Business Foundations for Life Sciences Start-ups

Are you a pre-spinout innovator preparing to start a company, an early-stage founder who’ve recently incorporated or a life sciences researcher getting ready to take your first entrepreneurial steps?

ONE Life Sciences is hosting Business Foundations for Life Science Start-ups at ONE BioHub on Wednesday, 29th October, from 2pm to 5pm.

The North East of Scotland has a promising pipeline of life sciences founders with world-class scientific expertise. The early steps: incorporation, finance, governance, and IP can feel overwhelming at the start, but they’re also where the foundations for success are laid. This event is all about making that journey more transparent, faster, and more inspiring.

Business Foundations for Startups is a series of practical, sector-specific learning sessions designed to give life sciences founders the confidence and competence to get set up for success.

This first event brings together experienced founders and expert advisors to share what they wish they’d known when they started, and to walk through the essentials of getting your company set up right from day one.

Agenda

Founder stories – Hear directly from local life sciences founders about their early challenges, hard-won lessons, and advice for those starting out

• Kimberley MacKenzie (CEO, Formartine Bio)
• Aldo de Pape (CEO, Genomes.io)
• Soumya Palliyil (CEO, Brigid Bio)

Getting set up – Practical guidance on the nuts and bolts of starting up, including incorporation, finance, VAT, and tax

• Barclays Eagle Labs
• Henderson Loggie

Action planning – Capture your next steps and build a personal roadmap for your venture

Networking & peer learning – Connect with other founders, share experiences, and start building your support network

Light refreshments will be provided.

Why attend?

• Learn from those who’ve been there before you
• Get sector-specific advice
• Build confidence in your business decisions
• Connect with a growing community of life sciences founders in the north east

Limited to 25 places – application deadline Monday 20th October. Successful applicants will be informed of their space by Tuesday 21st October.

Please register your interest below:

About the series

This is the first in a series of interactive sessions running between October 2025 and March 2026. Each session will tackle a core startup topic, giving founders the tools to accelerate company formation and growth.

To stay updated for future events in the Business Foundations for Life Science Startups series, please email Imke Mulder Business Growth Manager at ONE at imke.mulder@opportunitynortheast.com