Connecting the life science ecosystem

Building communities.
Enabling innovation.

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

BioEntrepreneur Club

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

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

BioCapital Network

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

BioCapital Network

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.

Read article
Senior Care

BioEntrepreneur 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

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.

Read article
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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INITIATIVES

We build meaningful communities.

Senior Care

BioEntrepreneur 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.

View more
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.

View more
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
Cambridge Adaptive Testing: Providing precise, quick and personalised mental health assessment.

The current global mental health crisis puts half of the world at risk of experiencing a mental health disorder in their lifetime. Cambridge Adaptive Testing is addressing this challenge with Artemis-A, an AI-based adaptive testing tool that uses dynamic, personalized questions to precisely measure mental distress within minutes, overcoming inefficiencies of traditional models and enabling early identification of mental health issues.

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Startup Spotlight
Flomark: Why does IV technology matter?

With a strong founding team and ongoing investment: medtech company Flowmark is set to launch the first of its innovative, affordable devices to simplify fluid management and protect patient safety.

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Interview
Forge Genetics’ Next Milestone Is Strategic Partnerships

Genetic engineering is a fast-paced field and biotech Forge Genetics, offers a unique technology called Forge Editing, to catapult the industry further. We have covered Forge Genetics in a previous Start-up Spotlight, where you can read a more in-depth summary of their background. But here we will discuss Forge Genetics' vision for the future and how they look to tackle their upcoming challenges.

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Events

We connect the life science ecosystem.

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

Post-Summer Investor-Founder Mixer

September 18, 2024

To mourn the end of summer, we're bringing together both our BioFounder Club and BioCapital Network communities for an Investor-Founder Mixer.

London, UK

Women in BioCapital, Launch Dinner

July 3, 2024

We're changing the status quo of low female representation in Venture Capital through our in-house community of women investors in the life sciences across the UK and beyond.

London

AI x Bio TechDrinks (co-hosted with Next Sequence)

June 10, 2024

Join us and our partner Next Sequence at London Tech Week for a combined event between BioCapital Network and the BioEntrepreneur Club focusing on all things AI within Biotech.

TBC

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