About this event

The Crick Startup Career Fair is a new initiative to help early career researchers from the Crick and partner London Universities connect and match with top startups across the biosciences and health technology sectors. We will host over 20 UK-based startups, working on a wide range of topics including Data Science, AI, Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Lab Innovation. If you are looking for jobs outside academia, this is your chance! At the Crick Startup Career Fair, you will explore startup booths and chat directly with founders, execs, and talent teams. Pitch sessions from exhibiting startups will give you an opportunity to learn more about each venture and help you refine your interests before applying for jobs. You will also get tips on how to enter and prepare yourself to enter the workforce in the fast-paced startup industry!

What is the format of the event?

The Crick Startup Career Fair will take place in the Gallery and Auditorium of the Francis Crick Institute. The event will feature a mix of startup booths, company pitching sessions, a CEO-led “Careers in Startups” fireside chat, and a 1-to1 CV clinic hosted by the Crick Career Development Team. There’ll be free coffee, tea, snacks, drinks (after 5 pm) and lots of networking. The final schedule and the list of exhibitors will be released a week before the event.

Who should apply?

The Crick Startup Career Fair is open for PhD students, bioinformaticians and research scientists, studying/working in London-based universities and looking for jobs outside academia.

Who is hiring?

The Crick Startup Career Fair will host over 20 UK-based startups, looking to hire research scientists, data scientists, software engineers, ML Engineers, and others. On the day of the event, the job openings will be posted on the Career Fair Job Board, which will be placed at the Gallery entrance.

Crick Science Entrepreneur Network (CSEN):

Established in 2021, CSEN works to promote and develop entrepreneurship within the scientific community in the UK. CSEN aims to bring together researchers at all career stages to learn about the translation and commercialisation potential of their research. CSEN events share the experiences and journeys of founders of academic spinout companies or scientists who have transitioned to a career in innovation, venture capital, or technology transfer.