Building communities.
Enabling innovation.

Connecting the life science ecosystem.

We’re a non-profit on a mission to build meaningful communities for entrepreneurs building in bio, investors actively backing life science companies and academics looking to break into industry.

INITIATIVES

We build meaningful communities.

Senior Care

BioFounder Club

For entrepreneurs

Building a start-up is no mean feat and the value of peer-to-peer support cannot be underestimated. So we’ve built a collaborative community exclusively for the founders and C-suite of early-stage life science companies in the UK.

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Senior Care

BioCapital Network

For investors‍

Investment in all shapes and sizes is fundamental to growing the life science ecosystem. So we’ve established one of the largest investor communities, dedicated to the life sciences, to facilitate the exchange of high-quality deal flow at pre-seed and beyond.

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Senior Care

BioAcademic Hub

For academics

Whether you’re an undergrad or postdoc, breaking into industry can seem daunting. So we’ve developed a collation of insights and resources to demonstrate the wealth of possible life science career options outside of academia.

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insights

We highlight innovation.

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Startup Spotlight
Zonova Animal Health: Combating the Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Using Bioengineering

The rising tide of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is recognised as one of the major hurdles of the 21st century, being predicted to cause more deaths worldwide than cancer within the next 25 years [5]. Our overuse of antibiotic agents is driving the evolution of novel antimicrobial-resistant bacterial strains across both agricultural and healthcare sectors. Humanity is fighting a losing battle against billions of years of bacterial evolution. To keep in this fight, we need to come up with more innovative solutions within the field of antimicrobial biotechnology. 

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Startup Spotlight
Evolutor: The Evolutionary Engine of the Future

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Startup Spotlight
LUNAC Therapeutics: developing next-generation anticoagulant therapies

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Events

We connect the life science ecosystem.

The event page is currently beeing updated - 2024 events will be added soon.

SEC Writing Programme 2024

April 24, 2024

🌟 Exciting news! The Science Entrepreneur Club is organizing our very first Science Writing Programme! Join us for three days of workshops where you'll learn cool stuff like interviewing startup folks, CEOs, founders, and investors. We'll also teach you how to write articles and tell awesome stories. Plus, you'll get the hang of editing your own work and helping others with theirs! 🚀 If you're keen on boosting your skills in science writing, this program is perfect for you! Don't miss out – come and be part of the fun and learning. See you there! 📝🔍

Camden, London

Q1 BioCapital Network Meet

March 28, 2024

Once a quarter, we host an informal drinks meet-up exclusively for members of the BioCapital Network. No professional services. No pitching companies. No students. Just investors. These sessions have no formal agenda and provide a relaxed and open forum for investors from across all areas of life sciences to develop meaningful relationships, share high-quality deal flow, open co-investment opportunities and enable discussions on the latest industry trends and challenges.

London

London

about us

We're a dedicated team.

The Science Entrepreneur Club (SEC) is a UK-based non-profit and volunteer-led organisation. Our dedicated team works tirelessly towards our mission of connecting the life science ecosystem through our initiatives, insights and events.

Meet the team

We give entrepreneurs, investors and academics meaningful communities to learn, collaborate, socialise, support each other and showcase innovation. We focus on the life sciences, broadly encompassing AgriTech, ClimateTech, Digital Health, Life Science Tools and Tech, Medical Devices, TechBio and Therapeutics.

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tESTIMONIALS

“The programme offered excellent opportunities for meeting with experts as well as networking with founders and investors.”- Maya Thanou, Founder of Apeikon Therapeutics

tESTIMONIALS

“The workshops with investors were extremely helpful as they provided invaluable feedback on our business plan, approach and importantly, our pitches. We can’t overstate the importance of participating in a live pitch event before starting fundraising.”
‍- David Ortega, Founder of Phase Biolabs

tESTIMONIALS

“Most of all, I really like the fact that I am meeting great founders that are facing similar challenges as we are.”- Sofia Giampaoli, Founder of Alt Atlas