Program Criteria

Interested participating ventures should possess the following characteristics:

• Founders graduated with a STEM doctorate or had worked in a university lab.

• Going to commercialize cutting-edge science from the research work of the founders.

• Possessing or getting ready to obtain intellectual property of strong commercial value.

• Have developed a working prototype or proof of concept and intend to raise their seed round of funding, at the Technology Readiness Levels of 4 or above.

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DTL 2024-2025 Application Closed​

Application deadline: October 25, 2024 (Friday), 12nn​

​[Due to the request of applicants and partners, we now extend the deadline to October 29, 2024 (Tuesday). You will receive confirmation email from us after submission of application.] 

DTL will interview founders and selected ventures that we believe to have the most to gain from the program and the greatest potential to scale. Interested parties are more than welcome to contact us for enquiry.

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