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⭐ Zinc is hiring for two exciting new investment roles! ⭐ As we continue on our mission to tackle some of the world's hardest problems impacting the health of people and the planet, we are looking for two exceptional new colleagues to join our team: 💉 Investment Manager: Life Science and Medtech 🌍 Investment Associate: Environment Each of these roles is key to unlocking Zinc's ambitious vision, and will provide the opportunity to work with founders across the full range of Zinc's inception-stage investments and venture building platform. The deadline for applications is this Friday, 19th July. 👉 You can find out more about these exciting opportunities and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/e8ZK3GNs As always, referrals and shares with excellent folks in your network are always appreciated. 🙏 We look forward to hearing from you! Ella Goldner (Levy) | Paul Kirby | Eleanor Ford | Shelley Brown | Natalie Pankova, PhD | Hannah Abdel-Hadi | Luke Charbonnier-Bevan, PhD | Rosie Webster | Caitlin Scheybeler | Kate Hyslop | Diellza Ramadani

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🌎 Could you be Zinc's next Investment Associate? 🌎 We are hiring for an incredibly exciting new environment-focussed investment role within the Zinc team - could this be you, or someone you know? If you have a technical or academic background in climate or the environment space, and are ready to apply that experience and knowledge to the world of venture building and investing, this role could be for you. Key responsibilities: ▶ Support marketing campaigns to help find and invest in ambitious founders to join Zinc’s upcoming venture builder cohorts, and attract direct pre-seed investment opportunities. ▶ Support the assessment and conversion of new investment opportunities for Zinc across our various investment areas (environment and health). ▶ Conduct initial research on potential investment opportunities to include due diligence on tech, IP, commercial model, TAM, team and more. ▶ Build and manage relationships with key external stakeholders including academic partners, corporates and funders. ▶ Help build Zinc's reputation in the community by developing marketing collateral including website, presentations, and social media content. ⁠▶ Be a core part of our ecosystem and events team, supporting networking events, both onsite and offsite. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! As always, shares and referrals hugely appreciated 🙏 👉 Learn more about the team, opportunity, benefits and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/dWvtcFEK Eleanor Ford | Ella Goldner (Levy) | Paul Kirby | Hannah Abdel-Hadi | Caitlin Scheybeler | Kate Hyslop | Luke Charbonnier-Bevan, PhD | Shelley Brown

❓Are you a researcher or industry professional working in the field of digital mental health? ❓Are you interested in Wellcome's digital mental health funding call? ❓Would you like to make links with companies or academics in your field? 🗓 EVENT: Partnering for Progress: Building Industry-Academic Partnerships in Digital Mental Health. This is the first in a series of networking and panel discussion events on digital mental health, organised by Wellcome Trust and ZINC. 🗓 Thursday 18th July ⏰ 17:00-19:30 BST 📍 (hybrid) In-person at Wellcome's London Office & Online We recommend attending in person if possible, to take full advantage of the networking opportunity. Attendees will gain insights from industry and research leaders and connect with fellow researchers, companies and not-for-profits working in the field. 👉 Register here for online or in-person: https://lnkd.in/eV_cQkyh We look forward to seeing you there! #MentalHealth #DigitalMentalHealth #MentalHealthStartUp Caitlin Scheybeler

💡 Invitation: Accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions 💡 We are delighted to be partnering with Wellcome Trust to host a series of thought-provoking events and discussions on digital mental health. The first event in this series - Partnering for Progress: Building Industry-Academic Partnerships in Digital Mental Health - will explore how we can build successful academia-industry collaboration, fostering partnerships that drive groundbreaking research and innovative solutions in digital mental health. 🗓 Thursday 18th July ⏰ 17:00-19:30 BST 📍 (hybrid) Wellcome Office, London & Online Attendees will gain insights from industry and research leaders and connect with fellow researchers, companies and not-for-profits working in this dynamic field. 👉 Register here to join in-person at Wellcome in London, or online via the live-stream: https://lnkd.in/eV_cQkyh We look forward to seeing you there! Paul Kirby | Ella Goldner (Levy) | Natalie Pankova, PhD | Rachel Carey | Caitlin Scheybeler | Rosie Webster | Tayla McCloud, PhD | Elena Netsi | Amy Hansell #MentalHealth #DigitalMentalHealth #Research #Innovation #Technology #Policy

📚 The Visual Detox: How to consume media without it consuming you 📚 Join us for an evening in conversation with Marine Tanguy, art expert, businesswoman and founder of MTArt Agency. Marine will discuss how the imagery we see shapes our wellbeing and advocate for a stronger visual literacy for all. 🗓 Wednesday 24th July ⏰ 6pm 📍 Zinc HQ, London, NW1 1AD 👉 More information and reserve your place: https://lnkd.in/erxQ4g_2 We look forward to seeing you there! Marine Tanguy | Caitlin Scheybeler | Ella Goldner (Levy) | Eleanor Ford

💫 Join us through July to help shape the Future of Medical Software and AI Regulation 💫 __________________________ 💡 Workshop: Shaping the Future of Medical Software and AI Regulation Join us for the third RADIANT Innovation Workshop, designed to foster collaboration and innovation in medical software and AI regulation. This session will provide a platform for innovators, academics, policymakers, and regulators to engage in meaningful discussions and network. 🗓 Wednesday, July 10th ⏰ 2-4pm BST 📍 Online ▶ https://lnkd.in/eahGSvfP __________________________ 💡 Roundtable Discussion 1: We invite you to participate in an exclusive roundtable discussion aimed at key stakeholders in the medical device and software AI fields. This event is a unique opportunity to collaborate and contribute to the future direction of the RADIANT network. 🗓 Wednesday, July 17th ⏰ 1-2pm BST 📍 Online ▶ https://lnkd.in/epsMew5e __________________________ 💡 Roundtable Discussion 2: Another opportunity for stakeholders to come together and shape the RADIANT network. Join commissioners, developers, patient groups, policymakers, and industry experts to discuss regulatory challenges and generate actionable solutions. 🗓 Friday, July 19th ⏰ 10 - 11am BST 📍 Location: Online ▶ https://lnkd.in/ePxYxjhY __________________________ Your insights are crucial to ensure these events are engaging and impactful. We would greatly appreciate it if you could complete our brief survey here: https://lnkd.in/dMHyYn2E

⭐ Exciting new opportunity to join the Zinc team! ⭐ We are hiring for an Investment Manager with experience in Life Science & Medtech. As we continue to build out our capabilities of our current fund, we’re looking for an Investment Manager to source and diligence new investments, as well as work hands-on with the ventures across our programmes and portfolio as a Venture Partner. We'd love to meet exceptional folks who: ▶ Have a tech transfer and/or investment background with previous experience of working with technology-led ventures. ▶ Have a technical PhD in life sciences/medtech and ability to dive deep into the science and IP. ▶ Have a ‘founder’ mentality, and thrive in building new programmes and products from the ground up - being an exited Founder is a bonus! ▶ Have a passion for commercialising technology focused on healthcare/medtech/life sciences. ▶ Are excited to build good relationships with Founders, Scientists and Funders, and ability to build rapport quickly, at all levels. ▶ Have expertise in designing and running programs and events for startups. ▶ Have excellent operational/project management skills to work successfully in fast-paced, agile environments to tight deadlines. 👉 If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you! You can find out more about the role and how to apply here: https://lnkd.in/eBDis9-C Please do share this opportunity with anyone in your nextwork you think could be a good fit. Ella Goldner (Levy) | Paul Kirby | Natalie Pankova, PhD | Rosie Webster | Eleanor Ford | Caitlin Scheybeler | Kate Hyslop

🚀 Speek raises $1m to tackle teenage self harm 🚀 We are excited to announce Zinc's latest investment in speek, a digital health company on a mission to tackle the complex challenge of teenage self injury. Founders Kanu Batra and Nessrin Younes met as part of Zinc’s fourth venture building cohort, united by a mission to ensure that every young person can develop and maintain good mental and emotional health. Speek’s vision is to connect every family affected by self harm to a parent-first clinical care model, reducing recovery time by 40% and cutting costs in half. The team have already built a community of 7,000+ parents, enrolled hundreds of participants in clinical programs, built partnerships with 50+ schools, and are now now live in NHS clinics. This mission, to provide world-class clinical care for families affected by teenage self injury, sits right at the core of Zinc’s thesis of building commercial solutions to solve the world’s most pressing and complex challenges. 👇 Learn more about Speek's mission, progress and what the next phase of their journey looks like over on the Zinc website: https://lnkd.in/eTxbhb5U Kanu Batra | Nessrin Younes | Ella Goldner (Levy) | Rosie Webster | Paul Kirby | Eleanor Ford | Dr. Khanya Price-Evans | Andrea Sinclair | Robin Zaragoza | Jem Stein | Kirsten Connell | Tilly Fleming | LSE Generate #Health #DigitalHealth #DigitalInnovation #MentalHealth #Wellbeing

💡 Friday reading: Catalytic environments to drive progress in digital mental health research 💡 Wellcome Trust and Science Practice have published their deep dive into existing and emerging structures for accelerating digital mental health research. The report explores catalysts across 21 countries, including: University R&D centres, University-healthcare partnerships, Multi-partner implementation projects, Independent R&D centres, Accelerators and incubators - including ZINC. The findings cover recommendations for funders looking to unblock and accelerate progress in the digital mental health field in three areas: 1️⃣ Fund a venture-building programme focused on digital mental health. The model presents significant potential, yet seems under-explored in digital mental health. However, creating new companies won’t alone be enough to enable the field to reach its potential, so they also propose that funders... 2️⃣ Drive change in digital mental health markets and healthcare systems. This would require additional scoping to understand country-specific barriers to commercial viability and integration with healthcare systems, and cross-sector coordination to address systemic challenges. 3️⃣ Create new or modified grantmaking programmes. Funders should consider how existing offerings help vs. hinder digital mental health research translation (i.e., prioritise impact metrics, speed up funding allocations, have designated pots for implementation-specific activities). You can read the full report here >> https://lnkd.in/dsNjgev7 Ella Goldner (Levy) | Paul Kirby | Natalie Pankova, PhD | Rosie Webster | Eleanor Ford | Caitlin Scheybeler