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SUMMARY:Scientific Laboratory Supplies Exhibit and Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Scientific Laboratory Supplies are at HPIC to showcase the latest pieces of equipment and the amazing offers they have! Lunch available for everyone attending.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/scientific-laboratory-supplies-exhibit-and-demonstration/
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SUMMARY:Pizza & Pop Networking Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Pizza & Pop Networking Event for customers\, visitors\, and friends who wish to join. All welcome! \nIf you would like to present at this event please make contact with the team. \nPlease let the team know you are joining and any dietary requirements.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/pizza-pop-networking-lunch-2/
LOCATION:Heyford Park\, Heyford Park Innovation Centre\, Bicester\, OX25 5HD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230608
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SUMMARY:OBN BioLearn - How the Drug Discovery Industry Works
DESCRIPTION:The course is delivered by our experienced trainer Ed Zanders and is predominantly aimed at non-scientists working within the Life Sciences industry in non-research roles.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/obn-biolearn-how-the-drug-discovery-industry-works/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230608T173000
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SUMMARY:Exit Right 2023 - A tale of two exits: an IPO and a trade sale
DESCRIPTION:Exit Right 2023 is a free expert-led\, must-attend event series for any entrepreneur looking to drive their business from start-up to exit. \nFollowing on from the successful 2022 Exit Right events\, this year’s talks are from founders and directors who have successfully exited their businesses as well as M&A experts. \nFounders will tell you first hand about their exit journey – what went well and what didn’t go quite so well. You will find out the best strategies to employ and what it takes to be one of the successful 10% of businesses that exit – whether it’s through an acquisition or IPO. \nWe also have M&A experts who will give you the inside track on what purchasers are really looking for when they are buying companies. \nIt is never too early to hear how others did it and to start planning an exit strategy for your start-up or SME. \nThe events are aimed at founders\, directors and senior management of start-ups and SMEs. Each talk is 45 minutes\, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. \nFor those who want to meet the speakers\, events will be held at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington (OX3 8SB). Each event will be followed by drinks and networking at the Centre. The event series starts on Thursday 25th May and will run every two weeks. Start time is 17.30 at the end of the working day. Events will also be livestreamed. \n  \nThe series is sponsored by Marks & Clerk and organised in partnership with The Oxford Trust\, Oxford Innovation Space and Barclays Eagle Labs\, Oxford.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/exit-right-2023-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230609T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230609T170000
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SUMMARY:Oxfordshire Business Awards
DESCRIPTION:This Award is open to any business based in Oxfordshire with a turnover of less than £5million\, irrespective of size. \nEntrants must be able to show how their business has progressed in line with their business plan to achieve strong growth in the sector in which the business operates. \nThe judges will be looking for evidence of: \n\n\nCommercial success during the last 12 months \n\n\nStrong financial performance and profitable growth \n\n\nA business plan with strategy and vision \n\n\nDynamic leadership and management with the ability to drive the business forward \n\n\nEnvironmental awareness and commitment to the community \n\n\nStaff development and an inclusive values-based culture where employees can thrive and achieve their full potential \n\n\nInnovation and ambition – the ‘stand out’ quality that differentiates the business from its competitors
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/oxfordshire-business-awards/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230609T190000
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SUMMARY:Oxfordshire Business Awards
DESCRIPTION:For 27 years\, the Oxfordshire Business Awards (OXBA) has been recognising\, rewarding and promoting the excellence of Oxfordshire-based companies. Organised and supported by 15 of the county’s leading organisations\, the OXBA are firmly established as a benchmark for excellence in today’s competitive business environment.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/oxfordshire-business-awards-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230620T173000
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SUMMARY:OBN BioTuesday: 'A Spotlight on the latest Research and Early Interventions for Healthy Ageing'
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce details of our next BioTuesday on 20 June\, supported by Bruntwood SciTech\, hosted at Alderley Park which will be spotlighting: \n‘The latest Research and Early Interventions for Healthy Ageing’ \nResearch and increased understanding of healthy ageing\, including social\, biological\, medical and physical factors\, have received increased focus from government\, the private sector and academic institutions in recent years\, with a huge shift seen in diagnostics\, interventions\, education and treatments. \nThe evening will feature updates from scientific and industry key opinion leaders along with a series of presentations from some of the most interesting research companies working to support healthy ageing. \nThe event is kindly hosted by Bruntwood SciTech​ at Alderley Park near Manchester\, which has been recognised as the UK’s first World Health Organisation age-friendly city. \nProgramme \n17.30 – 18.00 Delegate Registration & Networking \n18.00 – 18.10 Welcome and Introductions by OBN and Bruntwood SciTech \n18.10 – 18.50 Keynote Presentations \n\nMIDAS​ Invest in Manchester\n\n18.50 – 19.40 Company showcase presentations \n\nWilliam Bains CSO\, Five Alarm Bio​\nDavid Weinkove CSO\, Magnitude Biosciences ​\nPharmakure​\n\n  \n19.40 – 19.50 Audience Q&A \n19.50 – 21.00 Networking Drinks Reception \n21.00 – Event Close
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/obn-biotuesday-a-spotlight-on-the-latest-research-and-early-interventions-for-healthy-ageing/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230622T173000
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SUMMARY:Exit Right 2023: Should we sell\, or should we grow?
DESCRIPTION:Exit Right 2023 is a free expert-led\, must-attend event series for any entrepreneur looking to drive their business from start-up to exit. \nFollowing on from the successful 2022 Exit Right events\, this year’s talks are from founders and directors who have successfully exited their businesses as well as M&A experts. \nFounders will tell you first hand about their exit journey – what went well and what didn’t go quite so well. You will find out the best strategies to employ and what it takes to be one of the successful 10% of businesses that exit – whether it’s through an acquisition or IPO. \nThere are lots of factors to consider when deciding whether to grow or sell your business. Gary Smith and Matt Brown will share their experiences of successful growth strategies and tips for acquisitions and business exit. \nSpeaking at the event: \nGary Smith\, CEO of NetStore PLC \nSpecialist in early-stage Venture Funding and Scale-up – Successfully raised over £50 million in venture capital (IPO\, VC\, Angel\, Crowd). \nGary has a proven track-record building high-growth software businesses from start-up through scale-up to IPO and £30 million in revenue. As a board level business leader and advisor\, he is able to accelerate the fortunes of a business\, drive sales and substantially improve shareholder value. \nAs CEO of NetStore PLC\, Gary pioneered the ‘Software as a Service’ industry and launched Europe’s first Cloud Computing service provider. Within three years Gary’s strategic marketing ability and high-level negotiation skills took the business from start-up to become the leading SaaS business in Europe taking NetStore through a number of venture funding rounds and a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange. \nMatt Brown\, Co-Founder\, Quorbit\, an enterprise Workforce Planning software solution\, will talk about the acquisition of his company by US tech company UKG and his dilemma about whether to sell or grow. \nWith over 20 years’ experience in assisting businesses justify\, design\, implement and realise benefits from enterprise technology solutions\, Matt co-founded Quorbit in late 2016. A niche software solution\, Quorbit makes workload budgeting & capacity planning for large-scale businesses simple. Through 2020 & 2022 the company secured three large enterprise contracts with multi-year supply agreements in the retail and hospitality sectors and in November 2022 the company was acquired by UKG having spent 2022 considering both Exit and VC investment routes. \n  \nThe series is sponsored by Marks & Clerk and organised in partnership with The Oxford Trust\, Oxford Innovation Space and Barclays Eagle Labs\, Oxford.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/6366/
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SUMMARY:BioSeed Summer
DESCRIPTION:After the sell-out success of BioSeed in January 2023\, OBN are delighted to announce the launch ‘BioSeed Summer’\, a new second edition of this fast-paced pitching and investment event\, kindly hosted by Headline Sponsor BDO​ at their R+ Building in Reading.  \nBioSeed\, organised by OBN​\, is a fast-paced\, one-day pitching event where innovative early-stage life sciences companies seeking Seed funding\, showcase to and meet with an extensive audience of active life sciences investors. \nKey features of BioSeed Summer include: \n\n30 x 5-minute company presentations from early-stage life sciences R&D companies seeking Seed stage funding\nAn inspirational keynote presentation\nPrivate pre-scheduled partnering meetings in-person on 26 June\, and virtually on 27 June (powered by PartneringONE)\nPlenty of networking opportunities throughout the day\, along with an all-delegate Networking Drinks Reception\n\n\n\n\n\nBioSeed attendance is exclusively for: \n\nR&D companies actively seeking Seed stage funding\nLife sciences investors looking for new funding opportunities\nA limited number of corporate and industry sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\nR&D Company Showcase Packages include: \n\nA live and in-person 5-minute company showcase presentation\nPre-event presenter training course\nPresentation content feedback service\nFull event access\, including presentations and workshop sessions\nAccess to the private partnering meeting platform\, in-person on 26 June\, and virtually on 27 June\nExtensive promotion of your company on social media\, OBN marketing emails and the BioSeed website in the lead-up to and after the event\nAttendance at the BioSeed Networking Drinks Reception\n\n\n\n\n\nR&D Company Showcase Presentation Costs: \n\nStandard OBN Member : £350+VAT\nStandard Non-Member : £450+VAT\nAdditional tickets for colleagues of showcase presenters : £150+VAT\n\n\n\n\n\nInvestor Registration Details:  \nBioSeed Investor ticket are available on a complimentary basis\, strictly for those actively seeking new investment opportunities in the life sciences sector.  \n\n\n\nSign up  here
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/bioseed-summer/
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SUMMARY:The B4 Lecture – AI in Business: Changes\, Challenges and Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Join B4 for a talk about how AI\, Machine Learning and Big Data are impacting & changing businesses with Professor Nigel Crook \n\n\n\n\nProfessor Nigel Crook https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/nigel-crook/\, Director of the Institute of Ethical AI at Oxford Brookes (https://ethical-ai.ac.uk/our-approach/)\, will talk informally about relevant AI issues that are impacting and changing businesses. Nigel will draw on some of his work that has recently been published in his book ‘Rise of the Moral Machine’ https://ntcrook.com/?page_id=56 \nOther presenters will include Brookes colleagues and partners on how AI\, Machine Learning\, and Big Data can be transformative and implemented in businesses through the use of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. \nEvent Format \n\n5pm Guests arrive to network\n5.45pm Presentations\n6.30pm Q&A / further networking\n7pm Guests depart\n\nLimited private parking available on-site at Headington Hill Hall and plus additional parking across the road in the Oxford Brookes Gipsy Lane Campus car park. \nThis event is limited to 25 guests.
URL:https://www.heyfordpark-ic.co.uk/event/the-b4-lecture-ai-in-business-changes-challenges-and-opportunities/
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