In June, Venture Road continues to the United Kingdom.
From 7 to 12 June 2026, a Nordic delegation will explore the UK’s strongest life science ecosystems of London, Cambridge, and Oxford.
The programme will centre on Precision Health,with a focus on how data, AI, translational research, clinical innovation, and antimicrobial resistance, AMR, are shaping the future of personalized care.
Rooted in the Sweden UK Memorandum of Understanding, the initiative reflects a shared ambition to strengthen cross-border partnerships and accelerate progress within precision health.
Program highlights
Sunday 7 June
- Arrival and informal gathering in London of the Nordic delegation
Monday 8 June
Cambridge innovation cluster
- 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
- Investor roundtables, campus visit, and panel discussions on AI in drug discovery
Tuesday 9 June
- London, finance, business, AMR, and technology.
- Engagement with London’s finance and business ecosystem in Canary Wharf
Parallel tracks in the afternoon:
- Track 1 focused on antimicrobial resistance, one of the major challenges in healthcare
- Track 2 connected to the broader technology landscape during London Tech Week
- Evening reception
Wednesday 10 June
London / Oxford
- Reflection, storytelling, and next steps
- Morning video sessions capturing insights and perspectives from participating companies. Opportunity to be featured in the Venture Road story
- Leadership discussion between GSK and IDBS on why AI initiatives often stall in regulated R&D environments.
Transition to Oxford
Thursday 11 June
Oxford ecosystem
- A full day focused on venture creation and commercialization of science. Meet investors, university innovation teams, and venture builders. Organised by Cambridge Wide Open Week
Bus transfer to Heathrow in the afternoon. Return travel to Sweden
What you get
- You are not attending a conference. You are part of a curated journey.
- Direct access to companies, investors, and research leaders
- Meet the people shaping one of Europe’s strongest life science ecosystems.
- Visits to leading innovation hubs and clusters
- Structured discussions and roundtables
- Real conversations with founders, scientists, and industry leaders
- Time to build relationships that last beyond the week
What we explore together
- What will define precision health in the next five years
- Which technologies will have the biggest impact on patient outcomes
- Where the real bottlenecks are today
- What the UK ecosystem does particularly well
- Where Nordic and UK collaboration can create concrete value
