Immunocore’s international team gathered at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. for a Museum Quest scavenger hunt. The event served as a mental break in the middle of an intensive four-day company meeting. Employees had traveled from around the world to be there. Teams worked through riddles, hunted down the objects each clue described, and snapped selfies as proof before racing to the next one. The afternoon turned out to be one that nobody expected to enjoy quite that much.
Immunocore is a commercial-stage biotechnology company specializing in T cell receptor therapy. Based in Abingdon, UK, the company develops treatments for cancer and viral diseases. Immunocore’s lead product, Kimmtrak, is the first approved ImmTAC-based therapy and represents a new class of cancer treatment.
Immunocore’s International Team Competes Through the Smithsonian With a Museum Quest Scavenger Hunt in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is not a typical team building venue. For a group of international biotech professionals deep in a demanding week, that mattered. Museum Quest, the museum-specific version of our Camaraderie Quest scavenger hunt, put the exhibits themselves to work. Teams solved riddles pointing to objects somewhere in the museum, found them, and took selfies as proof before sprinting to the next clue. The format turned a world-class collection into a competitive course.
What stood out was how the format handled the mix. These were colleagues from different countries who had spent the week in meeting rooms together. Some had never met in person before. Museum Quest pushed them into small groups with problems to solve on the move. Laughter echoed between the galleries. Teams that had been polite professionals all week became genuine competitors.
The competitive edge ran through the event from start to finish. Some teams were very committed to winning. That kind of focus in a low-stakes environment reveals how a group actually functions under pressure. The spontaneous collaboration that emerged was the real product of the afternoon.
We’d like to thank Amy Parson for welcoming us into the week and making this afternoon possible. Relationships built in motion and under pressure tend to outlast ones made in conference rooms.
Looking for a high-energy team activity that works for an international group? A scavenger hunt in Washington, D.C gives a global team a shared experience worth talking about.