Nucleate Australia x Cicada Innovations: Inside Customer Discovery

​About the Event:

​​Nucleate Australia is excited to partner with Cicada Innovations for an night filled with information, networking and a special interactive workshop designed to challenge, connect and encourage the future of Australian life sciences.

​​🚩🚩🚩 Nucleate’s flagship program, the Activator has helped researchers worldwide turn their science into startups. Nucleate Australia offers the opportunity for young entrepreneurs to participate in the Global Virtual Activator. Join us to learn how to get involved.

​​📍 Innovation Quarter (iQ) Building Lvl 4, 160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead
📅 4th of December 2025
🕔 Start: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

​​The program will introduce Nucleate Australia and Cicada Innovations' missions in kickstarting startups, successful entrepreneurship and specialized support. You will then hear from each of our four expert speakers as they share their perspectives on customer discovery. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive workshop, where they can take their own ideas through guided customer discovery activities.

• ​Sarah Kummerfeld, CSO, Garvan Institute, Genentech

• ​​Cameron Ferris, Co-Founder, COO, Inventia Life Science

• ​​Guy Ford, Director and Professor, Usyd MBA Program

• ​​Helen Bazgalovski, Head of Sales, Merck Life Science ANZ

​By attending this event you’ll :

• ​​👁️ Learn how to translate your science and engineering into a startup

• ​​🗣️ Hear from the top voices with first hand experience

• ​​🔗 Build connections with the life sciences and biotech community

​​Whether you are after a casual conversation, brainstorming ideas, or seriously planning your next startup, join us to connect with peers, mentors, and leaders in biotech, business and entrepreneurship.

​​Register here: https://luma.com/6loquupc

​​📍 Innovation Quarter Building Lvl 4, 160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead
📅 4th of December 2025
🕔 Start: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM

​​(If you're travelling by public transport, iQ is a 5 minute walk from Westmead Train Station, Limited "Paid" parking is available along Farmhouse Road and nearby streets)

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​About the Host:​

​Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.xyz for more information, and visit https://nucleate.xyz/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.

​We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!

​Platinum: Eli Lilly and Company, Genentech, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, MilliporeSigma 

​Philanthropic Support: Lyda Hill Philanthropies

​Preferred Partners: Pillar VC, Amino Collective, Excedr, Mercury, Brex, Fedsprout

​In-Kind Support: AcademicLabs, Lens.org, SynBioBeta