Event category: External events

It is well known that walking in nature can uplift your mental and physical wellbeing!

With this in mind why not come and join us for Business Walks taking place at Discovery Park and get ready to Connect, Collaborate and Support other business owners, professionals and employees through walking and talking.

This informal event will give you an opportunity to promote your business and make invaluable connections with local businesses in Kent. ‘Business Walks’ is a networking event, that encourages you to network whilst getting your steps in. Each month will be in a new location, so to be inclusive of all businesses in Kent.

Connect, collaborate and walk!

‘It is not just who YOU know, its who they know – the power of connections!’.

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About Discovery Park

From start-ups to scale-ups to leading multinationals, our science park provides the space and support for transformational businesses to thrive. Welcome to Discovery Park, a hub for interdisciplinary innovation, a thriving community for visionary entrepreneurs and leaders and the ideal environment for businesses to start, scale and succeed.

From state-of-the-art labs and modern offices to unrivalled flexibility and comprehensive support, our team works in partnership with you to provide firm foundations for every stage of your growth. We’ll help you transform your idea into a successful commercial innovation.
Within easy reach of London, Discovery Park spearheads Kent’s flourishing science and technology cluster. As an extension of the Golden Triangle, our location provides access to a wealth of resources and opportunities. Yet, what sets us apart is the freedom to expand and the presence of open-air spaces that inspire creativity and innovation.

This unique combination makes Discovery Park the optimal setting for brilliant minds to unlock the potential of scientific breakthroughs and solve global societal challenges.

Pictures may be taken at this event. If you do not wish your picture to be taken, please let us know ahead of the event.

Bookings will remain open until the event itself, but please note that if you book with less than 24 hours to go, your name won’t be on the “List of Attendees” or the “Signing in Sheet” and you won’t have a “Name Badge” on arrival.

As a Chamber Member, you will have exclusive access to the “List of Attendees”.

Click here for more information and to register online

Owned and organised by OBN​, BioSeed is a fast-paced, one-day pitching event where innovative early-stage life sciences companies seeking seed funding, showcase to and meet with an extensive audience of active life sciences investors.

BioSeed attendance is exclusively for:

• Early stage R&D companies seeking seed stage funding – all therapy and technological areas are welcome
• Technology Transfer teams from academic institutions seeking funding for their spin out companies
• Life sciences Investors looking for new funding opportunities
• A limited number of corporate and industry sponsors

Find out more

Carbon 6 Academy of Science is a pioneering new specialist sixth form, located at leading science and innovation campus Discovery Park. Benefiting from world-class lab facilities and industry connections, Carbon 6 provides the ideal learning environment for ambitious students who are passionate about a career in STEM or looking to study science at University.

Learn more about the facilities at our open day on Thursday 27th November, 6pm – 9pm:

Please register your interest ahead of attending by selecting the time required using the Book Now link below

Open evening schedule:

Group 1:

6pm Arrival and refreshments

6:30pm Hear from Carbon 6 Lead, Russell Sauntry

7:00pm Tour of the world-class facilities at Discovery Park

Group 2:

7:30pm Arrival and refreshments

8:00pm Hear from Carbon 6 Lead, Russell Sauntry

8:30pm Tour of the world-class facilities at Discovery Park

There will also be a chance to meet some of our industry partners and subject leads and ask any questions you may have.

A-level courses offered at Carbon 6 Academy of Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths, with additional opportunities in Further Maths and Extended Project Qualifications.

Visit Website: https://discovery-park.co.uk/lp/carbon-6-academy-of-science/

This is a private event hosted by Mewburn Ellis. Invite only. If you think you would like to attend, please email info@discovery-park.co.uk.

Drop-in sessions with Dr Heather Ramsay to find out more about the NIHR BioResource

The NIHR BioResource is a unique and powerful resource for studying disease mechanisms and investigating the links between genes, the environment, health and disease, and enabling scientific discoveries. We have over 330,000 consented volunteers, from the general population and patients with common and rare diseases, who have donated a blood sample, granted access to their health records and genomic data, and are willing to be recalled to participate in academic and industry-led experimental medicine and clinical research studies. Recruitment is on a national and local level, with 18 local BioResource centres across England, including Cambridge.

Find out more and book a slot here.

The ultimate inter-schools competition

which is all about inspiring and engaging young minds in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM)! We’re on a mission to ignite your curiosity and creativity, and we want to see your amazing projects that showcase the best of STEM.

Whether you’ve built a robot, designed an app, conducted experiments or created something entirely unique, enter by 30th September 2025! The showcase STEM Fair will be hosted at the Discovery Park on Friday 17th October.

Find out more, book tickets, and enter your school here.

Wednesday 15th October 2025 18.00 – 20.00 London EC4A 3AG

This event is hosted by Abel + Imray.

Our Abel + Imray Investors + Innovators Meet Up series bring people together to start creating those connections through networking over informal drinks. Each event has an innovation theme to provide a focus to attract relevant investors and innovating businesses to be ‘in the room’.

The meet up is free to attend though places are limited, and places are restricted to 2 per organisation.

For more information and to get your tickets

This event is hosted by Growing Kent & Medway.

Meet exciting plant-based food and drink businesses and hear from the innovators and researchers making our horticultural food systems more sustainable.

The event will include:

• Talks from local policy makers and funders
• Presentations on cutting-edge science and technology developments in food and farming
• Taste new food and drink products developed with support from Growing Kent & Medway
• Network with other Growing Kent & Medway members; businesses, technical research specialists, funders, and business support experts
• Tours of Niab’s research facilities, including the glasshouses, Wine Innovation Centre, research vineyards and growth rooms
• Plus, hear about the next phase of place-based innovation for our sector.

The morning will feature talks and presentations at the Orchards Event Centre, East Malling, before we move to the Mumford Building for networking, lunch and demonstration displays.

Lunch will be provided on the terrace overlooking the Niab vineyards.

Limited places are available for businesses to display their products during the networking session. Please email contact@growingkentandmedway.com if you would like to request a table.

We hope you can join us for this free event to celebrate the brilliant innovation taking place across our supply chains.

Find more information here.