MILNER: EVENTS CALENDAR

Dr Jonathan Milner, Co-Founder of the Milner Therapeutics Institute and of Abcam plc, is an experienced entrepreneur and investor. He is passionate about supporting UK life science and high-tech start-ups and has provided considerable investment, mentoring and support to over 80 companies including assisting three technology companies to IPO on the London AIM Stock exchange. […]

This event is presented as part of the Cambridge Festival. What is functional genomics and why is AI (artificial intelligence/machine learning) key to its interpretation?  To find out this and more, join the Milner Therapeutics Institute as we take you on a tour through these new areas of medical research. Be ready to encounter big data, big […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. April Theme: Large language models for biomedical data Speakers: Andrew Green (EMBL-EBI) "Levelling the playing field: using LLMs to bootstrap curation for ncRNA" and Kenza Bouzid (Microsoft Research) "MAIRA-1: A specialised large multimodal […]

Are you interested in working for a biotech company? This event aims to matchmake students/postdocs with biotech firms, making connections that may lead to opportunities for placement. This event is organised by Cambridge Gravity in collaboration with the Milner Therapeutics Institute. The biotech companies at this matchmaking event have been invited from the Milner Institute’s affiliated […]

The next event in our popular Seminar Series will take place on Thursday, 25th April. The seminar will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Focus on: neuroinflammation Agenda 4:00pm Guy Brown, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge "Taming microglia in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration" 4:30pm Yujing Gao, Astex "Investigating ALS using iPSC […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 2nd May ⏰ 5.15pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre May Theme: Feature Selection Methods Speakers: Ricard Argelaguet and Fredrik Svensson Schedule: 5.15 - doors open 5.30pm - presentations begin 6:30pm […]

🗓️ 8th May ⏰ 12.30pm 📍 Online In this webinar we will describe the joint venture between the MRC, AstraZeneca and the Milner Therapeutics Institute at the University of Cambridge, and the application of arrayed CRISPR screening in uncovering novel genes and biology for disease. We will also answer any questions you may have about […]

Cambridge Network's Jobs and Careers Fair Date & Time: 🗓️ 10th May 2024 ⏰ 12:00 -16:00 📍 Postdoc Centre, Eddington, Cambridge We'll be joining Cambridge Network's Jobs and Careers Fair on 10th May from 12 to 4pm. If you would like to learn more about careers and culture at the Milner Institute, we'll see you […]

🗓️ 22nd May ⏰ 4:00pm 📍 Illumina Ventures Labs, Cori Building, Granta Park, Little Abington, CB21 6GP The Founders Growth Community brings you a Masterclass with Andy Richards! Learn from an industry expert who has founded and scaled innovative life science, biotechnology, and digital health companies in the UK. This event will include an audience […]

🗓️ 5th June ⏰ 4:00pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre The next event in our popular Seminar Series will take place on Wednesday, 5th June. This seminar will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Register to attend this seminar. Focus on: targeted protein degradation 4:00pm Heike Laman, Department of […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 6th June ⏰ 5.15pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre June Theme: Graph Neural Networks Speakers: Chaitanya Joshi, University of Cambridge “gRNAde: Geometric Deep Learning for 3D RNA inverse design" and […]

🗓️ 12th June ⏰ All day 📍 Various locations around Cambridge, UK The Milner Institute is proud to be part of O2H's Cambridge Wide Open Day, taking place on 12th June. The event offers a unique insight into Cambridge's world-renowned science and technology, with local companies and institutions opening their doors for visitors to explore innovation in […]

🗓️ 1st July ⏰ 3pm – 6pm 📍 St Catharine's College, Cambridge The Milner Institute’s 2024 Pitch Day will take place on 1st July. Some of the most exciting and innovative early-stage life sciences companies from local accelerators and incubators such as Frame Shift and Start Codon, as well as other selected national and international companies, will be […]

🗓️ 2nd July ⏰ 12:00pm - 6:30pm 📍 West Road Concert Hall and online Registration to the Symposium is free, and is open to academics and Milner affiliated companies only. The Milner Symposium brings together a powerful mix of academic and industry partners to discuss the latest academic and pre-clinical research and how it could […]

🗓️ 26th September ⏰ 4:00pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre The next event in our popular Seminar Series will take place on Thursday, 26th September. This seminar will include time for Q&A and will be followed by refreshments and networking. Focus on: targeted protein degradation 4:00pm-4:30pm Mark Toshner Victor Philip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research […]

🗓️ 26th September ⏰ 4:00pm - 6:00pm 📍 Cambridge Building, Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge CB22 3AT Join the Founders Growth Community (FGC) Masterclass for a talk by Thomas Holm Pedersen: Learn from an industry leader that is the academic founder and CEO of NMD Pharma that is delivering novel treatments for neuromuscular disease. Thomas […]

🗓️ 30th September ⏰ 11:00am-12:00pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre The Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) aims to leverage arrayed CRISPR screening to identify phenotypic signatures of development and disease. We will present examples of phenotypic screens in human cell models and the challenges involved, as well as routes for collaboration. Speakers: Chun Hao Wong, […]

The AI Club brings together the Biomedical AI and Machine Learning community in Cambridge, to discuss common themes and explore different topics and methodologies. 🗓️ 3rd October ⏰ 5.15pm 📍 Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre October Theme: Commercialisation of AI Speakers: Andrew McDonald, Biophonics “Biophonics: commercialising an AI- enabled medical device to screen for valvular heart […]

🗓️ 9th October ⏰ 10:00am 📍 Online (Zoom) Join us for this webinar presented by the MRC-AstraZeneca-University of Cambridge Joint Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory. Speaker: Dr Delphine Larrieu, Altos Labs Abstract: Progeria syndromes are very rare, incurable premature aging conditions recapitulating most aging features. They are caused by mutations in nuclear envelope proteins, who play […]

🗓️ 22nd October ⏰ 4:30pm-7:00pm (presentations 5:00pm-6:00pm) 📍 West Hub, JJ Thompson Avenue, Cambridge Join Cambridge Network and the Milner Therapeutics Institute to explore the world of genomics and AI in developing therapies for human disease. CRISPR gene-editing and AI are crucial tools in the early stages of developing therapies for the treatment of human […]