The “Superpowers” that Drive Start-Up Success: a Panel Discussion with Inspiring Founders
Join us on Thursday, 6 November 2025 for an inspiring panel discussion presented in collaboration between HBA and the Cambridge Female Founders Network (CFFN). Jill Walker, Founder of Beacon Scientific Consulting, will lead a thought-provoking conversation with Lluna Gallego (Co-founder of Vector Bioscience and CFFN), Hazel Jones (C-suite Partner), and Jenny Barnett (CEO & Co-founder of Monument Therapeutics). Together, they will explore the skills, insights, and experiences that have shaped their journeys and fueled their success.
This event is designed for healthcare and pharma professionals at any career stage who are considering a transition from industry to start-up, eager to learn from accomplished founders, interested in building effective partnerships with start-ups and biotech ventures, or simply curious about what drives entrepreneurial success.
Attendees will leave empowered to reframe traditionally skills as professional superpowers and inspired to take bold next steps in their careers.
Learning Objectives
- Become Founders / join Biotech
- Drive their own career next steps, empowered with target skills
- Partner more effectively across Pharma / Biotech
Agenda
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Doors Open / Coffee |
5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Introductions |
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Panel Discussion |
7:00 AM - 8:30 PM | Informal Q&A / Networking |
Additional Event Information
- The event is hosted by ideaSpace, part of the Ecosystem Initiatives & Partnerships business unit at Cambridge Enterprise.
- Online registration deadline: 06 November 2025
- Event is open to: HBA Members and Non-members
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This event is not refundable.
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Onsite (walk -in) registration: Is Not Allowed
Pricing
| Regular Registration - In-person | €0.00 / $0.00 | €0.00 / $0.00 |
Members receive up to 50 percent discount
Event Policies
Photography Policy
By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you may be photographed, videotaped, and/or audio-taped during the meeting and hereby give permission for your image, voice, or survey comments to be used in education, training, promotion, and/or trade and communications media by the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association in any and all media throughout the world, without restriction as to frequency or duration of usage.
COVID-19 Policy
The HBA requires that all persons who participate in in-person events do so at their own risk and that each participant agrees to the following agreement before taking part in the activity and urges all participants to act in such a manner as to protect their own safety and the safety of others.
By registering for this event, I fully understand that my participation in the program is purely voluntary. I desire to participate and agree to act reasonably and prudently under the circumstances. I further understand that any HBA volunteers participating in the activity will act individually and will not represent the HBA. As a condition to my participation the activity, I waive and release the HBA and their officers, employees, and agents from any claim that I may have for any damage to property or injury to my person that may result in whole or in part from my participation.
Special Needs Policy
The HBA will make reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with special needs can enjoy all of its programs. Contact us if you require special accommodations for this event.