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The unofficialLondon Life Sciences Week Guide

Tuesday, 17 November 2026

LONDON BIO

The 13th edition of LONDON BIO, an invitation-only afternoon-tea gathering hosted by seed-stage fund BACKED VC and serial biotech entrepreneur Jack O'Meara in Jefferies conference week. Fireside chats under Chatham House rules draw a UK, European and US crowd of life sciences and techbio investors, practitioners and academics; the hosts list past guests including Oxford's Pro-Vice Chancellor for Innovation, GSK's head of AI and the founder of CHARM Therapeutics. Doors open 15:30 at 180 Studio Kitchen on the Strand; request a place via the RSVP link.

  • Investment
  • Biotech & pharma
  • Networking & receptions
The 180 Strand office block at the corner of the Strand and Surrey Street, photographed in 2014 before its refit as 180 Studios.
The 180 Strand block in 2014, before its refurbishment into 180 Studios and the surrounding workspaces.
Photo creditsludgegulper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sources & verification
  • Source: lifesciencesweek.london/events/all/ - Directory description review: fresh official calendar confirms LONDON BIO and its day/location disclosure. Afternoon tea, 13th edition, Chatham House Rule, fireside chats and audience are retained from the host RSVP page verified on 18 September; that page returned no text in this pass. No new programme verification claimed.
  • Source: gatsby.events/backed-vc/rsvp/register?e=london-bio-at-jefferies-2026&ref=llsw - Host RSVP page: 'LONDON BIO afternoon tea', Tuesday 17 November 2026, 3:30-6:00 pm, 180 Studio Kitchen, 180 Strand WC2R 1EA; 13th edition, third alongside the Jefferies Healthcare Conference; invitation-only gathering held under Chatham House rules; agenda: doors 15:30, welcome 16:00, fireside chats 16:20/16:40, networking from 17:00, doors close 18:00.
  • Source: gatsby.events/backed-vc/rsvp/register?e=london-bio-at-jefferies-2026&ref=llsw - Wording check (QA audit follow-up, page re-read in full): the page describes LONDON BIO as "an invitation-only gathering of UK, European and US life sciences and techbio investors, practitioners and academics" and says "LONDON BIO has featured game-changers in the industry, including ... Chas Bountra OBE, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Innovation at the University of Oxford, ... Patrick Schwab, Head of AI at GSK, and Laksh Aithani, CEO and Founder of CHARM Therapeutics". Those named individuals are billed as past featured guests; the separately headed "Partners" of the 13th edition are companies (a cloud provider, Cooley, a talent consultancy, a real-estate developer and a design studio). Summary wording matches this distinction.
  • Source: lifesciencesweek.london/events/all/ - Official calendar: Tuesday 17 November, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm; venue shown as 'Details upon registration' (the RSVP page discloses 180 Studio Kitchen).
  • We check dates, venues, access and links against organiser sources. Details can change; the organiser’s page is definitive.

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