Industry Insights Seminar Series

• 12.00 -1.00 pm
• In person and online
• In person at Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Old Road Campus, Headington, OX3 7TY
• Networking & 1:1 meeting opportunities

The Industry Insight Seminars provide the opportunity for Oxford scientists to attend a scientific seminar of interest and to network with industry scientists. Selected industry speakers provide seminars that are scientific in nature, across a range of medical or health topics.  Speakers are encouraged to bring along colleagues to facilitate networking; one to one meetings can be facilitated upon request.  Seminars are suitable for all scientists with some knowledge or interest in each topic area, from PhD students to PIs.  Although mostly aimed at an academic audience, those located in the BioEscalator and Wood Centre, as well as local spinouts, are welcome to attend. 

Please contact Sheena Lee if you have any questions or have an industry partner you would like to invite to speak

19th February 2026: Hidden in plain sight – retinal imaging data for early detection/ prevention of systemic diseases and disease-agnostic augmentation of drug discovery R&D with AI

Presenter: Dr Wen Hwa Lee 

Company: Foresight Research Ltd

Description:  Recent advances in ophthalmology have shown that retinal images can detect much more than ocular disorders. Retinal imaging can identify early signs of systemic diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and cardiovascular (heart) conditions, often years before traditional symptoms appear. This emerging field, known as Oculomics, shows the eye’s potential as a window into overall health.

 Charity-owned Foresight Research Ltd. aims to collect community-level, pre-disease data from hundreds-of-thousands participants, through a UK-wide network of optical practices. Through collaborations with national health research initiatives, they plan to build comprehensive datasets from early-stage and healthy participants – and make these accessible for industry and academic researchers working on healthcare innovation (biomedical, AI, health economics, etc.). These datasets will be fundamental for enabling prevention and early interception of various ocular and systemic diseases

Registration: Click here to register

5th March 2026: Olink

Presenter: Dr Daniel Tome and Dr Philip Little

Company: Olink

Description:  Olink’s mission is to accelerate proteomics together with the scientific community, to understand real-time biology and gain actionable insights into human health and disease. Their innovative solutions deliver highly sensitive and accurate protein quantification, giving scientists the power to investigate complex biological processes with precision.

Registration: Coming soon