Clustering Insights

The Life Sciences podcast series featuring key players in the industry. Hear opinions and thought leadership from investors, developers, funders and more.

Latest episode

The Future is Urban: innovation’s role in shaping the future of cities

In our latest podcast, Chris Walters, JLL’s Head of UK Life Sciences, is joined by Greg Clark, Chair of Connected Places Catapult. This episode delves into the role of innovation districts and the innovation economy's role in shaping the future of urbanisation as we continue to experience population growth and the drive to meet future sustainability requirements of the planet.

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Speaker biographies

  • Hugo Villanueva

    Hugo Villanueva

    Venture Capital Investor, Octopus Ventures

    Hugo joined Octopus Ventures in 2022, excited to put his expertise to work seeking out the biotech and life-sciences opportunities poised to revolutionise global healthcare.

    During his PhD, which focused on structural and synthetic biology, Hugo got his first experience of early stage businesses, working with accelerators, startups and entrepreneurs to turn world-changing science into pioneering business propositions.

    He joined the Octopus Ventures team from Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst, a leading incubator in the cell and gene sector, where he spent two years helping businesses innovate and grow at scale.

  • Jason Mellad

    Jason Mellad

    CEO & Co-Founder, Start Codon

    Jason is a scientist entrepreneur passionate about translating innovative technologies into better patient outcomes. As CEO and co-founder of Start Codon, a Cambridge based venture builder, he aims to identify the most disruptive healthcare founders and innovations worldwide, seed fund them and leverage the exceptional resources of the Cambridge cluster to de-risk and drive the success of their start-ups.

  • Greg Clark

    Global Urbanist & Chair of Connected Places Catapult

    Greg Clark is a British & Irish writer, Board Chair, Non Exec Director, and advisor on cities, mobility, built environment, and urban innovation & leadership. He is author of 10 books and 100 reports on cities, mobility, real estate, climate, urban economies, investment, and place-leadership, and has worked with 400 cities around the world. Globally, Greg is Hon Global Fellow at the Urban Land Institute (ULI). In the UK, he is Chair of the Connected Places Catapult (CPC), the UK’s national innovation accelerator for transport, cities, and place-leadership, and Chair of the Cities Commission for Climate Investment(3Ci).

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