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Cancer Research Horizons’ fifth Innovation Summit is taking place in Edinburgh on 12 November. This free-to-attend, one-day event is a great opportunity to network with like-minded entrepreneurs, discover the routes to translate cancer research, create startups, and learn how to avoid the pitfalls that entrepreneurs face. Register for your free ticket ⬇

📣 As an OBN member did you know that we can help you to amplify your news feeds? 📣 OBN Membership includes the opportunity to: ➡ Post your news, jobs and events on our website: https://www.obn.org.uk ➡ Advertise your latest news and updates to our members via our member-only Community forum ➡ Share your updates with OBN’s followers on our LinkedIn page ➡ Include your news, events and company offering in the OBN monthly newsletter To find out more about sharing your updates via our channels, please email us at [email protected] Find out about all the other benefits OBN has to offer here: https://lnkd.in/eYi_2Nkj and join our community of c.500 Members: https://lnkd.in/ekWj-9h4 If you’re interested in OBN membership, please contact us at: [email protected]

A great summary from Anaid Benitez highlighting key takeaways from our recent C-Suite Breakfast Discussion that took place on 10 July, ‘Enhancing TTO and Spin-out Partnerships to Support Growth in Life Sciences’

🚀 Build your network of trusted suppliers at #BioForward, OBN's 'Roadmap for Growth' one-day exhibition 🚀 Taking place on 24 September at Oxford Technology Park, BioForward gives emerging companies the opportunity to connect with a network of trusted suppliers that provide the support, skills, know-how and industry connections needed to achieve commercial success! 🎟 Complimentary passes are available for individuals working within an R&D capacity, whether in a growing life sciences R&D company or an academic setting, book your place here: https://lnkd.in/ejSg2y4K 🤝 Exhibition stands are filling up fast, if you're a service provider keen to build interactions with an audience of R&D companies and early stage innovators, click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/en3nYPpn If you need any help, or have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

SBRI Healthcare have announced two new funding competitions that may be of interest to our members! Applications are open 17th July – 28th August (1pm) and the launch webinars begin this week, registrations links are below ⬇

💠OBN Events Update💠 Before school's out for Summer we're sharing all our events that are coming up in September. Several events have a learning & development focus, and of course our annual 'Roadmap for Growth' event, #BioForward takes place on 24 September!  Please click the links to find out more and book. If you need more information, please email us at [email protected]. 📅 4 September 2024, 18:00-20:00 IN-PERSON  OBN Industry Science Social, OXFORD 🔗 https://lnkd.in/epc9tjGj 📅 12 September 2024, 13:00-16:30 ONLINE  OBN BioLearn: ‘How the Drug Discovery Industry works’ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ezRx45JM    📅 17 September 2024, 17:30-20:30 IN-PERSON OBN BioTuesday: A Spotlight on Risk and the Challenges Facing R&D SME's as they Grow 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eqh49i4W 📅 24 September 2024, 08:30-17:30 IN-PERSON BioForward 2024 OXFORD 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ebveeyYb

💻 A Deep Dive into Deepfakes 💻 Rapidly emerging as a significant threat, deepfakes involve the use of AI algorithms to create convincing forgeries of individuals' likenesses. In their latest article, cyber risk management partner Mitigo Group explores how cyber criminals have adopted this technology through real-life examples, offering advice on how to best strengthen your defences against it. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eA6zEwrn

📅 Booking is now open for our next #BioTuesday event: ‘A Spotlight on Risk and the Challenges Facing R&D SME's as they Grow’, taking place on 17 September 18:00-21:30, Bee House, Milton Park (Oxfordshire) 📅 This session will spotlight the main areas of risk that R&D founders will face as their company grows, including funding, tax, team, talent, culture, location and regulatory matters, with our speakers sharing the latest industry updates and best practice, along with relevant and insightful case studies. Presentations from our subject matter experts include: ➡ Path to Market - Syneos Health ➡ People & Talent - Debbie Molyneux MCIPD , Co-Founder and Director at Highlight People ➡ Regulatory - Dianne Lee, CEO at DLRC Regulatory Consultancy ➡ Tax & Financial Management - Alisa Voznaya, Director, Head of Risk Transformation at BDO ➡ IP & Patents - Ben Beasley, Partner & Patent Attorney, Venner Shipley   Book your space here: https://lnkd.in/eqh49i4W, if you have any questions please email us at [email protected].

We are pleased to announce details of our next OBN Science Social, kindly hosted by ARC | Advanced Research Clusters, Oxford on Wednesday 4 September. Our 'Science Social' events are popular and highly valued evenings, providing a space for the life sciences community to meet, chat, relax and build new contacts in a great location! Attendance is complimentary and open to all, the evening starts at 18:00, and includes drinks, nibbles and networking. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/epc9tjGj #ScienceSocial #LifeSciences #CatalysingGrowth

Why join OBN? OBN support a community of 500 Member companies, our Mission is to catalyse success in life sciences, and we do this through delivering on our three promises to help companies; ⏰ Save time and Money: Our purchasing consortium saves over 230 member companies £10m a year. 🤝 Make connections: Holding over 50 events a year, providing networking and profile-raising opportunities. 🌱 Provide investment opportunities: Our two #BioSeed events and #BioTrinity provide the platform to present in front of a room of investors. This table shows the benefits available at each Membership level (we also offer Investor Membership, please email us for more details). To find out more about OBN Membership, please contact us at [email protected].