BIA Events

The leadership development programme for leaders in the Life Sciences

In June, Venture Road continues to the United Kingdom.

Building on last year’s event, which attracted more than 4,000 attendees across 25+ venues and 200+ sessions, CWOW 2026 will convene investors, entrepreneurs, academics, policymakers, operators, the wider biotech/techbio community and residents alike, to explore the ecosystems and engage directly with the participants and ideas driving innovation.

Cambridge Wide Open Week 2026 Announces Top-Tier Keynotes & Participating Ventures for New Expanded Format

This event aims to drive insight and collaboration across disciplines by purposeful exchanges with structured networking, informal discussions, and showcases selected from offered contributions from across the UK-neurotech ecosystem.

Join us for the grand finale of Bio-spark 2025/26 — an evening celebrating the next generation of science and technology founders shaping the future.

Driving Excellence in Drug Safety & Pharmacovigilance

From Marketing Authorization to EU HTA and National Pricing Negotiations – Europe’s Rules are Changing C5’s European Market Access Think Tank is a new forum examining how legal, HTA, pricing, and reimbursement frameworks, reshaped by the EU HTA Act and the forthcoming Pharma Reform Package, are redefining access to medicines across the EU and UK. The event will provide practical insight into navigating approvals, IP, HTA, and national reimbursement systems to support successful market access and formulary placement.

Are you developing a medical device or in vitro diagnostic that includes software? If you're uncertain where to start, unsure whether you’re on the right track or unclear who can answer your questions, the content of this session is likely beneficial. This event is tailored specifically to help: life science founders or spinouts looking to develop software for medical devices or in vitro diagnostics; product owners or technical leads developing diagnostics or devices containing software; and QA/RA professionals looking for clearer pathways to compliant software development.

Co-hosted by Tony Sedgwick and Graham Combe on 17 June 2026, the Creative Disruption Forum lands at the Mills & Reeve HQ (Botanic House, Cambridge) as a core highlight of Cambridge Wide Open Week. This high-impact, interactive session zeroes in on the latest funding and dealmaking strategies working for life sciences innovation companies. Operating strictly under Chatham House Rules, the forum bypasses standard "death by PowerPoint" presentations in favor of authentic, peer-led dialogue. Bringing together biotech CEOs, top-tier investors, and dealmakers, it’s an intimate space to tackle commercialization barriers, share real experiences, and build trusted regional networks. This CDF is capped at maximum of 60 participants, so it is recommended you get your tickets ASAP from Eventbrite to avoid any disappointment. Afterwards, many of our participants will be going to the CWOW Garden Party at the O2h Group HQ in Hauxton House which is from 4-9 pm, last year attracted over 1000 attendees from the life sciences innovation ecosystem.