This week's Cancer Research Horizons Innovation Summit at The Royal Institution was a reminder that while not everyone is a born entrepreneur, it can be learnt!
Thank you to everyone who dropped by the DBAA stand
#OnMyHorizon #InnovationSummit2025
"Don't be afraid to leverage the knowledge of your network" – Sonal Patel, VP Oncology Scientific Innovation, Johnson & Johnson
Wrapping up an inspiring afternoon discussing the network of support that helps innovators unlock new breakthroughs.
#OnMyHorizon #InnovationSummit2025
Two people are seated at a desk in front of a computer monitor, engaged in discussion with hand gestures. Below the image, text reads: “Entrepreneurial training. Do you have an innovative idea, but need support implementing it?” Logos for Cancer Research Horizons and Impulse Maxwell Centre appear at the bottom.
🚀 Workshops, mentoring, pitch training and networking: our Impulse programme, in partnership with @cam.ac.uk is here to help you make the leap into research commercialisation 💡
🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/49JLwic
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People engaged in conversation at a networking workshop. Text reads: ‘Networking workshop – Learn how to identify, develop and deliver messages tailored for non-academic audiences.’ Logos for Cancer Research Horizons and Developing Business-Aware Academics are visible.
📢Online workshop next week.
Don't miss this chance to build networking skills, craft jargon-free research narratives, and explore collaboration opportunities. Perfect for early-career researchers.
📅 5 November, 10:00–11:30 GMT
Register now: bit.ly/4oCpSAI
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Two scientists in white coats and safety specs smile in front of a large machine labelled 'keNMR'
👏 Congrats to Ridvan Nepravishta and Kenneth Cameron at @cruk-si.bsky.social on their paper in #JACS:
Fast and reliable NMR-based fragment scoring for drug discovery bit.ly/43LfgYa
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@pubs.acs.org @csic.es @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social @rnepravishta.bsky.social @angulo-lab.bsky.social
A huge thank you to all #IEAwards25 winners and nominees for an inspiring evening. We can’t wait to see what’s next on your horizon.
Read more: bit.ly/44m94a0
#OnMyHorizon @anton-henssen.bsky.social, @nnennayakanu.bsky.social, @michellecruk.bsky.social @timwitney.bsky.social, @cuh.nhs.uk
🔬 Could ecDNA be a key to tackling aggressive cancers?
At our first On the Horizon event, experts from @cancergrand.bsky.social and Boundless Bio explored how ecDNA drives tumour evolution, and how it’s now being targeted in the clinic.
More: tinyurl.com/mrhzn894
@ucl.ac.uk #OnMyHorizon
🎉 Congrats to our scientists at The Scotland Institute on their publication in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry!
They’ve developed reversible Ras inhibitors with tunable affinity for active & inactive forms, a big step in #DrugDiscovery.
More: tinyurl.com/y45t4yy7
#OnMyHorizon @acs.org
Proud to be part of the 3rd EWOC Europe Conference, a fantastic space for connection, growth and championing gender diversity in #chemistry.
Shout-out to @katherine-hazel.bsky.social for helping shape the event as part of the organising team!
Learn more: bit.ly/3V6FBee
#OnMyHorizon #EWOCEU25
Mentorship is powerful. Today we launch our Broadening Horizons programme at @wellcometrust.bsky.social !
We've heard from past mentors and now head to breakout sessions and networking. Thanks to everyone joining us in person and online! #OnMyHorizon
@juliana-c.bsky.social
Deadline extended 🚨 One more week to nominate for our #IEAwards25 👉https://bit.ly/4bejj1H
Boost your #TranslationalResearch project with up to £15K in #Funding, access to industry connections and showcase your work at our Awards ceremony.
Deadline: 24 March: #OnMyHorizon
🚨 Nominations for our #IEAwards25 close on 17 March!
If you're driving #TranslationalResearch, this is your chance to boost your project, gain funding & connect with industry leaders.
⏳Nominate yourself or a peer now: bit.ly/3CVCD7c
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Know a woman entrepreneur turning ideas into patient benefit? Nominate her for our #IEAwards25 👉 bit.ly/429ofCN - only two weeks left!
Winners will receive:
💡 £5,000
🤝 Access to other entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors
Nominate yourself or a peer by 17 March ⏲
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We're celebrating entrepreneurial researchers turning groundbreaking discoveries into patient benefit through our #IEAwards25 🏆 Is that you, or someone who inspires you?
Nominations close 17th March. Nominate yourself or a peer now 👉 bit.ly/3CVCD7c
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Our key takeaways from #JPM2025:
🤝 M&As rise
🤖 #AI boosts drug discovery
🌎 Chinese #Innovation gains global recognition
Discover more insights 👉 bit.ly/4htaweG
#HealthcareInnovation, #AI, #OnMyHorizon
Thinking of submitting your #PediatricOncology project to #CFurther on 2 March?
Watch our on-demand webinar to discover what projects are in demand and how to craft a successful application.
Watch here: bit.ly/4hNX8BG
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4 biotech leaders, 4 women, 4 stories.
To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, they share their journeys of co-founding and leading cutting-edge oncology start-ups while ensure the path to success is open to everyone 💡 bit.ly/42PF6KY
#OnMyHorizon #WomenInScience
Our new podcast, 'Partnerships to beat cancer', is all about the power of collaboration 💪
Listen to the first 2 episodes 👉 bit.ly/3ClY3dx and learn how we collaborate with commercial and academic partners to take on the challenges that no one else can.
#OnMyHorizon #ASAPCommunity
Apply by 13 January 🚨
Attention #PaediatricOncology researchers: our Translational Medicine Certificate Course offers interactive sessions, personalised mentoring and #sponsorship for up to 7 researchers.
Contact us to apply: entrepreneurial.programmes@cancer.org.uk
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Scanning electron microscope image of pancreatic cancer cells, underneath which is the headline "Published in 'Molecular Cancer Therapeutics'" and the subheading "Autotaxin inhibitor IOA-289 suppresses pro-tumour signals in pancreatic cancer TME". The Cancer Research Horizons logo is present in the bottom left hand corner.
🚨 New publication alert! 🚨
Excited to share that first-in-class autotaxin inhibitor IOA-289 disrupts tumour-supporting signals in the pancreatic cancer TME.
Our colleagues published this study in collaboration with our portfolio company, iOnctura🌟
📰 Read more here: bit.ly/4f3RXvM
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Collaboration update⭐
We've expanded our partnership with the Oncode Institute to include the Oncode Accelerator!
They bring new expertise to our shared mission of outsmarting cancer. Can’t wait to see what we accomplish together!
More👉 tinyurl.com/msn53xu2
#OnMyHorizon #AI #Organoids
📷: pbmedia
What's the next chapter for the UK life science ecosystem?
Tomorrow our very own Alessia Errico will take the stage at One Nucleus' "Building a World Class Life Science Ecosystem" panel. We’re looking forward to an insightful conversation!
#OnMyHorizon #Genesis2024
This month, #EntrepreneurshipWeek and our #InnovationSummit24 highlighted the unique mindset of entrepreneurial researchers.
Feeling inspired? keep the momentum going with our Summit sessions: tinyurl.com/r6xxfy5v 🚀💡
#OnMyHorizon
Attention #ChildhoodCancer researchers!
If your research could open new therapeutic avenues for young patients, the Childhood Cancer Therapeutic Catalyst Award is for you.
🗓️ Expression of Interest deadline: 31 Jan 2025
📍 Apply: tinyurl.com/3p89x2sc
🔄 Share with your network!
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