Venture Road UK | Cambridge
A full day inside one of the world’s leading life science ecosystems. Meet investors, founders, and industry leaders working shaping the future of precision health.
10:00 - 12:00 Anglo Nordic investor meet up
Welcome Address by Gemma Cranston, Deputy Director at Innovate Cambridge
Power up through Partnerships - Chat with a Nordic company acing the partnering game
Helena Strigård, CEO at Ventures Accelerated
Anders Månsson, CEO at Iconovo
Roundtable discussions between investors and entrepreneurs on funding, scaling, and exits.
Moderated by Dr Jacqueline Anderson, Senior Investment Advisor at the UK Department of Trade and Investment.
Speaker Panel:
Altar Munis, Investor Associate at Lifespan Vision Ventures
Gabor Illes, Investor at Hopkins Capital
Ana Gomes Dos Santos, Sourcing Director at AstraZeneca
Matthew Beard, Senior Director External Innovation at Ipsen
Co-hosted by Innovate Cambridge
Location:
The Glasshouse, Innovate Cambridge
100 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1LQ
SESSION IS FULL
12:30 - 14:00 Pitching Punts on River Cam
Light lunch and unique pitching session whilst punting on the River Cam, offering selected life science companies rhe opportunity to pitch directly to investors.
Co-hosted by Saint John's Innovation Centre
SESSION IS FULL
14:30 - 17:00 Babraham Research Campus
Site visit and ecosystem overview. Panel discussion with industry, investors, and emerging companies about AI for the Medicines of Tomorrow
Moderated by Louise Jopling, Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer at Babraham Research Campus
Speakers:
Ana Gomes Dos Santos, Sourcing Director at AstraZeneca
John Zellmer, COO at Intelligent Implants
Vanesa Bol, Head of Data Science & Modelling, R&D at Lonza
Marc Smith, Value Stream Director at IDBS
Dmitry Veprintsev, CSO at Combinate Therapeutics
Co-hosted by One Nucleus
Location: Babraham Research Campus