5th February 2026
9:00am – 4:00pm
Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford, Godstow Rd, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8AL

Following the success of our BioWales event series, MediWales is delighted to be returning to Oxford on the 5th February.

This event will explore the existing connections between Wales and Oxford and potential new collaborations.

Supported by Welsh Government, BioWales in Oxford will bring together businesses, investors, NHS innovation leads and professional services from Wales and Oxfordshire to strengthen collaborative partnerships and identify opportunities for growth.

The day will feature a range of sessions on key topics, including:

• Funding across Wales and Oxfordshire
• Support available for start-ups
• Investor relations
• Business showcases
• Clinical access and research opportunities
• Manufacturing capabilities

Exhibition opportunities are available at this event. Please get in touch if you would like more information about exhibiting.

This event is free to attend for MediWales members, the Oxford community and invited guests.

To register for BioWales in Oxford, please click here.

If you would like to join us as a non-member, to find out more or get involved in the programme, please contact us here.

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Draft programme

9:00am Registration

9:30am Welcome and opening presentation

• MediWales – Gwyn Tudor, CEO
• Business and IP Centre (BIPC) Oxfordshire – Ryan Johnson, Manager
• Oxford University Innovation – Steve Silvey, Deputy Head of Licensing & Ventures, Life Sciences

Panel – Collaboration in practice: Turning partnerships into measurable impact

• Oxford University Innovation – Catherine Spence, Deputy Head of Group – Incubator & Student Entrepreneurship Lead
• Business and IP Centre (BIPC) Oxfordshire – Ryan Johnson, Manager
• Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board – Tom Powell, Regional Innovation Lead
• Velindre University NHS Trust – Jennet Holmes, Head of Innovation

Chaired by Sotas – Al Mills, Head of Business Development

Welsh company showcase

• CanSense – Adam Bryant, CEO
• Valley Diagnostics – Dave Taylor, CEO
• J R Biomedical – John Rees, Managing Director
• SenseIV – Dr Isobel Taylor, CEO
• Sabarna Mukhopadhyay Consulting – Sabarna Mukhopadhyay, Digital Health Consultant
  

Chaired by MediWales – Gwyn Tudor, CEO

Working with the NHS

• Partnerships for health and wellbeing: Hywel Dda University Health Board – Leighton Phillips, Director of Research, Innovation and Value
• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust TheHILL Digital Accelerator – Megan Morys-Carter, Director of Digital Innovation
• Concentric Health – Dafydd Loughran, CEO and Co-Founder

12:45 – 1:45pm Lunch

Oxford and Wales collaborative research projects

• Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, working with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Professor Nigel Rees, Head of Research and Innovation
• Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network, in collaboration with Oxford University – Valerie Sparkes, Professor at Cardiff University School of Healthcare Sciences
• Advanced Therapies Wales – John Lewis, ATW and MW-ATTC Head of Programmes

Oxford company showcase

• Digostics – James Jackson, CEO and Swansea University
• Molomix Bioscience – Adam Wilkinson, Director and SiGenex – Bohao Yao, Director
• NeuroBio – Dr Sara Garcia-Rates, CSO
• Extractus – Samantha Gan, CEO

Panel discussion – Funding and finance across Wales and Oxfordshire 

• Development Bank of Wales – Jack Christopher, Investment Executive
• Welsh Government Inward Investment – Julie Russell, Business Development Manager – Inward Investment
• British Business Bank
• Oxford Science Enterprises

4:00pm Event close and networking