Genomics is proliferated with commercial opportunities, new ideas and innovative technologies waiting to be licensed and developed into a world-class cutting edge product. More and more, a solid entrepreneurial skill set will come in just as useful as a dab hand in the laboratory.

Join us for a stimulating discussion with startup founders in the field of Genomics - we will explore how to build and launch a startup in this field and what has to be done differently to help them succeed in a highly regulated market.

Come armed with plenty of questions.

Followed by networking & refreshImagements.

Where & when?

Link Cafe, BioData Innovation Centre | 18:00/30-21:00

FREE to attend, but registration is required.

Panel Moderator

Ashutosh Trehan - EPOC President and Postdoc at LMB

Experts' panel

Patrick Short - Co-founder/CEO of Sano Genetics.

Dr. Abel Ureta-Vidal - Chief Product Officer at Eagle Genomics.

Rob Greenwood - CEO and President, at SciBite.

TBC- Founder of a recent Illumina Accelerator venture.

What's in store?

18.30pm – Arrivals and drinks/refreshments

18.45pm – Panel Discussion – Intro (5-10 mins), Speakers (5-10 mins each), Q&A discussion (30 mins)

20.00pm – Networking, drinks & snacks

20.55pm – Bus collects delegates to take back to Cambridge

MORE DETAIL & REGISTRATION

Due to venue capacity, tickets are limited to just 80. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Please note:

This event is open to anyone who registers to attend, so please do share the registration URL with a postdoc who might enjoy/benefit from going and of course Tweet or share via social media if you like.

Questions or comments?

Contact: Vika Lebedeva-Baxter, Marketing Manager, Campus Innovation (vl5@sanger.ac.uk)