🌟 Join the Founders Growth Community (FGC) Masterclass with Thomas Holm Pedersen, CEO of NMD Pharma! 🌟 🗓️ Date and Time: Thursday, 26th Sept 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM BST. 📍 Location: Cambridge Building, Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge CB22 3AT, United Kingdom. 🔥 Highlights: Talk by Thomas Holm Pedersen: Learn from an industry leader that is the academic founder and CEO of NMD Pharma that is delivering novel treatments for neuromuscular disease. Thomas will share insights into the growth of the company from early discovery stage to clinical, leading fundraising rounds, hiring key talent, and fostering a culture of innovation and growth. Audience Q&A: Ask your burning questions during this interactive session. Networking: Connect with fellow entrepreneurs and founders. Refreshments: Enjoy light snacks and beverages. 🚀 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights from an academic turned CEO! Register now for the masterclass: Sign up here https://lnkd.in/ew3Sduit 🌐 About Thomas Holm Pedersen: The scientific basis of NMD Pharma comes from academic work conducted by Thomas and colleagues at Aarhus University in Denmark, where Thomas obtained his PhD from. Thomas cofounded NMD Pharma and has been CEO of the company since its inception in 2015. 🌟 See you there! 🌟 The Founders Growth Community supports leaders in navigating the journey to Series A with skills development through in-person workshops and an online community. The initiative is a collaboration between Milner Therapeutics Institute, Babraham Research Campus, o2h group, Start Codon and Illumina Ventures Labs.
Founders Growth Community
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Accelerating the pre-Series A funding process with workshops and networking resources and advice.
About us
The Founders Growth Community is a collaborative effort between Milner Therapeutics Institute, Babraham Research Campus, o2h group, Illumina Ventures, and Start Codon. The initiative comprises a series of workshops, masterclasses, round tables, and panel discussions, tailored for founders/CEOs in the scale-up, commercialisation, or growth phase. The focus is on exploring what comes next for founders/CEOs in terms of education, learning, and community development.
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The FGC Networking last week was buzzing with over 100 founders and CEOs, investors and Pharma partners, making purposeful connections to progress innovation 🤝💥 Following the Milner Pitch Day, where 12 dynamic companies pitched to a room full of investors and Pharma partners, the FGC Networking was the space for a wider group of founders to connect with the audience one-on-one, discussing ventures and finding opportunities for partnership. Thank you to Venner Shipley for sponsoring the Founders Growth Community. Milner Therapeutics Institute, Start Codon, o2h group, Babraham Research Campus, Illumina Ventures #FoundersGrowthCommunity #Networking #LifeScience #BioTech
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We are really looking forward to our next Founders Growth Community networking event! The event will be a great opportunity to build new relationships with investors, Pharma companies and peers. Thank you to FGC sponsor Venner Shipley for supporting the community. If you are a pre-series A founder or leader there is still time to register for one of the final places: https://lnkd.in/e2aN9W5q For future events details, make sure to follow this page or join the community on Connect: Health Tech to be the first to know 👉 https://lnkd.in/eK3gxsNF #FoundersGrowthCommunity
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Speakers from two of the FGC founding organisations (Paula Rogers-Brown from Milner Therapeutics Institute and Jason Mellad and Emma Plowman from Start Codon) are taking part in this webinar panel discussion on 24 June. We encourage founders to think about #Equality, #Diversity and #Inclusion from the start, so do sign up to join this free online event and hear from a brilliant set of speakers including Lord Simon Woolley Hayden Selvadurai and Dr Uzma Choudry. #ThinkEDI #FounderKnowledge #Webinar #FreeEvents #Development
One week to go until our webinar panel discussion on 24 June where we’ll be talking all things Justice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) with Lord Simon Woolley, Paula Rogers-Brown, Dr Uzma Choudry, Hayden Selvadurai and Emma Plowman. Our CEO Jason Mellad will chair the panel and gather thoughts from this brilliant group of speakers on why we should be thinking about JEDI early, and how to turn words and intentions into actions. We’ll then open up the discussion with a Q&A. You can register now via EventBrite and share this post with your network to invite more people to be part of this important conversation: https://rb.gy/0p28td #SignUp #JEDI #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion #BeTheChange
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What a fantastic day of talks at Cambridge Wide Open Day - bringing in #expertise on a range of topics to share their wisdom with the #community. Thank you to all our speakers Jon Allan, Nikolai Ahrens, Candice Herschel, Gerald Carew, Sam Dods and Faye Holland and to o2h for opening up space for us to be part of the day. #innovation #collaboration #KnowledgeSharing #networking
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We're looking forward to Cambridge Wide Open Day next week (12 June) and are delighted to have several speaks joining us at Hauxton House as part of a Founders Growth Community track. 11am - Jon Allan from TwoSheds on Branding as a change maker 11.30am - Sam Dods from Triple Chasm with an introduction to the Triple Chasm model for commercialisation 1pm - Nikolai Ahrens and Candice Herschel from LifeScience ORG on Connecting beyond Cambridge 2pm - Gerald Carew from InterSTEM on storying telling to attract and retain the right team All are welcome - just make sure to sign up for your drop-in pass via the Cambridge Wide Open Day website (link in comments).
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A big Founders Growth Community thank you to our latest masterclass speaker, Andy Richards, for sharing his knowledge on the topic of Funding for Founders. The founders who joined us had lots of their questions answered and also benefitted from the networking opportunity after the talk. Thank you to Rebecca Marchington and the Illumina Ventures Labs team for being brilliant hosts and to everyone who made it out to Granta Park, despite the weather! Our next FGC event will be a series of mini-talks from different experts, which will take place at Hauxton House as part of Cambridge Wide Open Day on 12th June. Join the FGC online community on Connect: Health Tech to be among the first to hear about our events and for access to additional content. #collaboration #innovation #cambridge #CWOD #ConnectHealthTech #community Start Codon Babraham Research Campus o2h group Milner Therapeutics Institute
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Founders Growth Community: Focus on Funding with Andy Richards Have you booked your place for the next FGC Masterclass? There’s still a chance to secure your spot 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8XFBiVG Taking place at Illumina Ventures Labs, Granta Park on Wednesday 22 May, 4 - 6pm. Andy is an industry expert, who has founded and scaled innovative life science, biotechnology, and digital health companies in the UK. This session will give you an opportunity to ask Andy your top questions and hear his advice. Alongside the masterclass, connect with fellow founders during the networking and share knowledge with those at similar stages of the start-up journey. 🌐 About Andy Richards: Andy is a Cambridge graduate with a PhD in Chemistry. He has founded, invested in, and helped scale more than 25 innovative ventures, including companies such as Vectura, Arakis, Cambridge Biotechnology Ltd, and Geneservice. Andy is also a founder member of the Cambridge Angels. The Founders Growth Community is a collaboration between the Milner Therapeutics Institute, Illumina Ventures Labs, Start Codon, Babraham Research Campus and o2h group. This masterclass is hosted by Illumina Ventures Labs. #FoundersGrowthCommunity #StartUps #ScaleUpUK #Funding #Investment #Founder #CEO #Leader #CambridgeEcosystem #LifeSciences #Networking
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What a fantastic first Founders Growth Community masterclass! Brilliant to see a packed room of founders from across the ecosystem, who made the most of the opportunity to learn from our special guest speaker Jonathan Milner and to network with each other. A big FGC thank you to Jonathan Milner for sharing his experience and wisdom, to Gerald Carew from InterSTEM for sponsoring the event, to Milner Therapeutics Institute for hosting our inaugural masterclass and to everyone who came along. We’ll be opening our online FGC community very soon, so look out for your invitation to join. This will provide a home for information about FGC events, access to useful resources, and a place to connect with our experts and other founders between sessions. Milner Therapeutics Institute Start Codon Babraham Research Campus Illumina Ventures o2h group #FoundersGrowthCommunity #Collaboration #Community #Inspiration #Founder #CEO #Networking
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Last chance to save your spot! We are looking forward to hearing Jonathan Milner speak to Founders and CEOs about navigating the path to Series A funding. Jonathan is an experienced entrepreneur and investor and will be sharing his insight to some of the most pressing questions leaders face: - What pitfalls do I need to avoid? - How can I show investors my business is ready? - How do I prioritise goals and create structure? Want to add your question to the mix? Register to attend and ask Jonathan in the Q&A after his presentation! Register to attend: https://lnkd.in/d6YAp97p Thursday 21 March, 4 – 6pm #StartUps #Funding #Investment #Founder #CEO #CambridgeEcosystem #LifeSciences #PreSeriesA #Masterclasses #GrowthDevelopment #Networking #FoundersGrowthCommunity #ScaleUpUK