Expert-led workshops
Essential topics including IP, grant funding, raising investment, branding, pitching, strategic leadership, and R&D tax and insurance.
Network accelerator · 10 weeks
Innovators Club
A community within a community for early-stage life science founders. Workshops, 1:1 investor sessions, visibility and a final pitch to the BioCapital Network — built around the people who can actually move your company forward.
- 10
- weeks
- ~6
- companies per cohort
- 400+
- investors at final pitch
- 8,000+
- followers reached per spotlight
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About
Innovation goes hand-in-hand with collaboration.
Every year we create a community within a community in the form of the Innovators Club. Alongside a structured 10-week programme of workshops, mentoring and events, it gives early-stage life science founders a space to meet others tackling similar hurdles.
The products differ — the developmental challenges rarely do. We call it a network accelerator for a reason: participants leave with an expanded network and meaningful relationships that compound long after the cohort ends.
What you get
The 10-week programme
1-to-1 investor sessions
Each cohort company is paired with a relevant investor for a no-detriment session offering invaluable feedback on proposition, deck and pitching style.
Visibility
Each company is interviewed by one of our Science Writers to produce a bespoke Startup Spotlight article shared across our channels to 8,000+ followers.
Pitch to the BioCapital Network
At the end of the programme, each cohort company presents a rapid-fire pitch to the 400+ members of the BioCapital Network.
SEC Summit
The programme concludes in time for the SEC Summit — a high-impact platform to engage with leading investors, industry stakeholders and ecosystem partners across the UK life sciences ecosystem.
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Who is it for?
Any early-stage life science company doing great science with the ambition to scale.
From revolutionising human health to solving the climate crisis and everything in between — if you're building, we want to support you.
- Registered company in the life sciences
- Pre-seed or have raised less than £1m to date
- Member of the BioEntrepreneur Club
- Willing to travel to London for up to ~10 evening sessions
- ~20 hours total commitment across 10 weeks
How to apply
A simple form, then a conversation.
Applications open in November and close in early February. We review every submission, shortlist for a 30-minute interview, and announce ~6 cohort companies by late February. The programme runs 26 March – 28 May 2026.
- Step 1
Nov
Applications open
- Step 2
Feb
Shortlist interviews
- Step 3
Late Feb
~6 cohort companies announced
- Step 4
26 Mar
Programme kicks off
- Step 5
28 May
Pitch + SEC Summit
If applications aren't currently open, join the BioEntrepreneur Club to be first to know when they reopen.
Alumni
Meet our alumni
20 companies
AltAtlas
Apeikon
BioMavericks
BoobyBiome
CC Bio
CEXAL
ChronosDX
Epsilico
Evolutor
MNS
Multus
PearBio
PentaBind
Phase Biolabs
Phycobloom
Pregenerate
Umkele
Uncommon
Unicorn Biotech
Zonova
"The programme offered excellent opportunities for meeting with experts as well as networking with founders and investors."
"The workshops with investors provided invaluable feedback on our business plan, approach and pitches. We can't overstate the importance of participating in a live pitch event before fundraising."
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