The Amplitude
Fellowship
Are you an outstanding life sciences focused PhD candidate, post doc, MD, or inventor? Do you want to stay rooted in health and life sciences while exploring the dynamic and creative scientific impact you can have as an entrepreneur? The Amplitude Fellowship provides that opportunity.
Every year, the Amplitude Fellowship brings up to 10 outstanding fellows together for the summer so that they can with leaders from our fund (Amplitude Ventures) and our biotech venture creation studio (Pre-Amp) to conduct a series of in-depth, one-month explorations to identify hypotheses for novel healthcare ventures.
As a fellow, you will be immersed in the front end of our three-phase company creation model and get exposed to an alternate path to academia. You will leverage science to make intriguing observations and then strive to understand the concrete requirements needed to grow your observations into a broad platform that will, ultimately, have a positive impact on human health. Working closely with Amplitude’s team of entrepreneurial scientists and leaders, you will explore concepts outside of your area of expertise and be challenged to bring new perspectives and to generate big ideas.
We know that brilliant scientists can also learn to become great entrepreneurs and see the Amplitude Fellowship as the training ground where that can happen.
“This program pushed me to apply those skills in entirely new ways, and at a pace I never imagined possible. It also shifted how I view science. It’s no longer just about the concept or discovery itself, it’s about the tangible outcomes and the value they can bring.”
“The way we were challenged to think critically and provided constant feedback as we worked to refine our ideas across multiple explorations was invaluable and great preparation for any aspiring life sciences entrepreneur.”
Benefits
The Amplitude Fellowship provides opportunities to:
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Details
- Fellowship runs from late May to the end of August, is full-time, and is paid.
- Hybrid virtual / in-person format with multiple in-person sessions throughout the summer across our offices in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Amplitude will cover travel expenses.
- Includes seminars from portfolio company leadership and key opinion leaders
Requirements
- Deep scientific or business background aimed at life sciences
- Canadian work authorization required
- Academic excellence and self-starter mentality
- Creativity and the ability to solve complex scientific and business problems
- Ongoing or completed MD training, PhD, or Post-Doc with a research focus on the life sciences or healthcare
- Within 1 year of completing academic training / ready for employment
How to apply
Applications for the 2025 program will be reviewed on a rolling basis until March 31, 2025.
Send your resume and a cover letter to fellowship@amplitudevc.com.