The IMAGINE IF! accelerator brings together science-focussed start-ups with seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts to provide mentorship and to compete for a cash prize. This year’s competition is now open with a submission deadline of November 16th 2018.   We asked some of last year’s judges to comment on the benefits of the competitionaaa

In 2017, Søren Thomsen of Oxford-based start-up BioMe Oxford was one of the winners of the global IMAGINE IF! competition. This global accelerator provides a platform to translate scientific start-up ideas into reality. How can IMAGINE IF! help creative and passion-driven start-ups to progress and grow? With applications for this year’s competition now open, weaaa

Are you a research scientist (D.Phil or Postdoc), a medical student, a clinician or a medical researcher? This one is for you! Join us on October 2nd for a fireside chat with Jason Lettiere (Healthcare Investment, Bank of America Merrill Lynch) and learn about what the investment community wants from entrepreneurial science. What is your scientific excellence worth, andaaa

Self-Pitching Masterclass “You can be a powerful and influential presence…but like most people you probably have never had the chance to exercise your communication muscles.”   On a swelteringly hot Saturday in June, Innovation Forum Oxford continued the ACE Saturdays workshop series with a session focussed on influence and personal pitching led by Sarah McCloughryaaa

Self-Pitching Masterclass: Showcasing What Makes You Exceptional Venue: Oxford University Careers Service (56 Banbury Rd, OX2 6PA) Do  you know that you look brilliant on paper but you dread an important presentation or a job interview?  Does pitching yourself or your ideas feel like a skill other people have that you were never taught? What would happen ifaaa

Child Health Hackathon “The best and fastest way to innovate, is to collaborate.”   These words from paediatric cardiologist Dr. Anthony Chang capture the motivation behind Innovation Forum Oxford’s Paediatric Innovation Campaign: we want to bring new energy and ideas to the many unsolved challenges in children’s healthcare.   In May 2018 we took anotheraaa

Design Thinking Workshop: Oxford as a Future City   In April Innovation Forum Oxford held the first of four ACE Saturdays Workshops—with a packed audience of innovators and thinkers. The ACE (Awareness, Connectivity, Exchange) Saturdays program is supported by Knowledge Exchange and Impact (KEI) funding from the University of Oxford and is designed to bringaaa

The Oxford branch of the Innovation Forum recently supported the EIT Health Innovation Day organised by the Entrepreneurship Centre, Said Business School, Oxford. The event took place at the Oxford Foundry and aimed at defining and solving challenges in mental health following the “design thinking” process. The day brought together scientists, clinicians, MBA students, andaaa

The sell-out evening at the Oxford careers service on October 12th was an inspiring showcase of the exciting innovation occurring in the Oxford ecosystem, and showed-off some equally impressive entrepreneurs and technology. Martin Ducker, from Spherox Pharmaceuticals, pitched his cell assay to block infiltration of the highly aggressive glioblastoma brain tumour and triumphed in firstaaa

Written by: Dr Mira Kassouf IMAGINE IF! in Oxford Oxford continues to top the World University Rankings, a testament of the excellence and impact in academic and innovative pursuits. Innovation Forum Oxford (IFO) is embedded in this exquisite environment that keeps on giving; when you think the place is saturated with support for startups, thenaaa