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21st - 25th September 2026
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Life Sciences Week 2026

21st - 25th September 2026

After the roaring success of Life Sciences Week 2025, we’re already planning for 2026. Please feel free to register to attend or host below. Keep an eye out for 2026 events as they launch.

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About Us

So What is Life Sciences Week

Life Sciences Week 2025 was a pioneering programme designed to bring together professionals, researchers, and businesses shaping the future of life sciences in the region. In 2026, we will be bigger and better. It will be the Life Sciences Week, leading the national conversation about life sciences here in the UK. 

Who should join us?

Professionals & Stakeholders Across the Life Sciences Industry

Based in the West Midlands—a region known for its central location and rich scientific heritage—the programme fosters collaboration, investment, and knowledge-sharing to drive progress in healthcare and beyond.

Industry-Leading Innovation

Discover cutting-edge advancements in life sciences, from pioneering medical research to breakthrough technologies.

Unrivalled Networking

Connect with top professionals, researchers, and businesses in the heart of the UK’s thriving life sciences sector.
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Who to Expect

Here Are the Type of Companies You’ll Find

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Companies

Showcasing drug development, medical breakthroughs, and innovative therapies.

Medical Technology & Diagnostics Firms

Demonstrating cutting-edge medical devices, imaging technology, and diagnostic solutions.

Academic Institutions

Presenting ground breaking scientific studies, clinical research, and fostering industry collaboration.

Healthcare & Life Sciences Investors

Exploring funding opportunities for pioneering research and healthcare innovations.

Why Sponsor Life Sciences Week?

Gain exposure to top researchers, industry leaders, and healthcare innovators. Align your brand with cutting-edge advancements in the life sciences sector.

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Our Team

Our Awesome
Life Sciences Team

Amy Deakin | Chief of Staff | WM Life Sciences

Amy Deakin

Event Managing Director
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Amy excels at connecting teams and delivering impactful results.

Amy Deakin

Event Managing Director
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Paul Cadman | Executive Chairman | WM Life Sciences

Prof. Paul Cadman

Co-Founder
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Paul gained extensive experience in operations, manufacturing, and a range of CEO roles.

Prof. Paul Cadman

Co-Founder
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Dr. Richard Fallon | Business Consultant | WM Life Sciences

Dr. Richard Fallon

Co-Founder
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Offering a wealth of experience in leadership, strategy, and organisational development.

Dr. Richard Fallon

Co-Founder
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Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Executive Partner
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Amjad Khan is a UK-based entrepreneur and AI strategist.

Amjad Khan

Executive Partner
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Shabna Raja

Advisory Partner
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Shabna Raja is a senior leader in enterprise transformation within Life Sciences.

Shabna Raja

Advisory Partner
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Life Sciences Week 2026 is a major event bringing together life sciences professionals, researchers, and businesses to explore the latest innovations, medical research, and industry advancements.
This is a national event for the week of 21st - 25th September 2026, but the opening event will be hosted in the West Midlands on 21st September 2026, in a region known for its strong legacy in scientific research and central location.
The event is ideal for researchers, healthcare professionals, industry leaders, investors, and businesses looking to connect, collaborate, and explore cutting-edge developments in life sciences.
The West Midlands boasts a rich history of scientific research, a thriving life sciences sector, and excellent connectivity, making it a strategic hub for innovation and collaboration.
Sponsors and exhibitors will have the chance to showcase their brand, engage with key decision-makers, and align with ground breaking advancements in the life sciences sector.
The programme includes conferences, networking events, roundtables, and showcases focused on innovation, investment, and collaboration.
It offers a unique opportunity to meet with industry leaders, connect with investors, and explore partnerships across the life sciences sector.
Life Sciences Week typically features over 30+ of events across the week, offering a wide range of engagement opportunities.
Yes, most events require advance registration, and some sessions may be invite-only due to capacity.
Organisations can attend, sponsor, exhibit, or host their own events as part of the wider programme.
It helps position the UK as a global hub for life sciences, driving investment, innovation, and collaboration across the sector.
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    Shabna Raja

    Advisory Partner,
    Life Sciences Week
    +44 (0) 121 227 4156
    info@lifesciencesweek.co.uk

    Bio

    Shabna Raja is a senior leader in enterprise transformation within Life Sciences, with over 20 years’ experience spanning pharma, consumer health and large-scale digital programmes.

    She specialises in bridging strategy and execution – helping organisations translate AI, data and digital innovation into tangible business outcomes. Her work focuses on complex transformation
    initiatives across commercial, data and operating model domains within regulated environments.

    Shabna spent seven years at GSK, where she played a key role in transformation programmes, including as part of the Consumer Health joint venture with Pfizer — one of the most significant integrations in the sector. This experience provided her with deep expertise in  organisational change, integration and operating model evolution at global scale.

    More recently, she has spent over three years working closely with Haleon through a strategic
    services partnership, leading enterprise client engagement and managing a multi-million-pound account while supporting transformation across a newly independent global organisation.

    Her experience spans the end-to-end life sciences value chain, including R&D, commercial, supply chain and patient engagement, giving her a holistic perspective on how technology and transformation can unlock value across the industry.

    Amjad Khan

    Executive Partner,
    Life Sciences Week
    +44 (0) 121 227 4156
    info@lifesciencesweek.co.uk

    Bio

    Amjad Khan is a UK-based entrepreneur, AI strategist, and senior technology leader with over 15 years of experience at Pfizer, where he held multiple leadership roles across digital strategy and transformation. As Global Digital Client Partner, he was responsible for digital strategy and execution across Global Business Units covering Vaccines, Hospital, and Medical Affairs. Most notably, he led the commercial launch for the Covid franchise transforming and accelerating the model for how new medicines are brought to market.

    Following his tenure at Pfizer, Amjad channelled his expertise into building at the frontier of AI. His work spans AI leadership, stakeholder engagement, and agile delivery helping organisations adopt
    and scale emerging  technologies to drive meaningful outcomes.

    Dr. Richard Fallon | Business Consultant | WM Life Sciences

    Dr. Richard Fallon

    Co Founder, Life Sciences Week 
    +44 (0) 121 227 4156
    info@lifesciencesweek.co.uk

    Bio

    Dr Richard Fallon is an entrepreneur and ecosystem builder who connects industry leaders, investors and public-sector stakeholders to accelerate collaboration and commercial growth.

    As the Founder of the Technology Supply Chain and co-founder of the Innovation Awards, he has spent more than two decades convening influential networks that help emerging businesses find capital, strategic partners and new routes to market.

    Richard’s work spans leadership and consultancy across major organisations, alongside building membership and partnership platforms that bring universities, industry and investors into the same room – and turn conversations into practical outcomes.

    With his focus on life sciences, Richard supports organisations and people driving breakthroughs in healthcare, biotechnology, medical technology and advanced research. He is passionate about creating the conditions for transformative ideas to move from concept to real-world impact – by connecting innovators with the funding, expertise and opportunities they need to scale.

    Through Life Sciences Week, Richard is championing the UK’s world-class life sciences community and helping position it at the forefront of innovation, investment and patient outcomes.

    Paul Cadman | Executive Chairman | WM Life Sciences

    Prof Paul Cadman

    CEO of One Thousand Trades Group & Co-founder of Life Sciences Week,
    Life Sciences Week
    +44 (0) 121 227 4156
    info@lifesciencesweek.co.uk

    Bio

    Prof. Paul Cadman is a nationally and internationally recognised, award-winning inclusive leader and “knowledge broker”, known for bringing people, ideas and organisations together to turn ambition into deliverable outcomes.

    His experience spans Research, Technology, Manufacturing, Consultancy and Membership Organisations – giving him a rare ability to translate between sectors, priorities and professional cultures in a way that builds trust and unlocks progress.

    Across his career, Paul has helped take concepts from inception through to scale, including initiatives that have generated £100m+ in turnover. He combines strategic thinking with an extensive network, supporting organisations to drive organic growth, forge partnerships and deliver meaningful business transformation. He is particularly valued for his ability to connect the right stakeholders at the right time, and create the conditions for collaboration to become action.

    Through Life Sciences Week, Paul helps convene the communities shaping innovation – bringing together research, industry and investment to strengthen relationships, spotlight opportunity, and accelerate real-world impact.

    Amy Deakin | Chief of Staff | WM Life Sciences

    Amy Deakin

    Event Managing Director,
    Life Sciences Week
    +44 (0) 121 227 4156
    info@lifesciencesweek.co.uk

    Bio

    Amy Deakin is a Birmingham-based leader specialising in building partnerships and fostering innovation in the life sciences sector. With a degree in Sport and Exercise Science, Amy brings a grounded understanding of human health and performance to her work and a strong interest in the developments shaping healthcare today.

    Amy is Managing Director of Life Sciences Week, part of the One Thousand Trades Group, and also serves as Director of One Thousand Trades Events. In these roles, she convenes researchers, clinicians and industry leaders to strengthen collaboration, unlock new partnerships and help accelerate real-world innovation across the life sciences ecosystem.

    Her career spans both commercial and third-sector environments. She began in automotive design, delivering projects for Volkswagen, McLaren, Bentley and Jaguar Land Rover, before moving into the third sector with Acorns Children’s Hospice. She later joined Western Union, working as a Partnerships Manager for international payments

    An avid netballer, Amy is a committed advocate for health and wellbeing – bringing energy, clarity and connection to everything she builds, and actively involved as a participant in health related research studies.

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