UKRI Catalyst Awards Discovery Series

To kick off recruitment for the second round of applications for the Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards, Zinc hosted a series of events through November 2020 - January 2021. The Discover the Catalyst Awards sessions provided researchers with all the key information about the new non-traditional funding opportunity. The Prototyping Problems workshops in January provided researchers […]

Mental Health & the Individual’s Role in Change.

In a period of uncertainty and changing systems, our individual role in change is a huge opportunity, but where do we start? Gregor Henderson, Director of Mental Health at Public Health England and Zinc Strategy Advisor on Mental Health joined us for a session with Dr Iain Jordan, Zinc Academy Mental Health Lead and Darcy […]

The Role of Research in Mental Health Startups

Big Health CEO, Peter Hames, delivered a keynote speech on using digital programs backed by scientific evidence to support people’s mental health. A selection of our portfolio companies including Method X Studios, Untangle, Bellevie, BetterSpace and Tandem joined us on the panel to discuss the variety of ways research can be used in ventures.

Becoming a Zinc Creative Founder

This event is for people in the creative industry who are interested in, or curious about, becoming an entrepreneur. It will explore how Zinc's venture-builder programme supports creatives from a variety of sectors to find Co-Founders and build products that have a positive impact on an important problem.

Becoming a Zinc CTO Founder

This event is for creative technologists, inventors and builders, and will explore how Zinc's venture-builder programme supports Technologist to find Co-Founders and build products that have a positive impact on an important problem.