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Thursday Gathering
Scaling Neurotech: Innovation, Investment and Better Brain Function
Feb 5, 2026, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT

​📍 1 Triton Square, London NW1 3BF

 

What if we could enhance the way our brains learn, heal, and adapt - responsibly? Neurotechnology is rapidly redefining how we understand and interact with the human brain, raising both exciting possibilities and important ethical and policy considerations.

This Thursday Gathering, in partnership with Imperial Neurotech & Cambridge Neuroworks, will explore emerging innovations and real-world applications, alongside the regulatory, ethical, and societal questions shaping the future of neurotech. We’ll highlight cutting-edge research, practical developments, and opportunities for collaboration across the neurotechnology, health, and policy ecosystem.

 

 

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Sessions
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT
Connect: Pizza & Networking
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT
Innovation Showcase
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6:15 PM - 6:45 PM GMT
Workshop: Fire those synapses - a light neural warm-up to get our brains going
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7:00 PM - 7:10 PM GMT
Welcome Remarks from Venture Café and Cambridge NeuroWorks
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7:10 PM - 7:20 PM GMT
Fireside Chat with Jacques Carolan
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7:20 PM - 7:50 PM GMT
Panel: What does it take to build successful neurotech
Speakers
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Darius Armand Guerret-Shimi
Bioengineering MSc Scholar, Imperial | Co-president, ICL Neurotech

Darius is a Master's scholar in Biomedical Engineering at Imperial, with a love for community-building and unbridled passion for neurotech — thus co-leading the 1600-member Imperial Neurotech Society, which has massively expanded beyond a student-scope into Europe's largest of its kind since launching in 2024. His personal hype? Ultrasonic neuromodulation. 

 

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Jacques Carolan
Programme Director, ARIA

Jacques is an applied physicist and neuroscientist. Prior to joining ARIA as a founding Programme Director, he was a Discovery Fellow at UCL and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at MIT.

Jacques’ work involves applying the principles of physics and engineering to create next-generation, scalable tools that aim to radically change our understanding of the brain and ultimately be used to repair it.

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Lucy Jung
Founder and CEO
LYEONS Neurotech
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Gillian Koehl
Technical Specialist, ARIA

Gillian, a bioengineer, is passionate about advancing health through neurotechnology. She brings expertise in neuromodulation product development and biomaterials from her time at Blackrock Neurotechnology and Imperial College London.

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Stephen Lee
Founder & Principal Consultant
Gist In Time
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Jane Murphy PhD
Cambridge NeuroWorks Community Manager

Jane started her scientific career at Imperial College long before ICL Neurotech Society was formed. She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, Cambridge and in biotech companies. Always keen to share her enthusiasm for science and its potential to transform lives, she joined Wellcome Connecting Science, and is now helping to build the UK neurotech community with Cambridge NeuroWorks.

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Diana Roettger
Investment Principal, LifeArc Ventures

Diana is an Investment Principal at LifeArc Ventures, where she leads investments and supports portfolio companies across biotech and medical devices. She brings eight years of operational experience from a medical software scale-up, alongside a strong venture capital background. Among others, Diana has invested in and served on the board of Robeauté, a pioneering brain microrobotics company. Previously, she was a Principal at Apex Ventures and Chief Scientific Alliance Officer at Image Analysis Group, an AI imaging company serving biopharma. She holds a PhD in neuroimaging software and an MSc in medical computer science

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Liam Ward
Director
Venture Café London
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