Join us at this Creative Disruption Forum for a discussion with experts on the latest Investment and Dealmaking Strategies that are working

Firstly, we are delighted to collaborate with Arc Oxford on Garsington Road, Oxford OX42SU who are letting us use their venue for our twenty fifth Creative Disruption Forum (CDF). This is for industry thought leaders, business leaders (CXOs), and R&D Directors of emerging biotech and biopharma companies, investors, service companies, our future and aspiring leaders plus anyone else who is interested and curious.

Keynote Interviews conducted by Prof Tony Sedgwick

This Creative Disruption Forum (CDF) is a discussion fora about the latest dealmaking and investment strategies working for life sciences inovation companies. For this we will have a number of well seasoned and successful life science sector keynotes in the morning that will set the tone for the day along with interaction from the participants. Then after a light lunch we will have afternoon workshops to discuss the topics of the day, which will culminate in general discussions. The purpose is to help our community build business relationships with like-minded individuals, to learn from each other and have some fun in the process through open and authentic dialogue with no information dumps. These discussions are conducted under Chatham House Rules so that we can be ourselves in a trusted space and not be quoted or misquoted outside of the event :)

All our CDFs so far have been received very well, you will see many photos, positive comments and separate LinkedIn posts from participants and sponsors from our previous events. Here is a small collection of the testimonials:

"These #creativedisruption events are a genuine and wonderful exchange of ideas. An elegantly crafted format by Tony Sedgwick and Graham Combe." - Prashant Shah, Managing Partner, O2h Group and CEO of O2h Discovery.

"So pleased to represent Sitryx at the fantastic #creativedisruption forum. As always, Tony Sedgwick challenged us to think about how we do #drugdiscovery and what opportunities we see in the future." - Jon Ellery, Director of Biology, Sitryx

Creative Disruption Forum—20 October 2025

The Creative Disruption Forum, hosted by Tony Sedgwick and Graham Combe at Arc Oxford, Garsington Road, Oxford OX42SU, will comprehensively examine the latest dealmaking and investor strategies and trends. This is conducted with the "boots on the ground" experts that are actively working in the field. From investors, to biotech and life science innovation CEOs, to the middle men and professionals helping the deals to succeed, we learn from the doers in a format and fora that is interactive, engaging and intimate expertly moderated by our resident thought-leader Prof Tony Sedgwick....... guarenteed to be a better learning experience than AI.

The Agenda in Summary

The approximate CDF agenda is:

10-10.30 am arrival with coffee & teas, biscuits & fruit - networking

10.30-10.50 am - initial introduction to event, sponsor intros and house keeping etc

10.50- 12.00 - Initial Keynotes interviews with investors and those with recent investment

12.00-12.20 pm - coffee & tea break

12.20-12.50pm - Keynote interviews with dealmakers kicking off with James Fry, Mills & Reeve will outline what he is seeing in the dealmaker landscape.

12.50-1.30 pm - Then we have the "boots on the ground" company interviews to get their perspectives.

1.30-2.30 pm - light lunch with coffee + refreshments

3.00-4.00 pm - 6-8 workshops with a Group Leader on each - a great way for everyone to get to know each other.

4.00-5.00 pm - The workshop Group Leaders overview their discussions and Tony Sedgwick round up.

5.00-5.15 pm - End

6 -8 pm - Unofficial Drinks & Networking at the Oxford Retreat.

ADMISSION FEE for Service Companies such as CROs, CDMOs, Patent Attorneys, Consultancy Firms = £120 - ALL-INCLUSIVE .

ADMISSION FEE for Innovative Emerging Life Science Companies and Independent Consultants = £60

Investors can apply for free entry by writing to graham@biosell.co.uk.

Thank you to our sponsors.

More General Information about the Creative Disruption Forum

At all our events, we encourage dialogue in the room with the keynotes and participants expertly moderated by our resident thought leader, Prof Tony Sedgwick. Tony and I have worked together developing our Agile Leaders, Biotech Buddies, #coffeebuddies and now our Creative Disruption Forums over the last nine years. During the pandemic, we did 3-4 #coffeebuddies "shows" weekly, linking our UK community to others worldwide. Our aim for each participant in all our events is to be engaging, informative and entertaining - with no more death by PowerPoint! lol

To spark new thoughts and ideas and build friendships

As organisers, we promise always to entertain, engage, inform and be interactive during our thought-leadership interviews and Creative Disruption workshops. This is to help you spark new thoughts and ideas and build friendships wi

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