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08 October 2026 · CO:LABS · Harwell Campus
ENGINE
Summit
Advanced R&D for competitive advantage, one day, five themes and direct access to the people and capabilities redefining what’s possible.
The UK’s advanced R&D ecosystem, in one place
Meet the people turning complex challenges into real-world breakthroughs.
ENGINE brings industry, academia, investors and the public sector together with the UK’s most advanced scientific facilities and expert teams.
Expect keynote perspectives, focused facility talks, industry panels, demos, one-to-one partnering and an evening reception celebrating the opening of CO:LABS.
Meet the right partners
Connect with experts, investors, academics, public sector teams and innovative organisations.
Explore new capabilities
See how advanced research can help validate materials, accelerate development and de-risk innovation.
Accelerate R&D
Find the expertise and equipment to unlock breakthroughs beyond your own labs.
Ideas from the people shaping what comes next
Featured speakers
Leaders across science, policy and industry will share practical insight into the capabilities changing the future of R&D.
Life sciences
Dame Nicola Blackwood
Chair of Genomics England, Chair of Oxford University Innovation and on the Board of BioNTech SE
Quantum & AI
Professor Charlotte Deane MBE
Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Materials & energy
Professor Martin Freer
Chief Executive Officer, Faraday Institution
National capability
Roger Eccleston
STFC Executive Director, National Laboratories: Large Scale Facilities and Head of Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Structural biology
Professor Frank von Delft
Professor of Structural Chemical Biology
Science leadership
Professor Irene Tracey
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Also joining the speaker line-up
More speakers joining us
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Professor Gianluigi Botton
CEO, Diamond Light Source
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Professor Paul Matthews
Director, The Rosalind Franklin Institute
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Dr Sara Wells MBE
Director, Mary Lyon Centre & Chief Biological Resources Facility Officer at The Francis Crick Institute
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Professor John Collier
Director, Central Laser Facility
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Professor Sarah Rogers
Director, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
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Dr Sarah Beardsley
Director, RAL Space
Speaker participation and session details are subject to final confirmation.
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ENGINE at a glance
09:00 → Registration & networking
10:00 → Keynote address
10:40 – 16:40 → Multi-stage talks & sessions
13:10 – 14:00 → Lunch & networking
17:00 → Evening celebration
Organisations joining ENGINE
Hear from organisations working across life sciences, energy, space, materials and advanced engineering.
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