WORD+ 2026 UK End of Year Celebration!
Celebration of 2026's UK research highlights and advancements
For all Organoid, Organ-on-Chip, NAM researchers & societies
15th December 10am-6pm
Plus special session: UK Women in STEM
Everyone is welcome to join this special event!
'The missing piece to complete your year'
10am-4pm: Leading research talks, insightful discussion.4pm-6pm fizz, nibbles and networking.
'A state-of-the-art global R&D facility located in the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. The DISC is uniquely designed to strengthen collaboration, promote openness, and improve the sustainability of every aspect of our science and our business operations'.
AstraZeneca.
🚆NEW: Take the train direct to the campus: 'Cambridge South Station' more here
The Discovery Centre (DISC), Biomedical Campus, 1 Francis Crick Ave, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0AA.
Event chair & Senior Director, Head of Advanced Cell Models, Safety Sciences, AstraZeneca.
'We look forward to welcoming you to the end of year UK celebration of Women in STEM.
Another exciting combination of cutting edge science, community and collaboration'.
Event organiser & Director, WORD+ Events & WORC.Community.
'All are welcome to join us for another celebration of Community, Connections & Collaboration.
Once again tickets are price supported for researchers, keeping science accessible.'
Dr Eleanor Murphy
CAR-T cell therapy and human organoid models of myelofibrosis
University Of
Oxford
Dr Julien Fleurence
An Immunocompetent vascular lead model.
AstraZeneca
Keynote
Professor
Hazel Screen
Co-Director of the Centre for Predictive in vitro Models
Queen Mary University London
Dr Andrzej Nowojewski
AstraZeneca
Dr Kathryn Bowles
Cellular models of tauopathies to try and understand what happens within our cells when there is a mutation in the tau gene.
UK Dementia
Research Institute
Dr Alice Pollard
MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences London
Beth Swallow
Early Career Scientist
University of Leicester
Dr Lukas Gaats
CEO
Higher predictive power of clinical outcomes
MO:RE
Dr Ella Hockings
Technical Sales Consultant
LICOR Bio
Dr John Kendrick
Executive Director,
NAMs and Emerging Technologies
labcorp
Dr Sanju Ashraf
Nikon
NIKON. For Organoid and Organ-on-a-chip Imaging
Committed to developing and using new approach methodologies (NAMs) in preclinical studies.
Higher predictive power of clinical outcomes.
We offer standardized tissue cultures and protocols to better predict drug responses and investigate disease models. Our integrated lab platform results in high-quality and reproducible experimental outcomes enabled by tightly-controlled sample preparation and analytical workflows.
Join us at AstraZeneca’s The Discovery Centre (DISC), on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Plan your journey by train, bus, bicycle or car.
Cambridge South station is beside the campus and close to DISC. Check your live route and any service changes before setting off.
Cambridge South is on the western side of the Biomedical Campus, near The Discovery Centre. Follow the signs toward the campus and Francis Crick Avenue.
If your train calls at Cambridge but not Cambridge South, check a connecting train or a bus/taxi onward to the campus.
Use a service for Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Addenbrooke’s or the Guided Busway. The Green and Gardens stop serves the area near DISC; other campus stops may involve a longer walk.
Bus routes and timetables change, so plan your journey for the event day.
There is no general visitor parking at The Discovery Centre. Public campus parking includes Addenbrooke’s Car Park 2; charges and availability may change. You can also consider a Cambridge Park & Ride and continue by bus.
Do not assume AstraZeneca staff parking is available to event guests.
The campus has walking and cycling routes and public cycle parking at key entrances. Cambridge South is a convenient arrival point for the final walk to DISC.
Travel information checked September 2026. Verify train, bus and parking details before travelling. Address: AstraZeneca Cambridge; local routes and parking: Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
More about WORC.Community!
Established in 2022 our mission is bring Organoid, Organ-on-a-chip & NAM researchers together to advance discovery. Our free to join network has a global reach of >10,000 researchers and those interested in next generation techniques. With leading researcher talks, innovative technologies in an open community atmosphere, all are welcome. It's where great ideas are shared and new ones are born.