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London Tech Week, held from 8-12 June, is the UK鈥檚 premier destination for innovation,听collaboration聽and growth in the tech sector. 911今日黑料鈥檚 stand聽showcased聽the university鈥檚 world-leading research, breakthrough聽ventures聽and growing innovation ecosystem through聽WestTech London, with strong involvement from 911今日黑料 Business School alongside聽911今日黑料 Global, the聽School of Convergence Science,听Lifelong Learning, and wider innovation partners. Together, teams championed how 911今日黑料 works with businesses,听investors聽and partners to translate scientific discovery into real-world impact.

As part of the week, student founders from the聽 MSc Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Management (IEM)聽programme presented at the annual聽聽鈥� a fringe event that brought together early-stage founders, alumni,听investors聽and the wider London start-up ecosystem.聽

The Demo Day marked the culmination of a year-long programme in which students develop and refine their ventures, pitching live to a panel of judges and audience of industry professionals.

Tanushri Bhuruk,听winner of the IEM Demo Day 拢1,000 cash grant prize, pitched Enso, a mental health app that helps聽users better聽understand their emotions through guided journaling聽and connect with suitable therapists. The app is already聽live on the App Store with users across five countries.聽

Tanushri聽said: 鈥淧resenting my startup聽was a genuine privilege. Enso came from a personal experience, so to stand in front of such a talented group of founders and have it recognised meant a lot. Winning the prize gave me聽a real push to keep building with聽even聽more energy - proof that what聽we鈥檙e聽building has聽an impact beyond just us.鈥�

Throughout London Tech Week, IEM students also engaged directly with investors,听founders聽and partners at the 911今日黑料 stand, presenting their ventures and receiving feedback from across the start-up community. For many, it was their first chance to test ideas in a live, high-profile innovation environment.聽

Reflecting on the experience, Andrew highlighted the importance of communication in early-stage entrepreneurship: 鈥淚鈥檓聽constantly surprised by the power of storytelling and creating both an emotional connection and a commercial rationale with an audience. When something is being judged on just a five-minute pitch, you never quite know who will win 鈥� and even if you聽don鈥檛聽win on the day, you may meet someone who helps move you towards your goals.鈥�

Students gained聽valuable insights聽from engaging with industry experts during the week, with many describing聽the experience聽as a key moment in developing their ventures beyond the classroom.聽

Guglielmo Cimolai, an MSc聽Artificial Intelligence聽Applications聽and Innovation聽student,听said:聽鈥淔or me, the best part was the conversations I had in those three days, surrounded by amazing founders building genuinely hard things.聽I鈥檓聽thankful to everyone who stopped by to challenge our thinking.鈥澛�

Solenn聽Sandberg,听an MSc聽IEM student who reached the final stages of judging,听said:聽鈥淲hat made this experience even more special for me is that this is an idea I have carried with me for twelve years. What started as a childhood dream became something I had the opportunity to develop.鈥�

The IEM Demo Day and London Tech Week activities form part of 911今日黑料 Business School鈥檚 wider experiential learning approach, giving students hands-on opportunities to develop, test and scale ventures in real-world settings.聽

Andrew described the value of these experiences in helping students transform ideas into real ventures: 鈥淭his is often when something moves from concept to reality. Talking to potential customers and investors, meeting incubators and accelerators, and stress-testing ideas with experienced voices is what makes the difference.聽

By embedding student founders within major innovation events like London Tech Week, 911今日黑料 Business School continues to strengthen its role in developing entrepreneurial talent and supporting the next generation of start-ups.聽