Entrepreneurial pathways to impact: spinning-out your research

Hosted by Cambridge Innovation Capital in partnership with Cambridge Enterprise

Supported by Babraham Institute, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Start Codon and Deeptech Labs

In person event at the Clayton Hotel, Cambridge, on 29 September from 14.00-17.30 plus networking

The event will feature case studies, building around a ‘tasting menu’ of ideas and expertise, including sessions on Does good technology always look good, Who should you entrust managing your spin out to and Options for fundraising, culminating with an opportunity to meet the experts in person for conversation and networking.

Event highlights: 

  • Introduction by Professor Andy Neely, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Business and Enterprise Relations at the University of Cambridge
  • Keynote - fireside chat with Professor Allan Bradley is a world-renowned researcher and serial academic entrepreneur.  He is Emeritus Director of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and has established several biotechnology companies including Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is publicly traded, Spectral Genomics Inc., which was acquired, Kymab Ltd and PetMedix.  
  • Case studies from Riverlane, Inivata, Secondmind and Porotech - on developing your idea, raising funds and creating a spin-out company
  • An intensive afternoon, building around a ‘tasting menu’ of ideas and expertise, culminating with an opportunity to meet the experts in person for conversation and networking over refreshments

We are pleased to host this event in person at the Clayton Hotel, Station Road, Cambridge. 

View the agenda

View and download the slides from the event

 

Watch some of the event highlights at the links below

 

Dr Andrew Williamson, Managing Partner, discusses the Cambridge ecosystem

Professor Andy Neely, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise, University of Cambridge

 

Fireside chat with Professor Allan Bradley, world-renowned researcher and entrepreneur and Dr Robert Tansley

 

Dr Rachel Oliver, Porotech

 

Professor Carl Rasmussen, Secondmind

 

Dr Steve Brierley, Riverlane

 

Dr Nitzan Rosenfeld, Chief Scientific Officer, Inivata

 

Panel session
Professor Allan Bradley, Dr Steve Brierley, Dr Nitzan Rosenfeld, Dr Rachel Oliver, Professor Carl Rasmussen and Dr Robert Tansley

 

Dr Iain Thomas asks, 'Does good technology always look good?'

 

Dr Ian Lane, Partner discusses 'who should you entrust managing your spin-out to?'

 

Dr Anne Horgan, Partner, discusses options for fund raising

 

Dr Andrew Williamson, Managing Partner, introduces key potential partners from within the Cambridge entrepreneurship ecosystem

 

Dr Anita Marguerie de Rotrou, Knowledge Exchange Network

 

Dr Robert Tansley introduces 'entrepreneurial pathways to impact: spinning-out your research'

 

Dr Christine Martin, Cambridge Enterprise

 

Dr Adrian Ibrahim, Sanger Institute 

 

Simon Thorpe, Cambridge Angels

 

Derek Jones, Babraham Accelerator 

 

Dr Jason Mellad, Start Codon

 

Miles Kirby, Deeptech Labs