🗓️ 24th October 📍Venner Shipley, Building 406, Cambridge Science Park ⏰ 11am-4pm - Meet the Experts (lunch included) ⏰ 4pm-6pm - Networking (light refreshments included). Start Codon are opening up their START Programme Day to the Founders Growth Community! If you're a Life Science, Tech Bio or Healthcare Founder in the Cambridge area and you're […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 7th November ⏰ 5.15pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre November Theme: AI for Single Cell Biology Speakers: Stathis Megas, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge Center for AI in Medicine “Spatial […]

🗓️ 21st November ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Online Speakers: Ulrike Künzel, FGSL Lead, AstraZeneca and Chun Hao Wong, FGSL Lead, Milner Therapeutics Institute The MRC-AstraZeneca-University of Cambridge Joint Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) leverages the unique features of arrayed screening, whereby individual genes are edited via CRISPR in plate-based format, to uncover the complexity of developmental and disease […]

🗓️ 28 November ⏰ 4:00pm📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre The next event in our popular Seminar Series will take place on Thursday, 28th November. The seminar will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Focus on immuno-oncology 4:00-4:30pmSimon Dovedi, AstraZeneca -  “Taking T cell engagement to the next level: […]

🗓️ 5 December ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍 Online A panel discussion with Nicola McCarthy (Head of Research, Milner Therapeutics Institute), Namshik Han (Head of Computational Biology and AI, Milner Therapeutics Institute) and Ben Sidders (Chief Scientific Officer, Biorelate), chaired by Biorelate CEO Daniel Jamieson. In this webinar, drug discovery research experts discuss opportunities to use AI […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 5 December ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre December Theme: Explainable AI Speakers: Michail Mamalakis, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of […]

🗓️ 9 December ⏰ 12:00-2:00pm 📍The Glasshouse, Botanic House, 98-100 Hills Road Cambridge CB2 1LQ Speaker: Louise Jopling, Babraham Research Campus Topic: "You are not alone: Support opportunities you may not be aware of" This event from the Founders Growth Community is all about connecting with fellow founders, sharing experiences, and learning from each other. […]

🗓️ 18 December ⏰ 3:30-7pm 📍Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0RE Join us for the launch of Cambridge NeuroWorks, an ambitious multi-million-pound, three-year partnership with the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to revolutionise neurotechnology. This special event will feature presentations from Professor George Malliaras, a […]

Join this webinar to learn more about the 2025 Milner Consortium Call. Our pharma partners in the Milner Therapeutics Consortium have identified topics for challenges that are a current priority for external collaboration with academics. These projects could provide a better understanding of a disease mechanism or discover and validate new therapeutic targets and can range from reagent sharing […]

🗓️ 29 January 2025  ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Join us for the first Milner Seminar of 2025!  Presentations will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Focus on the microbiome in disease Agenda 4:00pm Virginia Pedicord, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID), University […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 6 February ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre February Theme: AI in Medical Imaging Speakers: Fernando Perez-Garcia, Microsoft Research Health Futures "Exploring scalable medical image encoders beyond […]

🗓️ 26 February ⏰ 4:00-6:00pm 📍 The Glasshouse, Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, CB2 1PH Join the Founders Growth Community for their upcoming IP workshop. This event is designed for Pre-Series A founders and CEOs in life sciences (biotech, medtech, and healthcare) to help them navigate IP challenges and opportunities while scaling. Key topics include […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 6 March ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre March Theme: Foundation Models Speakers: Lucas Camillo, Shift Bioscience and University of Cambridge "CpGPT: a Foundation Model for DNA […]

Join us for our March Seminar. Presentations will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. 🗓️ 19 March | ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Focus on programmable biology Agenda 4:00pm Ola Wlodek, Constructive Bio - "New to nature: rewriting life's code to expand the protein universe" […]

📅 25 March 2025 ⏰ 4:00-5:00 PM, followed by networking 📍West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0US Join Cambridge NeuroWorks to explore cutting-edge advancements in neurotechnology and discover how they will shape the future. This event will provide a platform for cutting-edge discussions, networking, and collaboration, and is a unique opportunity to connect with […]

🗓️ Thursday, 27 March ⏰ 12:00pm – 4:00pm – Drop-in session ⏰ 4.00pm – 5.00pm – Networking 📍 The Glasshouse, Botanic House, CB2 1PH Join Founders Growth Community x Innovate Cambridge for the first monthly drop-in and networking event! This is a space for entrepreneurs and startup founders to connect and collaborate. To find out more and sign up for […]

🗓️ 27 March ⏰ 4:30-5:30pm 📍Meeting Room 9 (B0.43), Pavilion B, Centre for Mathematics, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA This event is organised by the Milner Therapeutics Institute as part of the 2025 Cambridge Festival. The Milner Therapeutics Institute’s mission is to turn basic science discoveries into therapies for patients. Join this event to learn about big data […]

🗓️ 11 April ⏰ 11:00am-12:00pm 📍 Online Join the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) team as we welcome Dr Andrea Elser for this special webinar. Speaker: Dr. Andrea Elser, Applied Stem Cell Sciences Team, Centre for Genomics Research, Discovery Sciences, BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. Abstract: Rare neuropathies, chemotherapy-induced neurodegeneration and SARM1 activity share common characteristics. NAD-consuming enzyme […]

🗓️ Wednesday 24 April   ⏰ 12:00-5:00pm 📍The Glasshouse, Cambridge, CB2 1PH Join the Founders Growth Community for their monthly networking session - drop in any time between 12–5pm to connect with fellow founders and industry professionals. Schedule: Networking drop-in: 12:00–4:00pm 1:1 meetings with pharma companies: 30-minute slots between 2:00–4:00pm Evening networking: 4:00–5:00pm To attend: Sign […]

🗓️ 29 April 2025 ⏰ 5:45-10:30pm 📍Old Divinity School, St John's College, Cambridge This event is free to attend and brings biotech companies together with early-career life scientists interested in careers in industry. It aims to matchmake students and postdocs with biotech firms, making connections that may lead to future career opportunities. The companies at […]