Blog – Voyagers’ Stories

Oct 06

Psychedelics came to an Oxfordshire field (but the medics approved)

On September 18 2025, Harwell Science Campus hosted THE FIX, the VOYAGERS festival of health tech that explored the future of medicine and innovation. The programme included a special focus on psychedelics with its own tent, curated by Alex Adams, co-founder of the Psychedelic Action Task Force.

Oct 06

Women’s health took centre-stage at THE FIX festival of health-tech

On September 18 2025, Harwell Science Campus near Oxford hosted THE FIX – an ambitious festival bringing together 700 NHS leaders, startups, investors and more for networking, dealmaking and idea-sharing. Among its most compelling spaces was the Women’s Health and FemTech tent, curated by two visionary leaders: Karina Vazirova, THE FIX’s Curator of Women’s Health & FemTech, and Dr Benjamin Viaris de Lesegno, THE FIX’s Curator of Reproductive Health.

Oct 06

Lara Lewington on AI, ageing and why health tech needs a human touch

Lara Lewington – who spoke at THE FIX health-tech festival near Oxford on September 18 2025 – doesn’t deal in hype. The broadcaster and technology journalist deals in clarity. “I don’t think we should be scared of AI,” she says. “But I think we should be very mindful.”

Sep 12

Fighting plastic waste with a new generation of biomaterials

looms.world’s Ksenia Starikova sourced some of the most exciting innovations in the new biomaterials space to bring to 🔥THE HEAT 2024. The festival let you get hands-on with sustainable alternatives to leather, textiles, rubber, fabric dyes, and more from 15 new-materials companies.

Sep 06

Making dairy-free cheese that tastes like the real thing

London-based startups JULIENNE BRUNO and Better Dairy are both on a mission to make authentic-tasting dairy alternatives without using any animal ingredients. They brought alternatives to conventional cheeses for participants to sample at 🔥THE HEAT 2024.

Sep 04

Replace plastic packaging? Yes we can

Swedish startup Meadow lets consumer-goods companies phase out plastic containers — with help from the mass-recycled aluminium can. Its team demonstrated its visionary packaging design at 🔥THE HEAT 2024.