Norwich Health Innovation Conference 2026
Schedule
Wed Jun 10 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
John Innes Centre | Norwich, EN
About this Event
Registration Closes Friday 22nd May
You are invited to our third annual Norwich Health Innovation Conference; join us to hear the very latest in Research and Innovation taking place at the University of East Anglia and across Norwich Research Park.
This full one-day conference is aimed at health practitioners, industry professionals, researchers, IP professionals and investors. It will focus on a range of aspects of health research, translation and commercialisation. Across the programme for the day, attendees will have the opportunity to:
Explore our broad areas of internationally leading research activity.
- Learn how our international leading research is being translated and how to get involved.
- Hear case studies of research commercialisation, spin out formation and collaborations with industry.
- Have an opportunity to network across a range of academia and industry professionals.
Join us to hear from researchers and practitioners about our research, translation and commercialisation activities happening across the Norwich Research Park.
The day will be split into three sessions. Each session will open with a Keynote Address from opinion leaders and experts and conclude with an invited Q&A panel to discuss the topics of the day
Session 1 Innovation Spotlight
- Keynote Speaker: Louise Jones, Executive Director of Investigator Led Themes, Medical Research Council (MRC)
Session 2 Translation Focus
- Keynote Speaker: Katherine Ward, Operating Partner Oxford Science Enterprises
Session 3 Spin Out and Commercialisation - Meet the Experts
- Keynote Speakers: John Wain, Entrepreneur in Residence, University of East Anglia and Fiona Nielsen, Director of Launch Programme, Pioneer Group and Simone Immler, Virilitas Ltd
Register now*
(*Registration closes 22nd May 2026)
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Registration with Refreshments
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Welcome and Scene Setting
Info: 09:30 - 09:40 Professor Phil Baker, Pro Vice Chancellor of UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health 09:40 - 09:50 Rob Sherwin, Group Medical Director; Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
🕑: 09:50 AM - 11:15 AM
Session 1: Innovation Spotlight - Keynote Talk
Host: Session Chair - Colin Cooper
Info: Keynote Talk: Louise Jones, Executive Director of Investigator Led Themes, Medical Research Council (MRC)
🕑: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: Innovation Spotlight
Host: Session Chair: Colin Cooper
Info: Talk 2: David Vazour, University of East Anglia - 'From Gut to Brain: How Microbial Metabolites and Polyphenols Shape Cognitive Ageing and Alzheimer’s Risk'
Talk 3: Martin Warren, Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB) - 'Rethinking Vitamin B12 Diagnostics'
Talk 4: Cathie Martin, John Innes Centre (JIC)
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Session 1: Q&A Panel
Host: Session Chair: Colin Cooper
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking & Poster Display
Info: Refreshments served in the Main Foyer
🕑: 11:45 AM - 01:10 PM
Session 2: Translation Focus - Keynote Talk
Info: Keynote Talk: Katherine Ward, Operating Partner - Health Tech Oxford Science Enterprises - 'From Science to Scale up: the joys and challenges of HealthTech venture building'
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM
Session 2: Translation Focus
Host: Session Chair: Katherine Ward
Info: Talk 6: Mark Williams, University of East Anglia (UEA)
Talk 7: Anne Osbourn, John Innes Centre (JIC) - 'Harnessing plant metabolic diversity for food and health applications'
Talk 8: Stuart Rushworth, University of East Anglia (UEA)
🕑: 12:55 PM - 01:10 PM
Session 2: Q&A Panel
Host: Session Chair: Katherine Ward
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:30 PM
Networking & Poster Display
Info: Refreshments served in the Main Foyer
🕑: 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 3: Spin Out and Commercialisation - Meet the Experts
Host: Session Chair - Nick Goodwin Anglia Innovation Partners
Info: Talk 9: John Wain, Entrepreneur in Residence, University of East Anglia
Talk 10: Fiona Nielsen,Launch Programme Director at Pioneer Group (and Royal Society EiR at Earlham Institute) – ‘Accelerating commercialisation of university spinouts’
Talk 11: Simone Immler, Virilitas Ltd - ‘Taking research from the lab to the people who need it’
🕑: 02:35 PM - 03:00 PM
Session 3: Q&A Panel
Host: Session Chair: Nick Goodwin, Anglia Innovation Partners
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Closing Remarks
Info: Nicola Hancock, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Innovation, University of East Anglia (UEA)
🕑: 03:15 PM - 05:00 PM
Networking & Poster Display - Drinks Reception
Where is it happening?
John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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