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Where is the money? Investing in Life & Bio sciences

Event details

  • Location:
    Stevenage BioScience Catalyst , Gunnels Wood Rd
    Stevenage     SG1 2FX
  • Date: 2 October 2025 - 2 October 2025
  • Time:

Business Finance Week 2025

30 September - 9 October 

With a host of free nationwide and regional in-person events, webinars and more, Business Finance Week helps smaller businesses learn about the different finance options that may be available to them to support their individual needs.

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About the event

Join colleagues from the British Business Bank as we outline how Life and Bio Science businesses could benefit from equity finance.

For newer or smaller businesses, accessing debt finance can be difficult.

This is especially true if your business is pre-revenue, pre-profit, or requires a lot of initial capital to develop a prototype.

Fortunately, there are alternatives to debt finance.

Equity funding is primarily used to fuel business growth, allowing business owners to invest in development, such as hiring staff, buying equipment and machinery, or increasing production.

At this event, we’ll talk you through Equity funding for early-stage businesses, particularly Angel investing and Venture Capital, to put you in the best possible position to attract funding and grow your business.

This event will be delivered in partnership with Stevenage BioScience Catalyst and Hertfordshire Futures.

This event is aimed at individuals with an intermediate knowledge of finance.

Speakers

  • Andrew Waters, Interim CEO, Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
  • Emma Johnson, Senior Investment Manager, British Business Bank
  • Emmi Nicholl, MD, Cambridge Angels
  • Paul Sullivan, Senior Manager UK Network, British Business Bank
  • Paul Witcombe, Sector Lead Life Sciences, Hertfordshire Futures
  • Steph Aldridge, Investment Readiness Champion, Innovate UK Business Growth
  • Vanela Bushi, Venture Fellow, H Tree Capital


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