ELRIG Drug Discovery 2026 has ended. This guide stays up as the record of who was there. Next: ELRIG DD 2027, Oct 19–20, 2027 in Liverpool

Start-ups and commercialisation at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2026

Oct 14–15, 2026 London, UK ~3k attendees Website

42 organizations at ELRIG Drug Discovery 2026 present work in start-ups and commercialisation: 30 technology and service providers, 9 academic, government and non-profit bodies and 3 drug developers. Between them they bring 21 presentations to the program. Most represented: LifeArc, Ignota Labs and Cancer Research Horizons. As of Oct 8, 2026.

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Organization	ELRIG Drug Discovery 2026 Attendance
LifeArc London, UK	◆Partner
lifearc.org Gov/NGOPartner UK medical research charity that funds and runs translational research and drug discovery to move science toward patients.	Booth Exhibiting at Booth CZ03 Wed, Oct 148:00am–7:00pmThu, Oct 158:00am–4:00pm Chair Wed Oct 14 9:20am–9:25am Conference Director Welcome & Keynote Introduction Auditorium 1 Engineering the cell microenvironment: Cell-based models for drug discovery · with Black Medical and Scientific Network, Novo Nordisk, Novartis Talk Wed Oct 14 9:25am–10:10am Plenary Keynote - Where Need Meets Momentum: The Next 20 Years Auditorium 1 Engineering the cell microenvironment: Cell-based models for drug discovery
Ignota Labs Cambridge, UK
ignotalabs.ai Biotech AI company rescuing failed or shelved drug candidates by solving safety problems and creating new chemistry and IP.	Talk Thu Oct 15 12:40pm–1:10pm Giving failed drugs a second chance with AI Auditorium 3 AI in medicinal chemistry Panel Thu Oct 15 3:30pm–4:00pm Panel session - Beyond the Pitch: Navigating the Highs and Lows of Entrepreneurship Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with Creasallis, MFX
Cancer Research Horizons London, UK
cancerresearchhorizons.com Gov/NGO Innovation arm of Cancer Research UK, turning academic cancer research into drugs, diagnostics and start-ups through partnerships and licensing.	Booth Exhibiting at Booth C24 Wed, Oct 148:00am–7:00pmThu, Oct 158:00am–4:00pm Chair Wed Oct 14 11:15am–11:20am Track Chair - Targeted potency: Advances in radioligands and bioconjugates How radioligand therapies and bioconjugates deliver toxic payloads more precisely and safely to cancers that were once hard to treat. Auditorium 3
Medicines Discovery Catapult Alderley Park, UK
md.catapult.org.uk Gov/NGO UK national centre helping drug discovery entrepreneurs validate ideas and de-risk investment through its expertise, technology and national programmes.	Booth Exhibiting at Booth G28 Wed, Oct 148:00am–7:00pmThu, Oct 158:00am–4:00pm Talk Wed Oct 14 4:15pm–4:30pm Advancing Drug Discovery Through Radiopharmaceutical Innovation Why radioactive drugs that both image and treat tumours can confirm a drug reaches its target, and what manufacturing hurdles remain. Auditorium 3 Talk Thu Oct 15 2:30pm–3:00pm Mind the Gap: Maximising Sample Value from Collection to Translation - A new route to unlock the translational potential of human biological samples Auditorium 4 From sample to translation: Solving the practical challenges of modern drug discovery
Creasallis Cambridge, UK
creasallis.com Biotech Develops a modification that helps antibodies and conjugates penetrate deeper into solid tumours, alongside its own oncology antibody programs.	Talk Thu Oct 15 3:00pm–3:30pm No Entry Required: How I Broke Into Building a Biotech When Antibodies Couldn't Break Into Tumours Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation Panel Thu Oct 15 3:30pm–4:00pm Panel session - Beyond the Pitch: Navigating the Highs and Lows of Entrepreneurship Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with MFX, Ignota Labs
M MFX Stevenage, UK
Instruments & automation Builds a closed, parallel instrument with continuous online monitoring for early cell therapy process development.	Talk Thu Oct 15 2:30pm–3:00pm Essentials for Founders: Getting Started, Financing, Product Development and Early Market Engagement Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation Panel Thu Oct 15 3:30pm–4:00pm Panel session - Beyond the Pitch: Navigating the Highs and Lows of Entrepreneurship Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with Creasallis, Ignota Labs
Bioicus Lab Harwell, UK
bioicus.com Consulting & other services Consultancy building workflows, quality systems and product leadership to take life science discoveries to market; also manages licensable biological assets.	Consultancy Café table Talk Thu Oct 15 12:25pm–12:40pm Flash Poster - A Novel β-Lactone Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from an Atacama Desert Extremophile Tech Theatre From microbes to medicines
Amadeus Capital Partners London, UK
amadeuscapital.com Consulting & other services Venture capital firm backing early-stage deep-technology companies.	Panel Thu Oct 15 12:25pm–1:10pm Panel session - Backing the Breakthrough: Navigating the Funding Landscape for Early-Stage Life Sciences Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with Macmillan Cancer Support, SV Health Investors
AB Amilon Bio Cambridge, UK
Consulting & other services Venture creation company that builds biotech businesses from in-house ideas and external opportunities.	Chair Thu Oct 15 10:50am–10:55am Track Chair- Innovation Zone How early-stage life science companies raise money, carry discoveries toward market and build portfolios, and where such efforts commonly fail. Breakthrough Zone with Isomorphic Labs
CI Cam Innovations
	Talk Thu Oct 15 11:25am–11:55am Portfolio Strategy - Turning a scientific platform into a prioritised commercial product pipeline Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation
CellCodex Cambridge, UK
cellcodex.bio CROs & CDMOs Generates causal cell-perturbation data for AI drug discovery, using genome-wide screens in aged, disease-relevant human cell models.	Talk Thu Oct 15 10:55am–11:25am What Makes Technology Translate - Lessons from Scaling Science into a Company Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation
GN Gris Noir
	Talk Thu Oct 15 11:55am–12:25pm How to become an AI-native company: operating models for the agentic era Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation
Isomorphic Labs London, UK
isomorphiclabs.com Biotech AI drug discovery company, spun out of Google DeepMind, building predictive models to design new medicines.	Chair Thu Oct 15 10:50am–10:55am Track Chair- Innovation Zone How early-stage life science companies raise money, carry discoveries toward market and build portfolios, and where such efforts commonly fail. Breakthrough Zone with Amilon Bio
Macmillan Cancer Support London, UK
macmillan.org.uk Gov/NGO UK cancer support charity with a venture investment arm, Macmillan Ventures.	Panel Thu Oct 15 12:25pm–1:10pm Panel session - Backing the Breakthrough: Navigating the Funding Landscape for Early-Stage Life Sciences Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with SV Health Investors, Amadeus Capital Partners
SV Health Investors
svhealthinvestors.com Consulting & other services Specialist healthcare fund manager investing in life science and healthcare companies across stages.	Panel Thu Oct 15 12:25pm–1:10pm Panel session - Backing the Breakthrough: Navigating the Funding Landscape for Early-Stage Life Sciences Breakthrough Zone Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation · with Macmillan Cancer Support, Amadeus Capital Partners
Mathys & Squire London, UK
mathys-squire.com Consulting & other services Full-service intellectual property firm handling patents, trade marks, designs and litigation for technology-rich businesses.	Innovation Prize sponsor Workshop sponsor Workshop Thu Oct 15 1:25pm–2:05pm From innovation to investment: Building an investable IP strategy Breakthrough Zone - Bridging the critical gap between discovery and successful commercialisation
Agyra
agyra.co.uk Consulting & other services Regulatory affairs consultancy offering interim senior leadership, global development strategy and mentoring to biotech and pharma companies.	Consultancy Café table
Atomixel London, UK
atomixel.com Consulting & other services Independent consultancy advising life science firms on which tools to adopt or build, drawing on microfluidics, single-cell and product development expertise.	Consultancy Café table