🌍 From first idea to deeptech venture: your week at Oxford

EnSpire Idea Lab: Last Chance to Register

Sat 31 Oct · Oxford

Got an idea but not sure it’s a business? Test it in a day. Work through the questions every founder has to answer, build a Lean Canvas and leave with a sharper pitch and clear next steps. Free and open to students, researchers, staff and alumni within two years of graduating. No experience needed.

Registration closes 12pm, Wed 28 Oct.

The Oxford Moonshot: Apply Now

January–May 2027 · Oxford

Ready to turn your research into a deeptech venture? The Moonshot is Oxford’s free, equity-free pre-seed accelerator for DPhils and early-career researchers, with two verticals this year: Health & Life Sciences and National Resilience. Over four months you’ll get mentoring, expert sessions and access to investors and labs, then pitch at Demo Day for equity-free prizes.

Applications close Fri 30 Oct.

How to Build and Scale a Tech Company

Thu 29 Oct, 6–8pm · Doctorow Hall, St Edmund Hall

Quinten Selhorst scaled hardware startup Felyx across Europe, raising $80M, before exiting. Now a Partner at EWOR, he shares what it takes to scale, which infrastructure you need, and how to raise funding. Hosted by OX1 Incubator. Bring your questions.

Flagship Pioneering in Oxford

Tue 3 Nov, 5–8pm · St Luke’s Chapel, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter

What could your research become beyond the lab? Founders & Funders brings the firm behind Moderna to Oxford for talks, conversation and drinks. Hear how Flagship builds companies around bold science and explore its paid Summer Fellowship. Want a one-to-one? The team holds office hours at Oxford Edge earlier that day. No business idea needed.