Information for Attendees

The Milner Therapeutics Symposium 2023 will be held as a hybrid event. The in-person event will be held at West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, and sessions were also live-streamed to an online platform. Registration is free to academics and Milner affiliated companies only.

Themes

Oncology   ·   CNS therapeutics   ·   Epigenetics ·   Emerging technologies   ·   Disease-relevant models in target discovery

Speakers

Serena  Nik-Zainal (Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge), Wolf Reik (Altos Labs), Karen Duff (​UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London), Allan Bradley (Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease and Kymab), Cigall Kadoch (Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School) Mene Pangalos (AstraZeneca), Manav Pathania (Department of Oncology and Milner Therapeutics Institute), Debora Lucarelli (Enhanc3d Genomics) and David Walter and Douglas Ross-Thriepland (AstraZeneca Cancer Research Horizons Functional Genomics Centre).

Read more about our speakers further down this page.

Posters

We are now inviting poster abstracts from academia and industry, to be presented in person and/or digitally as part of our hybrid Symposium! The posters will be on display throughout the day, and are an integral part of our lunch, coffee and networking sessions. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, 5th June.
Submit an abstract here »

Affiliated Company Overviews

Milner affiliated companies are invited to submit a short company overview, for inclusion in our symposium booklet. The deadline for submissions is 1st May.
Submit your overview here » 

Meet the Consortium Session

Registered attendees are now able to request a short meeting with Pharma companies in the Milner Therapeutics Consortium during the morning of the Symposium! These non-confidential discussions provide introductions between academics and affiliated companies and our pharma partners, and are aimed at identifying collaborative opportunities. The deadline is Monday, 5th June. Request a meeting here »

Accommodation in Cambridge

If you’re travelling from outside Cambridge and need to book accommodation, a selection of Cambridge hotels is listed below. We recommend booking early for best prices and availability.

• Ibis Cambridge Central Station 
• University Arms Hotel
• Graduate Hotel
• Hilton Cambridge City Centre
• Gonville Hotel 

For a uniquely Cambridge experience, you can also book accommodation at a University of Cambridge College. A wide variety of rooms is available at a range of prices. Please note that some College rooms do not include breakfast.

If you have questions about accommodation, please email symposium@milner.cam.ac.uk