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DESCRIPTION:MINI CONFERENCE\n‘Shining a light on deep tech chemistry and 
	the innovation journey’ \nHosted by: RSC Change Makers – (Royal Societ
	y of Chemistry)\n \nWednesday 21st May: 11.30 – 13.00\n \n*         Lear
	n more about how the new Royal Society of Chemistry initiative\, Change Ma
	kers\, is bringing together ventures\, mentors\, advisors\, impact investo
	rs\, and others from across the innovation ecosystem in a joint mission to
	 power positive change through deep tech chemistry entrepreneurship.\n*   
	      In this mini conference from Change Makers\, hear about the technolo
	gies being developed\, our ventures’ social and environmental missions\,
	 and their journeys and the support needed on the way to impact. After thi
	s showcase of innovation\, get your questions about the road to impact ans
	wered by your peers and experts who have been through it before.\n*       
	  Then join us to hear how the RSC is convening the key actors to tackle p
	ersistent systemic challenges in deep tech chemistry entrepreneurship. Our
	 RSC expert will share more about our first mission and how it will tackle
	 the shortage of appropriate laboratory space for deep tech chemistry.\n \
	nSession 1: How the RSC is powering positive change through deep tech chem
	istry entrepreneurship\nWhat do we mean when say deep tech chemistry and h
	ow will our entrepreneurial ecosystem\, Change Makers\, support ventures a
	nd target the systemic challenges they face?\nSpeaker: Ben Voysey\, Manage
	r\, Entrepreneurship – Royal Society of Chemistry\n \n \nSession 2: Beyo
	nd the lab: how start-ups are turning deep tech chemistry into impact\nHea
	r from four of our Change Makers ventures about the ways their ground-brea
	king technologies will have impact on key societal challenges\, learn abou
	t their journeys so far\, and hear their insights into one of the major ch
	allenges they have overcome and how they did it.\nSpeakers include:\n*    
	     Chris Kay\,Founder and Chief Scientific Officer – Interface Polymer
	s\n*         Asel Sartbaeva\, Co-founder and CEO – EnsiliTech\n*        
	 Molly Allington\, CEO and Co-founder – Albotherm\n*         Alex Heaffe
	y\, Ecosystem Development Specialist – Royal Society of Chemistry\n \n \
	nSession 3: Tackling the deep tech chemistry commercialisation journey\nTu
	rning a deep tech chemistry idea into a viable product capable of impactin
	g key societal challenges\, like treating currently incurable disease or r
	educing plastic waste\, is plagued with unique challenges.\nJoin our panel
	 of experienced entrepreneurs\, mentors with a wealth of industry experien
	ce\, and an investor with a track record in turning deep tech chemistry id
	eas into impact\, and hear their insights on topics from finding investmen
	t\, scaling-up\, and spinning out a deep tech chemistry idea\, then get th
	e chance to ask your burning questions about the commercialisation journey
	.\nSpeakers include:\n*         Alexandra Lindsey\, Investment Director 
	– Maven Capital Partners UK LLP\n*         Jonathan Hopper\, Vice Presid
	ent Platforms and Founder – OMass Therapeutics\n*         Mark Gronnow\,
	 Process Development Unit Lead – Biorenewables Development Centre\n*    
	     Andrew Waterworth\, Manager – Impact Investment Initiatives – Roy
	al Society of Chemistry\n \n \nSession 4: Converging the chemical sciences
	\, property sector\, investors\, and policy to catalyse more chemistry lab
	s for start-ups\nDeep tech chemistry technologies are at risk of not reach
	ing their full potential due to a shortage of chemistry labs across the UK
	. We must build a supportive landscape\, make the case for chemistry labs\
	, and build the value case for investment.\nSpeaker: Kate Carlisle\, Ecosy
	stems Challenges Portfolio Manager – Royal Society of Chemistry\n \nFind
	 out more about the Unlocking Innovation (see below) report that details t
	he challenge and our cross-sector initiative\, More ChemLabs\, that will b
	ring together the chemical sciences\, property development\, investment\, 
	government\, and advocacy to unlock lab spaces that work.\n \nRSC Change M
	akers - (Royal Society of Chemistry) - Chemical UK Expo 
MI
	NI CONFERENCE
‘Shining a light on de
	ep tech chemistry and the innovation journey’ 
Hosted by: RSC Change Makers – (Royal Society of Chem
	istry)
Wednesday 21st May: 11.30 – 13.00
· \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Learn more about how the new Royal Society of Chemist
	ry initiative\, Change Makers\, is bringing together ventures\,
	 mentors\, advisors\, impact investors\, and others from across the innova
	tion ecosystem in a joint mission to power positive change through deep te
	ch chemistry entrepreneurship.
· \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
	 \; In this mini conference from Change
	 Makers\, hear about the technologies being developed\, our ventures’ so
	cial and environmental missions\, and their journeys and the support neede
	d on the way to impact. After this showcase of innovation\, get your quest
	ions about the road to impact answered by your peers and experts who have 
	been through it before.
· \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \;
	 Then join us to hear how the RSC is conven
	ing the key actors to tackle persistent systemic challenges in deep tech c
	hemistry entrepreneurship. Our RSC expert will share more about our first 
	mission and how it will tackle the shortage of appropriate laboratory spac
	e for deep tech chemistry.
Session 1
What do we mean whe
	n say deep tech chemistry and how will our entrepreneurial ecosystem\, Cha
	nge Makers\, support ventures and target the systemic challenges they face
	?
Speaker
	b>: Ben Voysey\, Manager\, Entrepreneurship – Royal Society of Chemis
	try
Session 2<
	/b>: Beyond the lab: how start-ups are t
	urning deep tech chemistry into impact
Hear from four of our
	 Change Makers ventures about the ways their ground-breaking technologies 
	will have impact on key societal challenges\, learn about their journeys s
	o far\, and hear their insights into one of the major challenges they have
	 overcome and how they did it.
Speakers include:
· \; \; \; \; \;&nb
	sp\; \; \; Chris Kay\,Founder and Chief Scientific Officer – Interface Polymer
	s
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	 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Asel Sartbaeva\, Co-founder and CE
	O – EnsiliTech
	· \; \; \; \;&
	nbsp\; \; \; \; Molly Allington
	\, CEO and Co-founder – Albotherm
	
Session 3: 
	Tackling the deep tech chemistry commercialisation journey
T
	urning a deep tech chemistry idea into a viable product capable of impacti
	ng key societal challenges\, like treating currently incurable disease or 
	reducing plastic waste\, is plagued with unique challenges.
Join our panel of experience
	d entrepreneurs\, mentors with a wealth of industry experience\, and an in
	vestor with a track record in turning deep tech chemistry ideas into impac
	t\, and hear their insights on topics from finding investment\, scaling-up
	\, and spinning out a deep tech chemistry idea\, then get the chance to as
	k your burning questions about the commercialisation journey.
Speakers include:
· \;
	 \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Alexandra Lindsey\, Investment Director – Maven Capital Partne
	rs UK LLP
· \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; 
	span>Jonathan Hopper\, Vice President Platforms and Found
	er – OMass Therapeutics
· \; \;  \; \; \; \; \; \; Mark Gronnow\, Process Development Unit Lead – Biorenewables Development Centre< o:p>
· \
	; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Andrew Waterworth\, Manager – Impact Investment Initiatives – 
	Royal Society of Chemistry
Session 4
	: Converging the chemical sciences\, proper
	ty sector\, investors\, and policy to catalyse more chemistry labs for sta
	rt-ups
Deep tech chemistry technologies are at risk of not r
	eaching their full potential due to a shortage of chemistry labs across th
	e UK. We must build a supportive landscape\, make the case for chemistry l
	abs\, and build the value case for investment.
Speaker: Kate Carlisle\, Ecosystem
	s Challenges Portfolio Manager – Royal Society of Chemistry
Find out more about the Unlocking Innovation (see be
	low) report that details the challenge and our cross-sector initiative\, M
	ore ChemLabs\, that will bring together the chem
	ical sciences\, property development\, investment\, government\, and advoc
	acy to unlock lab spaces that work.
RSC Change Maker
	s - (Royal Society of Chemistry) - Chemical UK Expo