Spinning Out: Overcoming Challenges at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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Join us for our second networking event! This will be an engaging lunchtime discussion focused on spinning out as a company from academia to industry in the field of digital mental health. You’ll hear from leading experts as they share their journeys and insights on overcoming the particular challenges faced by spinouts, and you’ll have the chance to engage in thought-provoking discussions with fellow participants.

Turning academic research into commercial ventures is challenging due to the need to navigate regulatory hurdles, secure funding, and translate ideas into market-ready products. Networking offers access to expertise, partnerships, and industry insights that can help overcome these obstacles and successfully bring effective interventions to market, giving them the power to help as many people as possible

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to connect with industry professionals, researchers, lived experience experts, and policymakers, all united in a mission to advance mental health care through effective interventions and a collaborative field.

Panellists at this event include:

Zoë Blake, CEO of Careloop Health
Dr Barnaby Perks, founder and ex-CEO of Oxford VR
Dr Melinda Rees, CEO of Psyomics
Liza Levy, co-Founder of Unravel

The panel will be moderated by Ella Goldner, Co-founder of Zinc VC

Schedule for the event:

11:45 - 12:00: Arrivals
12:00 - 12:15: Introduction by Wellcome
12:15 - 13:15: Panel discussion and audience Q&A
13:15 - 14:30: Lunch & Networking

Location:

📍 Wellcome Trust Office, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE

🌐 For remote participants, the joining link will be shared upon registration.

Wellcome is partnering with Zinc VC to support efforts to establish collaboration between academia and industry in the field of digital mental health.

Wellcome is a global charitable foundation, supporting science to help solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone climate change, infectious disease and mental health. In mental Health, Wellcome’s mission is to create a stepchange in early intervention for depression, anxiety and psychosis. Wellcome has recently launched a funding opportunity to accelerate scalable digital mental health interventions [link] . Zinc VC is a mission-driven venture capital firm that invests in and supports entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions to tackle some of the world’s toughest social challenges affecting the health of people and of the planet.

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