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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 12d

UCLB is proud to call the Euston Knowledge Quarter home and be leading the momentum with:

- 95 active spinouts across healthcare, AI, and tech
- Over £3 billion raised in external investment over the last five years
- and the creation of 2,400 jobs.

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 12d

The trajectory of this possibility is incredibly exciting:
adding £3.5 billion to the economy, creating 30,000 new jobs, and driving breakthroughs in cancer, Alzheimer’s, sustainable energy & more.

Such growth would exceed that of Boston's Kendall Sqaure...!

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 12d

What if the next global innovation supercluster wasn’t in Boston or Silicon Valley - but in Euston? 🌍

Our CEO Anne Lane joined leaders from Camden Council, Lendlease, UCL partner hospitals and more for the 'Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Innovation' breakfast at #Lab25 in Liverpool yesterday.

Woman in purple jacket with blonde hair talks enthusiastically, sat at a table with others over coffee.

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 13d

... in introducing an innovative protein pore into ONT's devices.

Dr Barny Cox, Senior Business Manager at UCLB, will chair the session on:

📅 16 October 2025
🕑 12.30pm-2pm (light lunch provided)
📍 90 Tottenham Court Road

Register your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/io-convers...

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IO Converse:

Revolutionising biotechnology through nanopore sequencing

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 13d

🚨IO Converse is back!

Don't miss your chance to hear from @ucl.ac.uk’s Professor Stefan Howorka about his journey from academic research to real-world impact.

Prof. Howorka will discuss his experience working with Oxford Nanopore Technologies, an Oxford spinout, including his pivotal role... 1/

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 19d

... of development of many of our highly successful spinouts across a multitude of disciplines.

Take a look at our stats on PoC funding or find out more about how it's helped UCL spinouts: www.uclb.com/2025/09/23/t...

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 19d

Both were nominated by UCLB.

PoC funding has been a vital part of the commercialisation landscape at UCL for almost 20 years.

It helps bridge the funding gap between research grants and investment, supporting the early stages...

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 19d

Thrilled to announce two @ucl.ac.uk researchers have been awarded Proof of Concept funding by @ukri.org.

Max Besenhard's smart chromatography for sustainable drug analysis and purification has been recognised, as has Youngjun Cho's accessible journey planner for disabled people, AI Mapper+.

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 23d

The IO Inspire Autumn Programme begins next month! ⌛

IO Inspire is a free weekly lunchtime programme for UCL academics looking to explore the commercial potential of their research.

Find out more and register for the programme here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/io-inspire...

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nickchodgson.bsky.social @nickchodgson.bsky.social · 26d

Good news! Google has said it will invest £5bn in the UK in the next two years to help meet growing demand for artificial intelligence services, in a boost for the government, @theguardian.com reports. Coincides with US president Donald Trump's visit @uclb.bsky.social @profgeraintrees.bsky.social

Google announces £5bn AI investment in UK before Trump visit

Rachel Reeves says move is a ‘vote of confidence’ in British economy as she prepares to open firm’s first UK datacentre

www.theguardian.com

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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 27d

Could these companies be turning their backs at precisely the wrong moment?, asks @profgeraintrees.bsky.social after US firm Merck put the brakes on a £1 billion London research centre & AstraZeneca said it would pause a £200m investment to expand its research and development arm in Cambridge

Why Merck and AstraZeneca may regret turning their back on Britain

The pair may have gone cold on the UK but start-ups and university spinouts here are using AI to revolutionise drug discovery

www.thetimes.com

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · 29d

This Stand Up To Cancer Day, we highlight the latest groundbreaking work in oncology by UCLB’s spinouts, licences and partnerships.

You can read our Stand Up To Cancer Day news story here: www.uclb.com/2025/09/12/s...

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're proud to be training the future leaders in dementia research! 🧠 💪
Read the story of Dr Daniel Andrés Jiménez, a @uclqsion.bsky.social MSc Dementia graduate who went on to advise the Chilean Ministry of Health on dementia: buff.ly/Ek6GbE8 #UCLDementia #WorldAlzheimersDay

Reads: “The Dementia course gave me a comprehensive view of dementia research at a crucial moment in my early research career. There are many research approaches and methods, and the course helped me understand which ones suited me best and how to kick off my career as a researcher.”

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Sep 5

IO Inspire is a free weekly lunchtime programme for UCL academics looking to explore the commercial potential of their research.

The Autumn intake will run from 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 – 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Find out more about the programme and how to register here: www.uclb.com/events/io-in...

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Sep 2

UCL spinout Phasecraft, a pioneer in quantum algorithms, has secured $34 million in Series B funding to advance the practical applications of quantum algorithms.

Find out more here: www.uclb.com/2025/09/02/q...

Quantum algorithm developer Phasecraft raises $34 million in Series B funding

UCL spinout Phasecraft, a quantum algorithms company, has secured $34 million in Series B funding, to accelerate the real-world applications of quantum algorithms. The business was created with the su...

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Aug 28

A clinical trial conducted by UCL has shown for the first time how a commercially available gene expression test can accurately predict which patients with prostate cancer will benefit from chemotherapy with docetaxel.

Find out about UCLB's involvement here: www.uclb.com/2025/08/28/g...

Gene test opens the possibility of personalised prostate cancer treatment

A clinical trial conducted by UCL has shown for the first time how a commercially available gene expression test can accurately predict which patients with prostate cancer that has spread will benefit...

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Aug 13

Caitriona O'Rourke , Senior Business Manager, BioPharm, UCLB, shares her journey into science, beginning with a childhood fascination sparked by a microscope her father bought at a car boot sale.

Read the full news story here: www.uclb.com/2025/08/13/e...

Early inspirations and exciting breakthroughs: a chat with UCLB’s Caitriona O'Rourke

Caitriona O’Rourke, Senior Business Manager, BioPharm, UCLB, shares her journey into science, beginning with a childhood fascination sparked by a microscope her father bought at a car boot sale.

www.uclb.com

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UCL Engineering @uclengineering.bsky.social · Jul 15

One year ago today, we kicked off the UCL Festival of Engineering.

Over the next 6 days, we welcomed more than 7000 people to over 250 events across 6 London boroughs.

Find out more about what we got up to during a pretty extraordinary week ⬇️

Six days to save the world: 7,000 people attend UCL Festival of Engineering

The UCL Festival of Engineering, which took place from 15-20 July, brought cutting edge science and engineering to adults and young people from across London and beyond. Here’s the story of the week…

www.ucl.ac.uk

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The Next Leap @thenextleap.is · Jul 31

Steven Schooling, who has been managing director of @uclb.bsky.social since 2006, is leaving the TTO today.

His achievements include work on the UCL Technology Funds and the upcoming London Atrium, rumoured to be seeking as much as £500 million.
thenextleap.is/news/steven-...

The Next Leap » UCL Business managing director Steven Schooling steps down

Steven Schooling, who has been with University College London's commercialisation subsidiary since 2006, is leaving today.

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Aug 1

‘The Bartlett Invents!’ Pitch and Awards event took place this week at IDEALondon where Bartlett staff, PhD students, and researchers showcased the commercialisation potential of their innovative ideas and UCL research.

Find out more here: www.uclb.com/2025/08/01/t...

‘The Bartlett Invents!’ Pitch and Awards 2025

‘The Bartlett Invents!’ Pitch and Awards participants pitched their transformative ideas on 29 July to an audience of academics and innovation professionals.

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UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences @uclbrainscience.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is #WorldBrainDay, a global campaign promoting brain health for all ages.
At UCL, we're spotlighting some of the groundbreaking research that's shaping the future of brain health and wellbeing. 🧵

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Jul 22

Today is World Brain Day 🧠

Take a look back at UCLB’s Neuroscience Symposium article here, where you can read about the neuroscience spinouts that are reshaping the future of brain health and technology: www.uclb.com/2025/06/13/h...

How UCLB’s neuroscience spinouts are changing lives and making breakthroughs

As UCL’s renowned Neuroscience Symposium kicks off, UCLB uncovers its spinouts’ work in this area, from tackling motor neurone disease to redefining artificial intelligence.

www.uclb.com

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Jul 18

Last month, UCLB wrapped up the IO Inspire Spring Programme at UCL’s BaseKX incubator, where the event brought together the latest cohort of academic entrepreneurs supported by UCLB’s Ideas to Opportunities (IO) programme.

Watch the full video here: vimeo.com/1102472893

IO Inspire Spring Cohort 2025

This is "IO Inspire Spring Cohort 2025" by UCLB on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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UCL Business @uclb.bsky.social · Jul 16

Don't miss out on the event "The Future is Now – AI in Biotechnology" at Venture Café London this Thursday 17 July.

Mark Fisher, Associate Director at UCLB will be on the panel as the event explores cutting-edge models, automation plus much more!

Details here: venturecafelondon.org/event/thursd...

The Future is Now - AI in Biotech - Venture Café London

📍Fora, The Jellicoe, King’s Cross Biology is becoming programmable — are you ready to build with it? The Future is Now – AI in Biotechnology brings together the builders, researchers, and investors dr...

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