Science Creates: Designed for Deep Tech
🎫 The event
Join Science Creates in Bristol for a specially crafted event as we begin an exciting, new chapter — preparing to expand by a further 30,000 sq ft with our third state-of-the-art Deep Tech incubator in Bristol, OMX.
To celebrate, we're bringing together a curated crowd of founders, investors, partners, industry experts and ecosystem connectors as we explore what it takes to start and scale a successful Deep Tech venture in the UK.
Throughout the day there will be time for founders and investors to discuss and explore opportunities within our current and future sites.
Please note that there are limited spaces to attend this event. Your registration request will require approval by the hosts; priority will be given to invited attendees and Deep Tech company founders, CXOs and investors working at Seed - Series A. We may need to limit the number of invitees per organisation.
📣 Confirmed speakers
John Williams: John Williams | General Partner, SCVC | Exited Co-Founder, Kudan ($1bn + IPO on Tokyo Stock Exchange — 2018)
Dr Andy Heron: CEO and Co-Founder, Portal Biotech
Professor Lou Cordwell OBE: CEO, Unit M
Dr Johann Partridge: Founder, TILT Collective
Joe Stevenson: CEO, Anaphite
Dr Harry Destecroix MBE: Founder, Science Creates | Managing Partner, SCVC | Exited Co-Founder, Ziylo (acq. Novo Nordisk — 2018)
Dr Mark Beresford: Global Enterprise Relationship Lead, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Patrick Fallon MArch ARB: Head of Developments, Science Creates
Dr Ashley Brewer: Head of Property, Science Creates
🗓️ Agenda
10:45-11:15 Arrival, registration and coffee
11:15-11:30 Welcome
11:30-12:15 Panel discussion: Barriers and solutions to building scalable Deep Tech companies in the UK
12:15-13:15 Networking lunch
13:15-14:00 Designed for Deep Tech — A deep dive into Science Creates' facilities
14:00-15:00 Breakout session:
Immersive virtual reality lab experience and equipment showcase with Thermo Fisher Scientific
Blueprint deep dive — Explore our facilities and lab opportunities with the Science Creates Incubators team
1:1 partner discussions and exhibitor stands
15:00-16:00 Keynote talks from scale-up founders:
15:00-15:30 - Dr Andy Heron
15:30:16:00 - John Williams
16:00-18:00 Networking drinks reception at our 1023 bar
💬 Keynote speaker bios
Dr Andy Heron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Portal Biotech, a growing Oxford-based startup developing next-generation, bench-top nanopore solutions for comprehensive, full–length, single-molecule protein characterisation. Andy was previously a senior member of the Oxford Nanopore Technology team that was responsible for commercialising its range of gene sequencers. Andy has made significant contributions to the field of nanopore technology in the last 15 years, with over 40 patents and multiple publications, and brings this knowledge and experience to bear in accelerating Portal’s new products pipeline. Andy completed post-doc work at the Department of Chemistry, Oxford University and has a PhD in chemical biology from Imperial College, London.
John Williams is a self-taught software engineer turned Deep Tech entrepreneur. As Co-Founder and CTO of Kudan Inc, he pioneered computer-vision based augmented reality in 2011, responsible for some of the most popular apps and games of the era and building the largest full-stack AR developer ecosystem. He was instrumental in pushing early deep learning into computer vision, which in 2014 led to Kudan moving deeper than AR to create Artificial Perception – an advanced form of AI used by autonomous robots and vehicles to understand and interact with the world around them. Kudan enjoyed a spectacular IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2018, going on to exceed a $1bn market cap. John was involved in Kudan’s corporate venture capital and oversaw Kudan’s acquisition of VC-backed Artisense GmbH, a Deep Tech AI spinout from Technical University of Munich. He now continues his deep tech journey as General Partner at SCVC, the official funding arm of Science Creates, where he oversees investments into complex hardware.
🏆 Sponsors
Gold sponsors: Thermo Fisher Scientific and Countex
Silver sponsor: HSBC
📍Venue information
The venue address will be sent to approved registered guests via email. Please note that parking is not available on site, except for those with accessibility requirements. The venue is a 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station and close to local bus routes on Old Market Street and Temple Way. Should you need to drive, the nearest pay and display car park is at Gardiner Haskins.
The venue is fully-accessible with step-free access, gender-neutral private bathrooms and a hearing loop available upon request.
Please indicate any dietary requirements on the checkout form. If you have a severe allergy, we will do our best to help, but we cannot guarantee that there will be no cross-contamination for the lunch served.