Miranda Weston-Smith

Business Development for healthcare and biotech

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Congratulations @cic_vc and all

[Cambridge Innovation Capital @cic_vc]

Backing UK Innovation with the £100M CIC Opportunity Fund 🚀

We’re pleased to launch the CIC Opportunity Fund, a £100 million growth fund anchored by @avivainvestors and @BPatientCap, with cornerstone commitments of £15 million and £20 million, respectively. This fund is designed to provide crucial scale-up financing for the UK’s deep tech and life sciences companies - helping them navigate the critical next stage of growth and remain competitive on a global stage.

The UK is home to world-class research and breakthrough innovation, but too often, companies struggle to secure the funding needed to scale. With investments of up to £20 million per company, we aim to bridge this gap, ensuring that more IP-rich, high-impact businesses can grow and thrive in the UK.

This investment also reflects the strong commitment of Aviva Investors and British Patient Capital to the UK’s innovation ecosystem. Their support strengthens Cambridge’s position as a world-leading science and technology hub and aligns with broader efforts to develop the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.

We’re excited to partner with investors who share our vision and look forward to supporting the next generation of globally competitive technology companies.

#CICOpportunityFund #VentureCapital #DeepTech #LifeSciences #Innovation #ScaleUp #Cambridge

[Murray Edwards College @MECCambridge]

So excited to offer this brilliant scholarship to women in Data Intensive Science!
Please share this with your academic communities, and encourage your students to apply!

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

@sciencescanner Wonderful - my maternal great grandfather lived there

[Business Weekly @businessweekly]

Redefining Leadership: Integrating women’s wellbeing and professional success – Guest article by Lily Cheng @Rising_Network https://t.co/fFqAd3BHqv

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Are you coming to #BioBeat24: Driving solutions in neurodegeneration with digital, 16 May, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, London? Chairs are Alison Cave @MHRAgovuk and Jia-Yi Har @CathayHealth fund. Info & to register: https://t.co/CXvEUIR3sp
Thanks for support @UKDRI @SWC_Neuro

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

📣 Attention all deep-tech and life science startup founders! Applications for the I.E.C.T. – Summer School 2024 are now open!
Hosted by I.E.C.T. – Hermann Hauser and https://t.co/l4h4HbZBfy Info and to register at https://t.co/8XLsCkLS0t @IECT_HH

Hope to see you there!

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Zoe Kourtzi, Professor of #Computational #neuroscience @Cambridge_Uni, @CambridgeABL, will deliver the keynote #BioBeat24 on #AI for better #brain #health: from the #cloud to the clinic, 16 May, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, London @SWC_Neuro @UKDRI. Info at https://t.co/CXvEUIR3sp

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

The latest @Innovation_F event will focus on Cell and Gene Therapy!
Academics, entrepreneurs and companies will lead the discussion on how we can translate this technology into clinics. Marylebone, London 6 June 2024
https://t.co/x9pJGmSrVe #CGT #event

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Looking forward to this exciting event

[CJBSEntrepreneurship @CJBS_EC]

Join us for a special event on 29th Nov @CambridgeJBS to envision the future of #healthcare. Places are limited. Email [email protected] for more information asap.
#HealthcareInnovation
@CamPostdocs @MedCambridge @CamBiochem @CamBioCampus @Cambridge_Uni

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Total pleasure being a mentor for @impulse_Maxwell

[impulse @impulse_Maxwell]

Mentor Highlight: Miranda Weston-Smith

The impulse programme wouldn't be what it is without the amazing contribution our mentors make. Thank you for being part of impulse since the beginning @BioBeatUK

#IECambridge #entrepreneurship #innovation #mentor

[Murray Edwards College @MECCambridge]

The countdown has begun to this week’s Women in STEM Festival at #MurrayEdwards - a major national conference with world-renowned speakers probing the barriers facing girls and women in STEM studies, research and careers - & forging practical solutions. #MurrayEdwardsSTEMFest

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

@MayaGhoussaini @RegeneronDNA Wonderful! Many congratulations Maya

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

@profbradgibson @EAMilneCentre @UniOfHull Dear Brad - huge congratulations! Hope all is well, Miranda

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

@CambridgeJBS @JaideepPrabhu Fantastic- many congratulations

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

This looks excellent. Thanks @AppleyardLees for all your support

[Appleyard Lees @AppleyardLees]

Following this year's #BioBeat23 conference, we are delighted to host a follow-up workshop which aims to help businesses gain a better understanding of the role IP plays in getting investment or deal ready.

8.30 AM, 16 June 2023, Clayton Hotel Cambridge
https://t.co/JluXISHHrz

[Appleyard Lees @AppleyardLees]

Following this year's #BioBeat23 conference, we are delighted to host a follow-up workshop which aims to help businesses gain a better understanding of the role IP plays in getting investment or deal ready.

8.30 AM, 16 June 2023, Clayton Hotel Cambridge
https://t.co/JluXISHHrz

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Thanks for all your support @AppleyardLees and hugely excited about #BioBeat23. Fantastic line up of speakers. Big thanks to Alisa Molotova @MartletCapital

[Appleyard Lees @AppleyardLees]

Appleyard Lees is proud to sponsor #BioBeat23. Cambridge-based patent attorneys Barbara Fleck, Appleyard Lees partner, and Claire Devine, Appleyard Lees associate, will attend.

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Thanks @Tony and @OneNucleus for all your support of BioBeat

[Tony Jones @tony_biotech]

'I’m curious to know, how did you get into biotech investing?' was a great place for Miranda Weston-Smith to start the conversation with @molotova_a which forms the basis of the guest blog on the One Nucleus website ahead of BioBeat23…https://t.co/Z1ilPgE6ke

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

#Alisa #Molotova, #Investment Manager at #Martlet Capital and my co-organiser of BioBeat23, talk about her perspective on ##healthcare #investment at: https://t.co/lrn78Ut4eQ

Register for BioBeat23, 13.30-18.5, 18 May, Cambridge Union at: https://t.co/wdtIUmnMW4

[Miranda Weston-Smith @BioBeatUK]

Thanks for the super discussion and great questions