Three founders. Three breakthroughs. One question: what does it actually take to build a deep tech company in the UK?
From adaptive AI spinning out of a nuclear fusion lab, to a wearable quantum brain scanner, to microfluidic technology transforming IVF success rates — Matt Carr (Luffy AI), David Woolger (Cerca Magnetics) and Virginia Pensabene (IVFmicro) are turning cutting-edge research into real-world impact. All three have worked with Innovate UK to get there.
Chaired by Sarah El-Hanfy, Director of AI and Digital at Innovate UK, this session cuts to the honest realities of deep tech entrepreneurship in the UK — the funding gaps, the lab-to-market leap, and the moments where the right support made the difference.