Cancer Research Horizons Innovation Summit 2025

Cancer Research Horizons’ annual Innovation Summit is returning on 18 November 2025 at The Royal Institution of Great Britain.

Join us for a day filled with inspiring talks from researchers who are translating their research and networking with members of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The event will provide you with the opportunity to learn the essential skills and mindset required for embarking on the entrepreneurial journey. You will connect with other entrepreneurs and experts in the field of oncology, and discuss/understand the routes you can take to translate your cancer research into practice. You will also gain insights into circumventing common pitfalls that entrepreneurs often encounter.

Learning objectives

This is an excellent opportunity to learn from and network with members of the entrepreneurial community, with a marketplace exhibit allowing you to engage personally with both Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Horizons, our partners, and members of the national and regional entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Our speakers & agenda

Across our agenda you will hear from:

• Researchers who have successfully translated their research through entrepreneurship and working with Industry
• Investors interested in working with cancer researchers like yourselves
• Successful members of Cancer Research UK-funded startup companies
• Members of entrepreneurial ecosystem who support the research community to translate their findings.

For more details please visit the webpage here.

Photography and filming
Photography and filming will be taking place at this event for use in future CRUK science communications including, but not limited to, newsletters, publications, marketing emails, webpages, and social media. (Individuals will not be identified by name or affiliation when using any images). If you do not wish to be featured, please speak to a member of Cancer Research UK at the registration desk.

Important travel information to the UK – applying for an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).

The UK government has issued new travel advice for international travel to the UK from April 2025. Attendees should visit the UK Government website to check if an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) is required to enter the UK.

Guidance on how to apply for an ETA can also be found on the website.

Covid guidance

The health and safety of our attendees and those you work with, remains our highest priority, and we are working closely with the conference venues to ensure the event continues to follow government guidelines and advice.

Although it is not mandatory, we would encourage all attendees to take a lateral flow test up to 24 hours before the event. There will be sanitizing stations available in the public areas of the venue and face masks at the registration desk.

Inclusive research and innovation events

We've prioritised embedding Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across all our research activities to help foster environments that support innovation and creativity. Our research events are designed to showcase cutting-edge science, bring together an international scientific community and facilitate collaborations.

We want to provide welcoming and inclusive research events where we inspire, inform and engage a range of researchers and promote a positive research culture for everyone. To support this, we've developed a Code of Conduct to set out our expectations for everyone involved in our research events.

Cancer Research Horizons and Cancer Research UK are committed to being an inclusive funder and to ensuring the researchers we attract, support and retain are as diverse as possible. We encourage you to complete this form in full, so we receive enough information for data analysis.