UKSPA members and stakeholders will gather at Babraham Research Campus on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th March, for the UKSPA Spring Conference 2024. The Conference will be hosted by Babraham Research Campus, with the plenary sessions taking place at the dedicated conferencing facilities in the Cambridge Building. There will also be opportunities to tour the campus facilities, including the Live Labs and the Flow Cytometry Facility.

Following on from the UKSPA Autumn Conference at the University of Coventry Technology Park in June, the two days will consider and debate current national and regional trends.

The Conference will start at lunchtime on Thursday and conclude on Friday afternoon. Throughout the two days, leading speakers from the UKSPA network and key partners and stakeholders will discuss in depth the challenges, opportunities, and innovative ways the sector continues to further engage, inspire, and grow.

About Our Hosts

The Babraham Research Campus is a leading location which supports early-stage bioscience enterprises and is distinct in its co-location of bioscience companies with the world-leading discovery research of the Babraham Institute. The Campus is a dynamic environment within 430 acres of parkland, home to over 60 companies, 2,000 employees and 300 academic researchers. It is where discovery research and business come together with a shared scientific focus that accelerates innovation and strengthens links between academia and the commercial world.

The vision is for the Babraham Research Campus to be one of the best places in the world for discovery bioscience research and innovation and a leading sustainable ecosystem to start, nurture, scale and grow bioscience business, capturing new opportunities. Their mission is to deliver a growing and vibrant Campus. A Campus that enables world-leading bioscience research and business to come together in a unique combination, with a focus that accelerates scientific discovery and helps to build and scale businesses. Delivering a highly connected, sustainable and dynamic ecosystem, that creates new discoveries, therapeutics, jobs and growth to support the UK economy.

Conference Programme

The outline Conference Programme is available to download here.

Directions By Car and Train

A detailed map of Babraham Research Campus can be downloaded here.

Travelling by Car:

Please note if you are driving you must come through the main gate on the A1307 and not through the old entrance via Babraham Village, which satellite navigation systems often give directions to.

Venue Address: The Cambridge Building, Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AT

Travelling by Train

We recommend arriving at Cambridge Station, which is approx. 9km north of the Research Campus. Whittlesford Parkway is closer, approx. 7km west of the Campus, but has fewer services and no guaranteed taxi availability.

Taxis

Taxi services are available from Cambridge Station (Mastercab 01223 566654, Panther 01223 715715) but note this service cannot be guaranteed from Whittlesford Parkway, so please check first.

Drinks Reception

A networking drinks reception will be held on Thursday 14th March, immediately following the conference sessions. This will take place in the Bar of the Cambridge Building, at Babraham Research Campus

Coaches to/from Cambridge

Coach travel will be provided from the Conference venue to the conference hotel and dinner venue in Cambridge City Centre on the evening of Thursday 14th March, following the drinks reception. Return coach travel will be provided from Cambridge to the Conference Venue on the morning of Friday 15th March, to arrive in time for registration. Delegates are encouraged to leave their cars at Babraham Research Campus overnight.

Networking Dinner

There will be a networking dinner on Thursday 14th March, held at Graduate Cambridge, Granta Place, Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RT.

Hotels

Please see below for details of the recommended Conference hotel, Graduate Cambridge, which is also the venue for the Networking Dinner, and is offering a discounted rate of £195 B&B for single occupancy to all UKPSA delegates, using the Promo Code 'UKSPA'. The number of rooms available is limited to approx. 70, and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so it is recommended that bookings are made immediately, to avoid disappointment.

Hotel: Graduate Cambridge
Booking Link: CLICK HERE TO BOOK (Promo Code Applied)
Conference Promo Code: UKSPA
Arrival Date: 13th or 14th March 2024
Departure Date: 15th March 2024
Room Type: King/Premiium King
Single Occupancy B&B: £195 per night
Double Occupancy B&B: £210 per night

Alternatively, there is a wide range of hotels located close to Cambridge City Centre.

Delegate Places

All UKSPA Members are entitled to up to two free places at the Conference. There are a limited number of non-member places (or for the booking of an additional delegate place for Members) with delegate fees shown in the booking details.

Please be aware of bogus organisations currently targeting our industry, offering data list sales. Under no circumstances do we sell or rent attendee information to any third party. We would strongly advise not working with any company that claims they have this data.

UKSPA Spring Conference 2024: 14th-15th March, Babraham Research Campus