Innovation: what it can do for you
Whether you’re a researcher, student or staff member, come along to discover what innovation means in the medical sciences, how it can be relevant to your work, and what benefits it can bring to individuals and departments.

Hear from pioneering founders and entrepreneurs who are helping to transform the world through innovation in medical sciences from the University of Oxford

Put your questions to an expert panel including representatives from Oxford University Innovation and Oxford Science Enterprises who will talk about the support available

Meet the Enspire team and find out more about entrepreneurship programmes and opportunities
Connect and continue conversations over complimentary drinks following the panel discussion

Speakers include:

Tristan Collins, CEO of GaitQ, a company spun out of the University of Oxford in 2019 that is developing wearable technologies for people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s.

Tori Ford, the founder of Medical Herstory, an international award-winning not-for-profit on a mission to eliminate sexism, shame, and stigma from health experiences. Her work has been featured by UNWomen, Cosmopolitan, the Harvard Public Health Review, and CBC Canada.

Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology, who recently founded Beacon Therapeutics, an ophthalmic gene therapy company which aims to restore and improve the vision of patients with a range of retinal diseases.

Followed by an hour of networking drinks.
Date: 16 November 2023, 16:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Venue: Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Speaker: Various Speakers
Organising department: Research Services
Organiser contact email address: sheryn.simpson@admin.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkc6EmX7h7qpEgfniUgnXM2dUNFFGQ1g5TUJLU003QjRTVloxT1I0UUVYNS4u
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Sheryn Simpson