🗓️ 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 […]

🗓️ 8 May ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre May Theme: AI in Drug Discovery Speaker: David Buterez, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge “Enhancing Drug Discovery Using Transfer Learning and Multi-Fidelity Graph Neural Networks" Schedule: 5.15pm – doors open 5:30pm – presentations begin 6:30pm – networking and pizza […]

🗓️ Monday 20 May ⏰ 2:00–4:00pm 📍The Glasshouse, Cambridge, CB2 1PH The Founders Growth Community will be organising 1:1 meetings with Pharma companies ahead of the Masterclass with Nerida Scott. Please register your interest here by 12 May.

🗓️ Monday 20 May  ⏰ 4:00–6:00pm 📍The Glasshouse, Cambridge, CB2 1PH Join us for the next Founders Growth Community masterclass with Nerida Scott, Regional Head of Johnson & Johnson Innovation, EMEA. With over 25 years of experience, Nerida will share expert insights on how to use partnerships as a key driver of scale. Topics include: […]

📅 2nd June 2025 ⏲ 09:00-13:30 📍 Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College, University of Cambridge The agenda for this workshop will include talks from members of Cambridge Neuroscience showcasing the approaches and applications used across neurotechnology/the Brains and Machines theme.  The newly appointed fellows on the Cambridge NeuroWorks programme will each deliver a 5-minute pitch. […]

🗓️ 4 June 2025 ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Presentations will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Focus on cardiovascular research Agenda 4:00pm Sanjay Sinha, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge “Application of iPSC-based cardiovascular systems for disease modelling, drug discovery and genomic medicine” 4:30pm […]

🗓️ 5 June ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre June Theme: New Methods in AI Speakers: Harshita Sharma, Microsoft “Enhancing Radiology Report Generation With Segmentation-Aware Multimodal LLMs” And Ryan Daniels, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge “Nanowire Networks for Neuromorphic Computing” Schedule: 5.15pm – doors open 5:30pm – presentations […]

🗓️ 17 June ⏰ 3:00pm-6:30pm 📍 The Glasshouse, 100 Hills Road, Cambridge Join the unconference shaping the future of neurotech — no panels, no passive listening, just bold ideas, real conversations, and the people actually building what’s next. An unconference is informal and participant-led — there are no fixed agendas or panels. Instead, attendees shape […]

🗓️ 30 June, 2025 ⏰ 12:00pm-6:30pm 📍 West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge and online The Milner Therapeutics Symposium takes place annually in Cambridge, UK, hosting ~500 delegates in person and >250 online. The Symposium is an opportunity for scientists from academia and industry to discuss their latest research and its potential to be applied in […]

🗓️ 1st July ⏰ 3pm – 6pm 📍 Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Cambridge At the Milner Pitch Day 2025, some of the most exciting and innovative early-stage life sciences companies from local accelerators and incubators, as well as other selected national and international companies, will be invited to pitch to investors. The pitch […]

🗓️ Tuesday 1 July ⏰ 6:30–9:00pm 📍The LAB Cocktail Bar, Cambridge This event is open to pre-Series A founders and CEOs, and will take place following the Milner Pitch Day. This event is an excellent opportunity to build relationships with: Investors Pharmaceutical companies Milner Consortium partners Fellow founders To book your place, please visit: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/milnerinstitute/1579089  

🗓️ 17 July ⏰ 1:00-3:00pm 📍 Meet at The Glasshouse, Botanic House, Hills Road at 1:00pm 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 […]

🗓️ 4 September ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre September Theme: AI in Genomics Speakers: Francisco Azuaje, Genomics England “Genomic Foundation Models for Enabling Health Care and Research” Giuseppe Rinaldi, Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge “PRRDetect: A Mutational-Signature-Based Classifier for Post-Replicative Repair Deficiency” Schedule: 5.15pm – doors open 5:30pm – presentations […]

🗓️ 15 September ⏰ 3:30-7:00pm 📍​Ray Dolby Centre, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0US An inspiring early evening of thought-provoking discussions and neuro-networking. ​Discussions will explore the neurotech advantage, the importance of design, and will culminate in a lively fireside chat with serial entrepreneurs Jason Mellad and Sir Tony Kouzarides, Director of the Milner Therapeutics […]

🗓️  Thursday 25 September ⏰ 2.00pm-4.00pm – Drop-in session and networking 📍 The Glasshouse, Botanic House, CB2 1PH Join Founders Growth Community and Innovate Cambridge for our monthly networking event- an afternoon designed to spark connections, foster collaboration, and open doors to exciting opportunities with fellow founders and leading Pharma companies. Agenda - Drop-in networking with founders […]

Join us for our September Seminar. Presentations will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. 🗓️ 25 September 2025 ⏰ 4:00-5:00pm 📍Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre Focus on spatial biology Agenda 4:00pm Esther Baena, Owkin - "MOSAIC: Intra-tumoral heterogeneity characterization through large-scale spatial and cell-resolved multi-omics profiling" 4:30pm Mats […]

🗓️ 2 October ⏰ 5:15-7:00pm 📍 Lecture Theatre, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre October Theme: Quantum Computing in Biomedicine Speaker: Kate Marshall, IBM Quantum "An Introduction to Quantum Computing and Applications in Biosciences" Schedule: 5.15pm – doors open 5:30pm – presentations begin 6:30pm – networking and pizza No registration necessary – just show up! For more […]

🗓️ 15 October ⏰ 11:00am-12:00pm 📍 Online Join the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) team as we welcome Dr Lorena Boquete Vilariño for this special webinar. Speaker: Dr Lorena Boquete Vilariño, Centro de Fabricación de Terapias Avanzadas de Galicia, Galaria EPSS SA Abstract: Dendritic cells (DCs) are key to initiate anti-tumour immune responses, but their function is commonly […]

🗓️ 3 November ⏰ 4:45-6:45pm 📍 West Hub Speakers: Alison Schuldt, Head of Partnerships and Alliance, Milner Therapeutics Institute Alexandra Huener, Head of Entrepreneurship, Milner Therapeutics Institute The Milner Therapeutics Institute (MTI) are delighted to be collaborating with Cambridge Network on this event, which will highlight how companies and researchers can engage with the MTI […]