the academic life is not for me.

The @dmf-unil.bsky.social is supporting the application of a candidate for the SNSF/ERC Starting Grant (deadline 5th of May). Reach out to me if you are interested. We are collecting CV’s until the 8th of Feb. We can offer a stimulating scientific environment and help with the application/interview.

If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th. More info here: www.kws.com/corp/en/care...

Re-sharing for the morning crowd 👇 sharpen your skills in biotech venture creation!

If you are as interested in biotech venture creation as me, and in Copenhagen in March, consider applying for the REBBLS Startup Academy - essentials of science commercialization in 4 days. See you there? www.rebbls.dk/startup-acad...

Back to some innovation in biotech at the monthly REBBLS Venture and Wine - featuring five startups from the Copenhagen biotech scene

Great event for those interested in cereals!

Check out the latest from your favorite virus group! Congrats @peterdoug.bsky.social for another amazing paper on the unusual lives of phages 👇

Launch your own independent research group! 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social 📆 Apply by 30 Jan 2026 More info: 👉 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/careers/grou... Job details: 👉 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s... Please share this post #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

A great tenure track position (Assistant Professor) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition @ethz.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @johansix.bsky.social ! Deadline to apply: 28/02/2026. ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

The #NNF_WheatAlliance team HARD at work. 400 plants harvested yesterday for the rhizoplane and roots. It took the team of 12 over 12 hours to finish. Luckily the lights in the greenhouse are so bright we enjoy all day “sun”. Tomorrow we go again….

We are ready for sampling tomorrow! #NNF_WheatAlliance 400 plants across 4 days = 1600 samples. Wish us luck… Not shown: the 100 liters of autoclaved water we will use to wash the roots.

Great opportunity!

High-throughput DNA extraction from soil: experiences? best kits? best tools? If you had a decent chunk of money to throw at it, what system would you set up to make it fast and high quality? 🌾 🧪 🔬 🦠

The Center for Microscopy and Image Analysis at the University of Zurich is seeking a new Head: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... It is super fun to work with them, tons of expertise and cutting edge instrumentation in ❄️🔬 Application deadline: December 15, 2025.

The opening speaker is @pabnik.bsky.social who has been turning Pseudomonas putida into a bioproduction workhorse #DMS2025

It wasn’t long away from live-tweeting: today is the #DMS2025 Congress, where all microbiologists across Denmark gather for a day of networking and exchanging ideas 🧫🦠

Very special moment to be appreciated by the conference for the (sometimes busy work!) of live-tweeting. 50% it’s for me to remember what I heard, but also 50% to share the wonderful work of my peers ⭐️

The next #PMS2027 will be CHINA! Spicy food and nice weather in Changsha. Hope to see you all again in two years! Also thank you to @microsos.bsky.social for the nice gift recognizing the social media work, and the judges for 2nd place poster 😄