OBN BioTuesday: ‘The importance of getting your company story right from the start’

During this BioTuesday event, we will be gathering thought leaders from all corners of the life sciences industry to provide their views, practical know-how, experience, and guidance on the 'The importance of getting your company story right from the start'


During the evening, speakers will address:

  • How successful storytelling remains a critical & untapped source of potential success for the majority of early-stage businesses
  • The importance of being clear on the long-term impact you hope your company/services/innovation will have on both your internal team and wider society – and most importantly, patients
  • How to differentiate your company from the competition and the importance of case studies
  • The importance of letting people 'behind the curtain', and how to best communicate successes and challenges you've experienced
  • The consequential impact that getting it right (and wrong) can have on attracting and retaining employees and securing investment and external partners in the future


Programme:

17:30 – 18.00 Delegate Registration & Networking

18.00 - 18.10 Welcome & Introductions – Angela Hobbs, CEO, Wilkinson Hall

18.10 - 18.30 Keynote from Dr Kat Arneyfounder and director of First Create The Media - an insight into the science of storytelling

18.30 - 18.45 Industry Insight presentation from Catrin Gaston-Penny, Human Resources Director at the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

18.45 - 19.00 Investor Insight from Michael Salako, Investment Director, Start Codon - Does your company story and public profile matter to investors? 

19.00 - 19.15 R&D Company Insight from Dr Jonathan Kwok, CEO of Infinitopes 

19.15 - 19.30 R&D Company Insight from Vibhor Gupta, Director and Founder at PangaeaData.AI

19.30 - 20.00  Audience discussion and Q&A, hosted by Angela Hobbs

20:00 – 21:00 Networking

Speakers

  • Kat Arney (Founder and Creative Director of First Create The Media)

    Kat Arney

    Founder and Creative Director of First Create The Media

    https://firstcreatethemedia.com/

    Kat is a multi award-winning science writer and broadcaster, and is the founder and Creative Director of First Create The Media - a communications strategy and content agency specialising in the life sciences that has been twice shortlisted for OBN's Most Impactful Business Support Organisation award. We believe that it’s not enough to do great science: it needs context, clarity and a coherent story to make an impact and attract the right kind of attention. We work with all kinds of organisations, from startups and larger companies to charities, universities, and research institutes, to get their messages to the audiences that matter.

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  • Catrin Gaston-Penny (Group Head of HR at Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult)

    Catrin Gaston-Penny

    Group Head of HR at Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult

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  • Vibhor Gupta (Founder of Pangaea Data)

    Vibhor Gupta

    Founder of Pangaea Data

    https://www.pangaeadata.ai/

    Dr. Vibhor Gupta is the founder of Pangaea and based in South San Francisco and London. Vibhor trained in oncology and has a breadth of experience in life sciences through his work in industry and academia over the last two decades. Prior to Pangaea, Vibhor started and built the European business for Quantum Secure, which was headquartered in Silicon Valley and was successfully acquired in 2015. Following Quantum Secure, Vibhor served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Strategy and Sales at Seven Bridges Genomics, which was founded at Harvard. Vibhor’s academic career focused on conducting molecular biology studies and building bioinformatics tools and machine learning models with epigenetic, genomic, transcriptomic and clinical trial data in the context of oncology and infectious diseases. Vibhor has access to an extensive global network in the Life sciences industry and is regularly invited to speak at international conferences, government funded programs and investment summits.

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  • Angela Hobbs (CEO of Wilkinson Hall)
  • Jonathan Kwok (CEO of Infinitopes)

    Jonathan Kwok

    CEO of Infinitopes

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  • Michael Salako (Investment Director of Start Codon)

    Michael Salako

    Investment Director of Start Codon

    https://startcodon.co/team

    Michael is Investment Director at Start Codon, an early-stage venture capital fund and venture builder. Previously, he worked for over 10 years at Cancer Research UK, focusing on identifying, developing, transacting, and seed-investing in next-generation oncology programmes and spin-out opportunities.
    Michael has a first-class degree in Biochemistry, a PhD in Molecular Virology and Molecular Toxicology, an MBA focused on finance and entrepreneurship, postdoctoral experience in immuno-oncology, drug discovery expertise to Principal Scientist level and is a Certified Licensing Professional. He is the recipient of a number of awards and is active on the life science/healthcare startup scene.

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Venue

BioEscalator

Innovation Building,
University of Oxford,
Old Road Campus,
Roosevelt Drive,
Oxford,
OX3 7FZ

United Kingdom

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Tickets

OBN Member & BioEscalator Tenants - Complimentary Ticket
Member Price Complimentary
Non-OBN Member Ticket
Standard Price £50
Students & Research Scientists Complimentary
Standard Price Complimentary