Cambridge University Biotech Society

Catalyse Masterclasses in Biotech Entrepreneurship !!

The Nucleate Catalyse entrepreneurship programme is still accepting last-minute applications. This is a free, early-stage programme focusing on biotech entrepreneurship education, with the additional option to form teams and pitch for a cash prize.

It kicks off this Thursday at 18:00, over Zoom, with the series of weekly masterclasses listed below. If this is of interest to you, you can still sign up today (answers can be brief) and state your affiliation to Cambridge University Biotech Soc to expedite your registration. https://nucleate.typeform.com/catalyse23


9th February
From ideas to start-ups (Stephen Chambers, PhD – Managing Director & General Partner, IndieBio New York)

16th February
Spinning out of a university (Jason Mellad, PhD – CEO & Co-founder, Start Codon)

23rd February
Building a business plan (Tony Kulesa, PhD – Principal, Pillar VC)

2nd March
Setting up your company (Nicola McConville – Partner, Taylor Vinters)

9th March
Raising funds (Alex Teng, PhD – Partner, Fifty Years)

Apply to Nucleate UK Catalyse 2023 Apply now to join the 2023 cohort of the free Nucleate UK Catalyse entrepreneurship programme.

Nucleate Catalyse 2023 applications open !!!

Applications are still open for the 2023 Nucleate Catalyse Programme, a free, early-stage entrepreneurship programme aimed at people of all academic stages, from undergraduate students curious about entrepreneurship, to professors interested in spinning out their research. Apply now before it's too late, it only takes a few minutes! Be sure to mention you are a member of the Cambridge University Biotech Society to expedite your application!

About Catalyse

The Catalyse entrepreneurship programme is run by Nucleate, a student-led innovation community with a proven track record of supporting high-impact venture creation, through its flagship Activator programme.

Catalyse is an early-stage counterpart to the Nucleate Activator programme, aimed at arming life scientists and engineers of all levels of expertise at UK institutions, with the basic knowledge needed to take their first steps as bio-entrepreneurs.

The 2023 programme will kick off with a series of weekly Core Sessions: masterclasses delivered by established biotech entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts, scheduled to take place over 5 weeks from 9th February to 9th March 2023.

This will be followed by Team Formation Sessions, where participants will be given the option to form a team, with whom to put into practice what has been learnt during the Core Sessions. Teams will be mentored over the proceeding several weeks by members of the Nucleate UK Leadership Team, as well as the broader Nucleate network.

Finally, Catalyse will culminate in the Demo Day in the spring, where top teams will be given the opportunity to pitch to a panel of expert judges, with the chance to win a cash prize.

Whether you have a start-up idea you would like to explore, or are simply curious to learn more about entrepreneurship, don’t hesitate to apply today!

Apply to Nucleate UK Catalyse 2023 Apply now to join the 2023 cohort of the free Nucleate UK Catalyse entrepreneurship programme.

Interested in a future of life sciences entrepreneurship ?

Come along to Cambridge Gravity's event this Tuesday to hear about all the innovation-supporting programmes in the Cambridge ecosystem. Network with like-minded students, academics and investors!

🗓️ - Tuesday 26th Jan
📍 - Graduate Cambridge, Mill Lane, CB2 1RT
⏰ - 18:30 GMT
🧬 - Life Sciences Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in Cambridge for early-career life scientists An opportunity to explore the Cambridge Entrepreneurial landscape with a focus on Life Sciences.

We're Back !

We are Cambridge's foremost network for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. CUBS welcomes all with an interest in the business of bioscience, from translational research and venture, to pharma and financial services.

We've got a series of events planned throughout the course of this year, ranging from academic entrepreneurship to biotech investment.

Register as a CUBS Member now and don't miss out!
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Be sure check our socials for updates:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cubiotechsoc
Website: https://linktr.ee/cambridgeunibiotechsociety

Biotech Founders and Future Founders Cambridge Eco-System Meet-Up:
Calling all biotech eco-system members and researchers/students interested in (potentially) commercialising your life sciences and biotech research. Join us tonight (Monday 24th October) at 7PM at the Hop and Grain Store (69-76 Regent Street, Cambridge). To RSPV yes, sign up here: https://bit.ly/3TnBCYF. The meet-up is hosted by Nucleate Cambridge, currently recruiting for the Nucleate Activator Programme. The Activator partners researchers and academic trainees, looking to explore the commercialisation and translation of their work, with those with business and clinical expertise (where relevant), offering insightful mentorship, workshops, career development and business development support for those who undertake the free, non-equity taking 6 month programme, culminating in a final pitch showcase attended by key individuals from industry, VC and beyond. Apply to the Nucleate Activator before 29th October here https://bit.ly/3CMtN7S. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] or meet the team at the Biotech Meet-up tonight

Nucleate Cambridge Info Session Invitation

Interested in life sciences/biotech entrepreneurship? Join us on Thursday (29/09/2022, 7pm) for our Nucleate Cambridge Info Session at Old Divinity School, St John’s College!

💡Presentation, Q&A and Networking

🗓 Thursday 29th September 2022

⏰ 7pm BST

📍 Main Lecture Theatre, Old Divinity School, St John’s College

👉 Secure your ticket now: https://bit.ly/3fmItTd

About Nucleate:
Nucleate facilitates the formation of new life science ventures, founded by students and postdocs [see our stories in STAT and Endpoints]. Our equity-free Activator program supports companies that tackle the biggest challenges in human health. The program connects scientific trainees and business students with a world-class advisor network of startup founders, executives, venture investors, and renowned scientists. Nucleate helps academic trainees form a strategic plan to translate their research out of their lab into a startup through mentorship and a series of professional workshops.

Strong Track Record:
Over four years, Nucleate has supported 107 venture teams through our Activator program. Our alumni have gone on to raise over $170M in funding to develop technologies like protein sequencing (Glyphic), drug design (Manifold Bio), microbiome- (Concerto) and RNA-based (NextRNA) therapeutics, microbial fertilizer (Ivu Biologics) and biomanufacturing (FarmForward).

Nucleate’s Activator Program:
If you are a budding university-based biotech founder (especially PhD, PostDoc, Master's, MBA, medic, lawyer etc.), you can now apply for the Nucleate activator program here! Learn more at www.nucleate.xyz and at our event on Thursday https://bit.ly/3fmItTd

Cambridge Nucleate Activator Info Session Information Session about the Nucleate Activator Program

Are you a postgraduate student in the life sciences interested in joining an amazing organised by students at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI? Then come to on the 9th of September to explore the of in today's ! You can either join in-person at Murray Edwards College at the University of Cambridge or online via Zoom. There is still time to register as a presenting or non-presenting participant by filling in this form: https://lnkd.in/eMD9rpSw

will feature 4 incredible keynote speakers Maxine Mackintosh from Genomics England, Nicholas Luscombe from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Inga Prokopenko from University of Surrey and Stephen Horvath from Altos Labs! They will share their work and insights and will be happy to answer any question or curiosity you might have.

In addition to our keynote talks, selected student speakers will have the opportunity of giving a short talk about their past, current or future research project and to gain valuable feedback. After the conference, keynote speakers and student speakers will also be invited to a formal dinner at Sydney Sussex College, so make sure you submit an abstract!

also includes a panel on to , where will hear from Cambridge Innovation Capital, Marcel Gehrung from Cyted, and Sphere Fluidics Limited!

See you soon (4.30pm) at Cripp's Court Auditorium, Magdalene College for our event with The Technology Partnership on moving from Academia to Life Sciences Consulting!

Zoom link can be found here!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81940100173?pwd=S0RzOCtCcFN5NEJORWxOZGI5V28zQT09

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In alliance with the MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise (MBE) programme, our friends at Entrepreneur First and the MBE are excited to launch their first-ever fireside chat in the University of Cambridge at Queens' College!
If you want to learn more about or get involved in the biotech and start-up world, come join for their very first in-person event with guest speaker Dr Quin Wills next Thursday, 12th May!
Dr. Quin Wills is an MD/PhD with few extra degrees in genomics, mathematics, and statistical/machine learning. He uses deep genomic phenotyping technologies to develop RNA therapies for chronic liver disease. He started his first liver genomics company 17 years ago, and was most recently Head of Cellular and Systems Genomics for Novo Nordisk before co-founding Ochre Bio. Ochre Bio is a series A company, with labs in Oxford, Taipei, and New York where they regenerate human livers not good enough for transplantation. Think farms of livers on machines being refurbished by direct RNA reprogramming, so that fewer patients die waiting for a new liver.
Join us in-person with networking events or online virtually with a webinar link available. Food and Drinks will be provided during the networking event!
Sign up now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-entrepreneur-first-fireside-chat-with-dr-wills-ochre-bio-cso-tickets-328187145587

Cambridge Entrepreneur First Fireside Chat with Dr. Wills, Ochre Bio CSO Join Entrepreneur First at this fireside chat to know more about EF and Dr. Quin Wills' journey in start-up!

Curious about life sciences consulting but not sure where to start?

Come to our talk tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd May 4.30pm) about the journey from academia to consulting!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journey-from-academia-to-life-sciences-consulting-registration-328705305417?fbclid=IwAR137o3s_8f6EP9QETCFmzVL2aw4mnHNBhoPEOAdSiZrc5ei7x_J4ld89dw

Journey from academia to life sciences consulting Are you curious about the move from academia to life sciences consulting? Hear from Dr Xu & Dr Skinner who have successfully made the leap!

Welcome back everybody!

To kickstart the Easter term, we are proud to have Dr Wenshu Xu and Dr Gary Skinner from The Technology Partnership (TTP) speak to us about their experiences on moving from academia to life sciences and technology consulting, on 3rd May (Tue), 4.30pm at the Auditorium of Cripps Court, Magdelene College, Cambridge!

Click here to sign up!
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Journey from academia to life sciences consulting Are you curious about the move from academia to life sciences consulting? Hear from Dr Xu & Dr Skinner who have successfully made the leap!

Zoom link to Rebekah Lloyd Science X Creativity Talk

Password: Biotech

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Are you interested in communicating science in creative ways? COVID-19 has shown us how important science communication is!

Join us tonight 6.30pm with Rebekah Lloyd, the Associate Director of minds + assembly, a healthcare & pharmaceutical creative agency.

She is also Founder of This Independent Life, an organisation that equips women & young people with knowledge & practical skills to achieve personal independence and fulfilment in their career, finances, and self.

Sign up here! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-the-industry-where-science-meets-creativity-registration-291563794157?fbclid=IwAR1pgCPYrzcOC-G2DZk8A61jsR_r4Nvxdl-np03qU3gW82ULQYr720pDpro

Exploring the Industry Where Science Meets Creativity Join us as we learn all about the role of creativity in the world of healthcare & pharmaceuticals advertising and communications!

Please message us on Facebook if you cannot find the venue for the biotech panel!

Biotech Panel starting in 10 minutes! See you soon!

We are proud to present the first of two exclusive "speed law" sessions with legal experts from Taylor Vinters, on 9th March (Wed), 6pm at the Auditorium of Cripps Court, Magdelene College, Cambridge!

This first session will cover two key topics:
1. Structuring for success - Putting in place the right foundations when forming a project team or company

2. Recruiting and retaining a team - Directors, employees, consultants, advisors and using equity as a reward

Our speakers have in-depth expertise and experience advising innovative, early-stage technology companies as they navigate the legal landscape.

These sessions will be the perfect avenue for CUBS members/subscribers who have start-up & entrepreneurial ambitions of their own to get a proper introduction to the legal side of things, which will help maximise their chances of setting up a successful business!

Sign up here!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taylor-vinters-the-legal-landscape-for-start-ups-registration-290986447297

Hear from three distinguished panelists who started out in academia and successfully made waves in the industry with their incredible work!

We’re incredibly excited to be hosting our very first panel event in collaboration with the Johnian Entrepreneurs Club and the Cambridge University Venture Capital and Private Equity society.

Our speakers:
1. Dr Alex Hamilton
2. Professor Chris Lowe
3. Professor Eric Miska

More information about individual speakers coming soon!

Sign up via linktr.ee or here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biotech-panel-from-academia-to-industry-registration-288668524327

See you on Monday 7th March 7.30pm @ St John's College

Biotech Panel: From Academia to Industry Hear from three distinguished panelists who started out in academia and successfully made waves in the industry with their incredible work!

PetMedix talk with Dr Jolyon Martin, happening now!!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84646278958?pwd=UU1WUmxoWlZtbXFUOVQrNG5aZWxSZz09

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Next up, we are extremely excited to have Dr Jolyon Martin deliver a talk on his biotech start-up, PetMedix, as part of the CUBS Leaders in Biotech series for Lent Term 2022.

Join us on the 28th February (Monday), 7.30pm at Keynes Hall, King's College, Cambridge, to learn how intention, rejection and dumb luck played a pivotal role in Jolyon's journey to spin out his PhD project into a multi-million pound biotech!

About the speaker:
Jolyon is one of the founders of PetMedix Ltd, a therapeutic antibody company spun out of his PhD in the lab of Prof Allan Bradley FRS at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Started in 2019, PetMedix has grown to 50 employees, done deals with the two largest pharma companies in its field in the world, and raised $50M. He was named Cambridge University Entrepreneurs Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017, and in 2021 was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List for Science and Healthcare.

Sign up here!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spinning-out-a-phd-project-into-a-multi-million-pound-biotech-registration-272696551727

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Cambridge Ventured, an early-stage fund mentored by Cambridge alumni!

Cambridge VenturED UK are on a mission to invest in innovative companies at the initial stages. Their ambition is to find the most talented teams with ground-breaking ideas that have the potential to disrupt the status-quo.

To apply for funding please email [email protected] and attach your pitch decks.

For further information please visit https://lnkd.in/dmCxkz6

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have witnessed novel uses of AI in healthcare.

For the first time, Cambridge societies are bringing together an online AI in Drug Discovery Conference on the 26th Feb 10-5pm.

This conference will include guest speakers as well as panel discussions on how AI is changing drug discovery. Attendees will get to hear from scientists, founders, and CEOs alike about the technical and commercial side of this new and exciting industry. There will also be opportunities for networking!

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1st-cambridge-ai-in-drug-discovery-conference-tickets-261096415407?fbclid=IwAR0iUMEKbiyqKMsAGcRMwvsjbXtdbwilTLo4tO04mUzZXkfQDu9iTtAoSKo

Cambridge University Artificial Intelligence Cambridge AI in Medicine Society

1st Cambridge AI in Drug Discovery Conference Hear academics and industry specialists discuss the recent developments in the application of machine learning to drug discovery.

Just a couple of days before Valentine's Day rolls around, we'd like to present the Creator Fund's Cambridge Startup Matchmaking Night!

The Creator Fund will help 'matchmake' by giving you the platform to pitch yourself to, both, founders and tech talent. Our matchmaking event will bring students together in one place in an informal environment designed to match startups with the talent that need to scale.

Sign up here https://lnkd.in/dwnKSfwJ

See you on the 21st Feb 5-6.30pm at Selwyn College!

Brought to you by Johnian Entrepreneurs Club Cambridge University Venture Capital and Private Equity

Material-producing bacteria?! Sign us up!

Professor Tom Ellis's work has shown the ability to pattern grown materials with high fidelity and to enzymatically modify these material as they are made!

To find out more, come to our talk this Thursday 3rd Feb 5.30pm at Keynes Hall, King's College!

Sign up here! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/patterning-grown-materials-with-dna-programmed-properties-registration-253956259007

Patterning grown materials with DNA-programmed properties Join us to understand the amazing potential of synthetic biology to make new materials and their applications, featuring Prof Tom Ellis!

For Catalyse members this week (TOMORROW at 6 PM), we are hosting a screening of the 'Raising Capital' Talk from Longwall Ventures at St John's Divinity School.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Directly after the screening, we have organised a talk about 'Digital Health and the Future of Care Delivery', from the Director and Digital Health Leader at GSK.

You can secure your tickets for the event here: https://lnkd.in/dwRyipR5

Digital Health and the Future of Care Delivery The CUBS Leaders in Biotech Series is back for Lent Term 2022, featuring Dr Luis Garcia-Gancedo - Director and Digital Health Leader at GSK!

What is disruptive technology? How will it impact healthcare?

Join Dr Luis Garcia-Gancedo on the 27th January 7pm at St'John's College to find out!

Sign up here! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-health-and-the-future-of-care-delivery-registration-248911981437

Digital Health and the Future of Care Delivery The CUBS Leaders in Biotech Series is back for Lent Term 2022, featuring Dr Luis Garcia-Gancedo - Director and Digital Health Leader at GSK!

With the Lent Term approaching fast, we wanted to summarise what an amazing term Michaelmas was!

CUBS has grown by leaps and bounds, and we'd like to thank all our members for being with us.

Swipe left to see a wrap-up of our Michaelmas events! (without including our multiple collaborative events!)

Once again, we'd like to thank our speakers for making last term such an amazing first term for the biotech society!

For our Lent term, our line up includes:
1. Louis Garcia - Director of Biosensor Technologies, 27th Jan
2. Tom Ellis - leading a research team in synthetic genome engineering and synthetic biology at Imperial College, 3rd Feb
..and plenty of collaborations so be on the look out!

Follow us on Eventbrite for our upcoming events: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/cambridge-university-biotech-society-cubs-37096408773

Applications for the Catalyse Pre-Accelerator programme closes TOMORROW 24th December at midnight UK time.

What is involved?
1. Talks on essential aspects of start-up creation including building a business plan, spinning-out of a university, handling intellectual property and raising funds.
2. After the sessions, there will be a demo day in March with the opportunity to pitch to investors for prizes.
3. For those who would like, team formation sessions will be run in January, if not everyone can form their own terms or just come along to the sessions. Teams will receive advisory sessions each week with mentors and can also apply to pitch for prizes at our Demo Day.

Whether you are part of a team already, are looking to find team mates, curious to explore how your research could be commercialised or just have a keen interest in both bio and entrepreneurship, fill out this application form to let Catalyse know what stage you’re at and what you’re hoping to learn.

Applications close TOMORROW so apply now!
https://lnkd.in/gpMpXfrs

Catalyse application Catalyse will take place over 5 weeks from 20th January to 17th February 2022 and will feature a core session each week from a VC, incubator or entrepreneur. These talks will cover essential aspects of start-up creation including building a business plan, spinning-out of a university, handling intel...

A reminder to apply to the Catalyse programme! Whether you have a keen interest in both bio and entrepreneurship, you are curious to explore how your research could be commercialised or are part of a team working on an idea/ would like to find teammates, fill out this application form to let Catalyse know what stage you’re at and what you’re hoping to learn.

Here is the link to apply! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdeQzPQXG_fclsJiNeUrrWQOUBN-q5CEQECCv11Urb9U4pPw/viewform]

The next key opportunity we are bringing to our members (in addition to the talk from Dr Maher on Saturday) is the Catalyse Pre-accelerator programme with SynBioUK!

Catalyse will take place over 5 weeks from 20th January to 17th February 2022 and will feature a core session each week from a VC, incubator or entrepreneur. These talks will cover essential aspects of start-up creation including building a business plan, spinning-out of a university, handling intellectual property and raising funds.We will be running team formation sessions in January for those who are interested in gaining some hands-on experience.

Teams will receive advisory sessions each week with mentors and can also apply to pitch for prizes at our Demo Day in March.

Whether you are part of a team already, are looking to find team mates, curious to explore how your research could be commercialised or just have a keen interest in both bio and entrepreneurship, we ask that you fill out this application form so we can understand what stage you're at and what you're hoping to learn.

Here is the link to apply
https://lnkd.in/gpMpXfrs

It was a really great programme last year so we looking forward to our members getting involved this year!

Are you interested in start-ups and pitching your idea? Look no further! Introducing the The Creator Fund Pitch Deck Competition: Cambridge.

The Creator Fund is Europe’s largest investor in university-based startups backed by the former CEO and Chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt’s Schmidt Futures and the leading accelerator Founder’s Factory.

Submit your pitch decks for the start-up you are leading (or intend to launch in the near future) via the form linked below today for a chance to win 1:1 advisory sessions with our investment partners, exclusive invites to present your pitch decks at an in-person event in Lent, and the opportunity to build a relationship with the Creator Fund to fund your vision!

This competition is open to all students, professors, academics and recent graduates from Cambridge.

Registration Form: https://form.typeform.com/to/vxbZbOz1

Deadline: 14th December 2021

This event is brought to you in partnership with the Johnian Entrepreneurs Club, the Cambridge Student Investment Fund, the Cambridge Biotech Society, Trinity Hall Entrepreneurs, the Wolfson Entrepreneur’s Society, Cambridge University Venture Capital and Private Equity, the Cambridge University AI Society, Selwyn Entrepreneurship Society and Bridges for Enterprise!