Venture Road UK

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