Hello, and welcome to the November edition.
Now that the clocks have gone back, it’s dark when I wake up, which I’ve decided to enjoy rather than dread this year. It also means every evening event feels like a late night out, and a 6pm panel feels a lot more glamorous than it is (even if I freeze on the way home).
October was somewhat hectic events-wise. On the 13th we were at Hale House hashing out how you pick your next market, and a week later I was at 1 Wimpole Street for the Harley Street Health District conference, which was a good reminder of how much is going on within a few streets of each other.
November is London Life Sciences Week (15th to the 20th) and it’s packed with events like the King’s Fund annual conference and the HSJ Awards, along with plenty more. My advice is to pick your battles and wear comfortable shoes.
Back in September I could only whisper it, but I think we’re now allowed to say Christmas out loud. The Hale House Christmas party is on Wednesday 25 November, combined with one last Hash It Out of the year to kick it off. I’m co-hosting, so come and say hello.
As usual, below is everything worth putting in your November diary. See you at the Christmas party, if not before!
Anna
P.S. If you’d like support planning a showstopping event, get in touch to find out how the SomX team can help 👋🏼
Hale House Dragons Den Oncology Showcase
🕣 Wednesday 3 February 2027, 5:00–7:00pm. Applications close Monday 30 November
📍 Hale House, 76 Portland Place, London
Hale House’s first Dragons’ Den has moved to the new year, which gives you a bit more time to apply. If you’re running an early-stage oncology startup, this one’s for you. Applications are open for Hale House’s first Dragons’ Den, and the form is short. It asks about your company, what you’re building and what kind of support you’re looking for, so you don’t need a polished deck to apply.
Shortlisted companies will hear back in early January and then pitch live at Hale House in February to a panel of five Dragons covering investment, clinical, legal and commercial expertise. The winner gets a one-hour 1:1 with every one of them, which is a lot of expert time to walk away with.
If you’re building in oncology, or know someone who is, apply here by Monday 30 November.
Also at Hale House this month:
Hale House Christmas Party 2026 (free, registration required)
🕣 Wednesday 8 December, 6:00–9:00pm
📍 Hale House, 76 Portland Place, London
The last Hash It Out of 2026 rolls straight into the Hale House Christmas party, and we’re also on the hunt for a volunteer Santa! The job involves a suit, a sack of gifts and deciding which investors have made the naughty list this year (and which ones have been nice enough to answer their emails). If that sounds like you, or you know exactly who should do it, hit reply and let me know.
It’s open to members, residents and the wider community. I’m co-hosting, so come and find me by the mince pies (and prosecco) x
November Events
AI in Health Summit 2026
🕣 4 November
📍 Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London
Economist Impact’s second AI in Health Summit, asking why so few health systems have managed to scale AI despite how fast the technology is moving.
BIO-Europe 2026
🕣 9–11 November
📍 Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany
Europe’s long-running partnering conference for biotech and biopharma, built around one-to-one partnering meetings.
Genomics and Precision Medicine Congress 2026
🕣 10 November, 9:00am–6:00pm
📍 BMA House, Tavistock Square, London
National and international genomics leaders on moving genomic research into everyday medicine.
Med-Tech World 2026
🕣 11–13 November
📍 Malta
Three days of medtech talks, investment and networking, with founders, investors and health system leaders from across Europe.
London Life Sciences Week 2026
🕣 15–20 November
📍 Venues across central London
A full week of events, showcases and networking for the life sciences community. Several of the listings below fall inside it, so it’s worth checking the programme early.
HLTH USA 2026
🕣 15–18 November
📍 The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas, USA
The big US health innovation event, with over 12,000 people across providers, payers, pharma, investors and startups.
LSX Investival Showcase Europe 2026
🕣 16 November
📍 Old Billingsgate, London
The opening day of London Life Sciences Week, with company showcases for life sciences executives and investors.
The King’s Fund Annual Conference 2026
🕣 17–18 November
📍 The King’s Fund, Cavendish Square, London
Two days on what good health for all could look like by 2040, and what it would actually take to get there.
London Biotechnology Show
🕣 18–19 November, 9:00am–5:00pm
📍 ExCeL London
A two-day expo on the latest in biotech, from diagnostics and gene therapy to biomanufacturing.
Slush 2026
🕣 18–19 November
📍 Helsinki, Finland
The student-run startup conference that pulls in founders and investors from all over the world. Not healthtech-specific, but plenty of healthtech founders go.
Digital Health in the NHS: What’s Working, What Isn’t and What’s Next
🕣 19 November, 1:00–5:30pm
📍 Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London
The first of the RSM Digital Health Section’s 2026–27 series, looking at which digital tools are delivering clinical benefit and where NHS data infrastructure goes next.
HSJ Awards 2026
🕣 19 November
📍 Evolution London, Battersea Park
HSJ’s annual awards for NHS teams, across 26 categories including technology and innovation.
RSNA Annual Meeting 2026
🕣 29 November – 3 December
📍 Chicago, USA
The world’s largest radiology meeting, and a good one to follow if you work anywhere near imaging AI.
HealthTech 2026: Innovation, Prevention & the Future of Health
🕣 1 December, 8:30am–2:45pm
📍 Citylabs 1.0, Nelson Street, Manchester
Just sneaking into December, Pro-Manchester’s healthtech conference looks at what Greater Manchester is doing with health data, AI and prevention, with speakers from NHS Greater Manchester, Health Innovation Manchester and local founders. Limited free tickets are available for NHS staff.
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