Milner Therapeutics Institute 🧪

⭐️ Our February newsletter just hit the virtual stands!

Registration for the Milner Therapeutics Symposium is open, the Milner Therapeutics Consortium and FGSL are accepting calls for proposals, and more!

🔗 https://milner.glueup.com/organization/7082/campaign/31wRVDZaKaXpBD6xsi71AA%3D%3D/

Did you know that we offer programmes in educational ideation, entrepreneurship and skills development? We also offer incubation facilities for young companies, a founders community, and pitch events with investors! 🌱

🔗 Find out more on our website: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/enterprise/

Fantastic to see Uli and Taxiarchis representing the Functional Genomics Screening Lab at the ELRIG World Organoid & Organ-on-a-chip Research Day!

🔗 Learn more about the work underway at the FGSL and the open call for proposals: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/functional-genomics-screening-lab-fgsl/

🌐 Partnerships are a core pillar of the Milner Institute.

We connect academia and industry to accelerate translation — bringing together 90+ partner & affiliate organisations, including 10 pharma + 3 academic partners and 80+ affiliated companies.

🔗 https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/partnerships/

📣 Milner Consortium Call

Are you an academic at University of Cambridge Wellcome Sanger Institute or Babraham Institute?

Do you have an idea for a pre-clinical project that would benefit from industry expertise?

Find out more: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/consortiumcall

Don't miss CDD Vault's European Life Science Community Meeting. Featuring a stellar lineup of speakers from Small Molecules, Biologicals, and AI, including Milner affiliates & Consortium companies!

🗓️ 25 & 26 Feb
📍Cambridge

🔗 https://ow.ly/QCOU50Y9eg8

Did you know this paper was recently published from our AI & Computational Research Team? 👀

“Utilising multi-modal data-driven network analysis to identify monotherapy & combinational therapy targets in SOX2-dependent squamous cell lung cancer”

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42004-025-01778-7

🌻 Welcome to our new affiliate, n6!

n6 is a genomics technology company advancing translational research through smarter sample prep. They partner with labs scaling from discovery to translational studies, reducing technical friction so teams can focus on biology.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 If you’re attending the CRUK Data-Driven Cancer Research Conference this month, did you know you can catch up with Milner Head of Research Nicola McCarthy?

Nicola will attend the conference on Days 1 and 2 and would love to talk to you about Milner research!

🎟️ Register: https://ow.ly/AGgE50Y1iHW

📣 Don't miss the Milner Consortium Call!

Are you an academic at University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute or Babraham Institute?

Do you have an idea for a pre-clinical project that would benefit from industry expertise?

Find out more: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/consortiumcall

Last week, we welcomed >45 affiliated companies to a B2B networking event on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus This was an opportunity for companies in our network to better understand each other’s expertise & uncover potential opportunities for partnerships. 

Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/I1Ap50Y4Zan

Living rare: reflections across a lifetime 💡

On 27 February, Cambridge Rare Disease Network will mark #InternationalRareDiseaseDay with an event to explore what it means to live with a rare condition, from early childhood through adulthood.

🔗 https://camrarerarediseaseday2026.eventbrite.co.uk

🤝 Milner Symposium sponsorship packages are available! If you’re looking to gain visibility at a leading life sciences event, this is your opportunity.

📄 View the Sponsor Brochure here:
https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2026-Sponsor-Brochure-for-Website.pdf #MilnerSymp26

📣 The 2026 Milner Consortium Call is open!

Are you an academic at University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute or Babraham Institute?

Do you have an idea for a pre-clinical project that would benefit from industry expertise?

Find out more: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/consortiumcall

We’re delighted that our Exec Director Cathy Tralau-Stewart (@cathyjts.bsky.social) has continued her thought leadership work with Drug Discovery World, following her involvement as a keynote speaker and panellist at their recent Symposium!

🔗 Read the article at www.ddw-online.com/ddw-winter-2...

Milner Seminars: focus on neurodegeneration 🧠

We're excited to welcome you to our 2026 seminar series! Join us tomorrow for talks by Daniel Tams (Astex) and Stefano Pluchino (University of Cambridge)

🔗 https://milner.glueup.com/event/milner-seminars-focus-on-neurodegeneration-163500/

We're delighted that Milner Head of Research Nicola McCarthy will be presenting a Functional Genomics Screening Lab poster at the Festival of Genomics on 28-29 January! 🤩

🧬 FGSL: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/functional-genomics-screening-lab-fgsl/.

🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/7RNp50Y1ghm

The Cambridge Moment is here and it matters for life sciences translation 🚀

We enjoyed this blog post from Cambridge Biomedical Campus!

📖 Read the piece here: https://cambridge-biomedical.com/news/blog-cambridge-moment/

🔗 Visit the Milner website for more info: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk

📣 Don't miss our Consortium Call Q&A webinar! Learn more about the Call and pose questions to the Milner team.

🗓️ Tomorrow, 22 Jan
⏰ 10am

👉 https://ow.ly/WRtu50XCI56

AI Club - The Milner Therapeutics Institute

Cambridge AI Club for Biomedicine: AI at the Molecular Frontier

5 February, Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Join @aiclubbiomed.bsky.social as they welcome speakers Sam Davis (Oxford Nanopore and Niklas Schmacke (Helmholtz Munich)

No need to register, just turn up!

🔗 http://milner.cam.ac.uk/ai-club

Join the Milner Consortium Call Q&A webinar!

🗓️ 22 January
⏰ 10am
📍 Online

To learn more about the Consortium Call, please register to attend our information and Q&A webinar: https://ow.ly/WRtu50XCI56

Find our more about the call here: http://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/consortiumcall/

Milner Seminars: focus on neurodegeneration 🧠

We're excited to welcome you to our 2026 seminar series! Join us on 27 January for talks by Daniel Tams (Astex) and Stefano Pluchino (University of Cambridge)

🔗 https://milner.glueup.com/event/milner-seminars-focus-on-neurodegeneration-163500/

📣 UK Human Functional Genomics Initiative is pleased to announce its AI Summer school!

The University of Exeter is offering a workshop covering a range of genome-sequencing topics.

📅 September '26
📍 Exeter, UK

🔗 https://www.ukfunctionalgenomics.com/events/functional-genomics-and-ai-summer-school

🌻 We're delighted to welcome Elastin Biosciences to our bio-incubator at the Milner Therapeutics Institute!

Elastin is developing an “Elastin Restoration” platform to reverse extracellular matrix deterioration — a fundamental driver of ageing.

🔗 https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/incubator/#ELASTIN

Cambridge–Oxford Bioventure Showcase 🚀

🗓️ 22 January, online

Bringing together early-stage biotech & life sciences companies to present to investors, industry leaders & collaborators.

🔗 https://milner.glueup.com/event/cambridge-oxford-bioventure-showcase-161902/

We’re recruiting a Senior Research Laboratory Technician!

This role provides support to research groups at the MTI, maintaining consistent and safe availability of equipment, consumables and spaces 👇

https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/senior-research-laboratory-technician-pr48453

Including two of our own roles! Check them out below 👇

The Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre is looking for a Building Services Manager to oversee core facilities services!

If you have experience of health & safety management and research facilities, this could be the role for you!

🔗 https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/building-services-manager-ps48264

📣 The 2026 Milner Consortium Call is now open!

Are you an academic at University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute or Babraham Institute?

Do you have an idea for a pre-clinical project that would benefit from industry expertise?

Find out more: https://www.milner.cam.ac.uk/consortiumcall

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