IMAGINEIF! Oxford Pitching Competition showcasing early stage Health and Life Sciences start-ups 17:30, 20th July 2022 Oxford Foundry REGISTER HERE Join us at the Oxford Foundry on Wednesday July 20th for the Oxford final of IMAGINE IF! 2022 where start-up teams supported by the programme will be pitching to an investor panel of judges andaaa

REGISTER HERE REGISTRATION DEADLINE 5th MAY WE ACE is a programme of workshops dedicated to women entrepreneurs in health and life sciences, with a focus on leadership and negotiation.   In 2018 Innovation Forum Oxford (IFO) created ACE (Awareness, Connectivity, Exchange) Saturdays–a series of workshops aimed at nurturing a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship amongst academic and clinical researchersaaa

Have you felt lately that you ought to be more at ease when asked to talk about your work, your ideas, your venture? After all this is what makes you tick and should be a joy to share with your audience. As trainees and professionals in any discipline and industry, we are expected to beaaa

Innovation Forum Oxford, in collaboration with the BioEscalator, brings back another instalment of the A.C.E. Saturdays program, a series of five workshops delivering the basic business skills through “learning by doing”. Designed to benefit the Oxford academic, clinical and start-up communities, the workshops tackle fundamental topics (as detailed below) whilst allowing exchange of participants’ unique experiences and perspectives.   Follow theaaa

IMAGINE IF! Oxford Finalists Announced   The IMAGINE IF! Accelerator is Innovation Forum’s pre-accelerator competition for science-based ventures that boasts a truly global reach. IMAGINE IF! gives early stage science start-ups the access and opportunities to transform a great idea into a successful start-up business. The program includes bespoke mentorship, the chance to secure non-dilutiveaaa

IMAGINE IF! pre-Accelerator Oxford FINAL Pitch Are you interested in what 14 teams of Oxford Science Entrepreneurs have identified as problems and needs? And how they went about addressing them by applying their science and expertise? Join us on Wednesday 27th February 2019 at 18:00, BioEscalator for a live pitch from 13 teams trying to convince the judges that theiraaa

  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

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