MILNER: EVENTS CALENDAR

Use this calendar to find events organised or co-organised by the Milner Therapeutics Institute. If you have questions regarding any event in our calendar, please contact events@milner.cam.ac.uk.

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  • Cambridge AI Club – AI in Start-Ups

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 4 December ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre December Theme: AI in Start-Ups Speakers: Woochang Hwang, CardiaTec Biosciences “From Data to Discovery: AI at CardiaTec” and Andrea Dimitracopoulos, deepmirror “Tackling Drug Design Challenges with Molecular Assay Fingerprints” Schedule: 5.15pm – doors open 5:30pm – presentations begin 6:30pm – networking and pizza No registration […]

    Free
  • Christmas Market at the JCBC and CRUK Cambridge Institute

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    Join us at the JCBC and CRUK-CI for our 4th Annual Christmas Market - free to attend and open to all! 🗓️ 5 December 2025 ⏰ 12:00-6:00pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre and CRUK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge Biomedical Campus Event schedule (subject to change) 12:00pm - Market trading begins with food trucks, craft & charity stalls, […]

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  • NeuroTech Talks Online – Zhenan Bao

    Online

    🗓️ 13 January 2026  ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Online Speaker: Professor Zhenan Bao, Stanford University, USA Topic:  "NeuroString: a soft multi-modal 1D sensing fiber for the brain and guts" Join us for the inaugural Cambridge NeuroWorks NeuroTech Talks online on 13 January 2026. Professor Zhenan Bao is K.K. Lee Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. and founded the Stanford […]

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  • NeuroTech Talks Online – Steve Xu

    Online

    🗓️ 20 January 2026  ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Online Speaker: Professor Steve Xu, Northwestern University and Sibel Health, USA Topic: “Digital Health Solutions for Neurological Conditions: Applications in Parkinson's Disease and Beyond" Join us for the next Cambridge NeuroWorks NeuroTech Talk online on 20 January 2026. Professor Steve Xu is the Medical Director of the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative […]

    Free
  • Founders Growth Community Monthly Meeting and Networking

    The Glasshouse Botanic House, 98-100 Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    🗓️ Thursday 22 January 📍 Innovate Cambridge, Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, CB2 1PH ⏰ 12pm–5pm Join Founders Growth Community x Innovate Cambridge for our monthly drop in and networking event! Agenda: - Drop-in/co-working: 12:00–4:00pm - Dedicated Networking: 4:00-5:00pm Drop in anytime between 12:00-4:00pm to co-work alongside other founders and then stay for the dedicated networking session from […]

    Free
  • Cambridge-Oxford BioVenture Showcase

    Online

    🗓️ 22 January ⏰ 4:00pm - 5:30pm 📍 Online Following the success of the Innovation Showcase during UK Life Sciences Week, we’re excited to bring you another opportunity to connect Cambridge and Oxford life sciences innovation with investors and partners. If you’re an investor or industry partner interested in the future of healthcare and biotechnology, this is an […]

    Free
  • Milner Seminar – January 2026

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 27 January 2026 ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Focus on neurodegeneration Speakers: Daniel Tams, Astex - “Leveraging Single-Cell Transcriptomics and iPSC Neuron–Microglia Co-Cultures to Probe ALS Mechanisms” Stefano Pluchino, University of Cambridge - “Advanced Stem Cell Technologies for MS Research and Cure” Register at: milner.glueup.com/event/milner-seminars-focus-on-neurodegeneration-163500/ Milner Seminars are designed to facilitate interdisciplinary connections. […]

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  • Cambridge AI Club – AI at the Molecular Frontier

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    February Theme: AI at the Molecular Frontier 🗓️ 5 February  ⏰ 5:45-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Speakers: Sam Davis, Oxford Nanopore Technologies - "Decoding DNA in Real Time: Inside Oxford Nanopore’s Basecalling" Niklas Schmacke, Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich - "Learning the Rules of Cell Biology - and How to […]

    Free
  • Founders Growth Community x Innovate Cambridge Monthly Networking

    The Glasshouse Botanic House, 98-100 Hills Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    🗓️ Thursday 12 February 📍 Innovate Cambridge, Botanic House, 100 Hills Road, CB2 1PH ⏰ 12:00pm–5:00pm Join our Monthly Founders Growth Community x Innovate Cambridge Networking / Drop-in event at the Glasshouse on Thursday 12 February. Drop in anytime between 12:00-4:00pm to co-work alongside other founders and then stay for the dedicated networking session from 4:00-5:00pm for good conversation, new […]

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  • Cambridge AI Club: AI in Drug Discovery

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 5 March  ⏰ 5:45-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre March Theme: AI in Drug Discovery For our March event, two speakers from Isomorphic Labs will discuss the newly announced Isomorphic Labs drug design engine. Speakers: Jin Leem and Michael Hutchinson Talk Title: “Rational drug design with the Isomorphic Labs drug design engine” […]

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  • From Cohorts to Clinical Insights: Multimodal AI research at Korea’s National Institute of Health

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 11 March  ⏰ 11:00am 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre All are welcome - no need to register, just turn up! Speaker: Dr. Hye-Yeong Jo, Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) Talk Overview Current status of the national bio-big-data infrastructure established by KNIH and key findings from the COVID-19 multi-omics project Major research outcomes […]

    Free
  • IP Strategy for Start-ups: What to do and When

    The Glasshouse Botanic House, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    🗓️ 19 March.  ⏰ 4:00-6:00pm 📍The Glasshouse, Botanic House, Cambridge Join the next Founders Growth Community workshop with Emma Longland and Tim Russell from Venner Shipley. In this practical session, they’ll share what start-ups should consider when developing an intellectual property (IP) strategy — from the early stages of building a company through to investment […]

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  • Milner Seminar – March 2026

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 24 March 2026 ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Join us for the March Milner Seminar. Talks will include time for Q&A and will be followed by optional networking and refreshments. Focus on immunotherapeutics Speakers: Tim Halim, CRUK Cambridge Institute - “Tissue-resident innate and adaptive immune cell interactions in health and disease” Jon […]

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  • Founders Growth Community Spring Walk

    The Glasshouse Botanic House, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    🗓️ 26 March  ⏰ 12:00-1:30pm Meet at: The Glasshouse, 1st Floor, Botanic House, Cambridge Join Founders Growth Community x Innovate Cambridge for a refreshing networking event in the beautiful Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Step away from the lab and laptop, connect with fellow pre-Series A life science and biotech founders, and share insights, challenges and […]

    Free
  • Milner Therapeutics Institute: Driving innovation and therapeutic discoveries across the ecosystem

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    🗓️ 31 March ⏰ 3:00-4:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre This event is presented as part of the 2026 Cambridge Festival​. Since its inception in 2016, the Milner Therapeutics Institute​ has been a driving force in connecting academia and business in Cambridge and beyond. With a distinctive model that unites therapeutics research, partnerships, and enterprise, the […]

    Free
  • BioTrinity 2026

    Convene 133 Houndsditch, London, United Kingdom

    The Milner Therapeutics Institute will be represented at BioTrinity2026 on 14 April! Milner Incubator Showcase ⏰ 3:05-3:50pm 📍 Interact Room We’ll be showcasing a lineup of our incubator companies and partnerships driving innovation forward. Unlocking the Power of Collaboration ⏰ 3:30-3:0pm 📍 Main Session Join Milner Executive Director Cathy Tralau-Stewart for this panel session. Collaboration […]

  • FGSL Webinar: Single-cell Intercellular CRISPR Screen Reveals Stromal Regulators of Colorectal Cancer Plasticity

    Online

    🗓️ 14 April ⏰ 11:00am-12:00pm 📍 Online Join the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) team as we welcome Corinne Molyneux for this special webinar. Speaker: Corinne Molyneux, University College London Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) displays high levels of nongenetic phenotypic plasticity, allowing cancer cells to dynamically shift between different functions, enabling therapy evasion. This is particularly evident in […]

    Free
  • Partnering with Curie.Bio: Turning Ideas into Therapies

    Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Puddicombe Way, Cambridge

    Turning Ideas into Therapies: an opportunity to connect with a leading therapeutics investor Curie.Bio 🗓️  16 April   ⏰ 12:00-1:30pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Join the Milner Therapeutics Institute and Cambridge Enterprise for a seminar showcase and networking event with the leadership team at US venture firm Curie.Bio. Curie.Bio is a US venture capital firm and accelerator that helps […]

  • Founders Growth Community Masterclass – Is there a secret to getting 10 drugs approved?

    Deloitte One Station Square, Cambridge, United Kingdom

    🗓️  16 April ⏰  3:30-5:30pm 📍 Deloitte, One Station Square, Cambridge CB1 2GA Join The Founders Growth Community for an exclusive masterclass with one of biotech’s most accomplished scientific leaders - Christoph Lengauer, Chief Scientific Officer at Curie.Bio. What does it really take to bring a drug from discovery to approval — let alone ten? In […]

    Free
  • BioVentures Investor Showcase 2026

    Online

    🗓️  22 April  ⏰ 4:00-5:30pm 📍Online Cambridge University Health Partners (CUHP) and the Milner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge are pleased to bring together some of the most exciting biotech and life sciences companies from the Cambridge ecosystem with a curated network of venture capital investors, for an evening of focused pitching and meaningful connections. Participating companies are Milner […]

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