Inaugural White City biotech showcase and meetup: Imperial College London X Upstream

Organised by Imperial College London and Upstream (a partnership between Imperial and Hammersmith and Fulham Council), the biotech showcase & meetup has been designed to enable interaction and collaboration between businesses, academia and researchers.



This autumn, Chemistry became the first Department to move from Imperial College’s South Kensington campus to its new home at White City, taking up residence at the Molecular Science Research Hub (MSRH).



The MSRH brings together nearly 800 scientists, clinicians, engineers and business partners, housing the infrastructure to support 21st century science and collaboration, with prototyping facilities, incubator spaces and state of the art equipment for companies to work alongside researchers for inspiring entrepreneurial thinking to address global challenges such as energy, healthcare, and sustainability.



The showcase provides a unique opportunity to tour this spectacular building and stimulate discussion and potential collaboration with Imperial academics and researchers biotech businesses from early stage to industry leaders.



Programme

15:00 Registration, Networking & Tours

15:30 Short talks by Imperial academics and start-ups

16:45 Networking drinks @ Central Working White City - Translation & Innovation Hub (I-Hub)

17:30 Event closes



Confirmed Speakers:

Ali Afshar, Cytera

Steve Allen, DNAe;

Peter Buckman, Medidata;

Simon Hepworth, Imperial College London

Graham Hewson, Imperial Innovations;

Katharina Reeh, CustoMem;

Ali Salehi-Reyhani, anywhereHPLC;

Susannah Williams, Rebel Bio
 

Price: free but numbers are limited (especially for tours); please register early to avoid disappointment.

Registration: Registration is free but numbers are limited (especially for tours); please register early to avoid disappointment.