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Programme
- Delegate Registration
- Morning: Exhibition/Workshops/Partnering
- Delegate Lunch
- Afternoon: Exhibition/Workshops/Partnering
- BioForward Networking Drinks
- Workshop 1: The Importance of Learning & Development for Growing Teams
Russell Oakley•Adam PickfordKindly co-hosted by CK Group and Highlight People
This workshop explores the critical value of building an engaged, retained workforce. Starting with the importance of recruiting the right people to support your growth plans, and some tips on how to go about this. We will explore how truly effective Learning & Development (L&D) fits into the bigger strategic picture and is critical to you, your People and to accelerating the growth of the business. We will then share expertise and practical advice on how to move forward quickly and effectively to ensure L&D in your business can deliver positive and sustained results.
Russell Oakley
Associate Director Business Development of CK Associates Group
Adam Pickford
Co-Founder and Director of Highlightpeople
- Workshop 2 • What Companies should consider when choosing a location
Manisha Kulkarni•Sergio Lentojo Mozo•Christian Vecchione•Alex WilshawThis workshop will offer some practical guidance for businesses exploring location options, whether that is to expand the business, relocate, or optimise operations. The workshop will feature a panel discussion of industry experts who will offer their practical guidance to help you navigate the challenges involved and highlight the important factors that you should consider.
The workshop panel will feature:
• Alex Wilshaw, Associate Director, Ironstone Asset Management ( Life Science REIT)
• Christian Vecchione, Director, Benedicts
• Manisha Kulkarni, Director of Science & Technology, Bulb Laboratories
• Sergio Lentijo Mozo, Director of Manufacturing, Quantum Solutions.
Manisha Kulkarni
Director of Science & Technology at Bulb Laboratories
Sergio Lentojo Mozo
Director of Manufacturing at Quantum Solutions
Christian Vecchione
Founder and Managing Director of Benedicts Consultant Surveyors
Alex Wilshaw
Associate Director of Ironstone Asset Management
- Workshop 3: Getting your Company Story Right from the Start
Kat Arney•Lorna Cuddon•Michael GreenKindly co-hosted by First Create The Media, Luna 9 and Zyme Communications
This workshop will delve into the crucial role a compelling company narrative plays in the success of your business. This session emphasizes how a well-crafted story not only clarifies your mission and vision but also engages stakeholders, attracts investment, and builds a strong brand identity. Attendees will learn how to articulate their company's unique value proposition and clearly explain why your company mission should interest them. We’ll also explore who you should be looking to engage with, and how to reach them to spread the word. The session will also cover pointers on how to build your brand to be perceived as you would like. Our experts will help you navigate common pitfalls and share some practical strategies for creating a persuasive and authentic story, look and message that resonates with target audiences and sets the foundation for long-term success.
Kat Arney
Chief Creative Officer at First Create The Media Ltd
Lorna Cuddon
Managing Director of Zyme Communications Ltd
Michael Green
Co-founder & Strategy Director of Luna 9
- Workshop 4: How to speed up trials and reduce costs – top tips for biotechs
Stewart LibermanKindly sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
There are many important considerations to address in building your new drug program, and many challenges that you face across your drug development journey, including meeting project timelines, navigating regulatory requirements and ensuring supply chain resiliency. Moving from molecule to medicine demands trust and resilience as you work in partnership with experts to help bring your treatment to market, faster.
Learn from Thermo Fisher Scientific on how to:
• Drive speed and reduce costs for your Phase I studies
• Leverage CDMO processes and SOP procedures
• Address blistering and stability timelines
• Ensure to adhere to QP release requirements
• Shape the future of drug development
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Stewart Liberman
Director of Business Development, EMEA Biotech at ThermoFisher Scientific
- Workshop 5 • Building strong financial foundations to successfully navigate your fundraise
Jordy BreukerKindly sponsored by F.INSTITUTE
During this workshop you will hear about the fundamentals of fundraising – from preparation, through successful execution, to post-closing items. With an ever-changing investment landscape, there are numerous things to bear in mind. It is essential to seamlessly match your R&D roadmap to your financial roadmap, have robust financial models to strengthen and validate your proposition with investors and, often overlooked, to manage the fundraising process effectively. Getting all these things right will maximise your chances of closing the round. In this 45 minute workshop we aim to shed more light on this nuanced, yet essential part of running a start-up or scale-up in the life sciences field.
Jordy Breuker
Associate Capital Advisory at F.INSTITUTE
- Workshop 6 (part 1): Insurance and cyber risk – your essential guide to protecting your growing R&D business
Yusuf Ali•Matthew ClarkKindly sponsored by Partners&
Join Matthew Clark and Yusuf Ali for this informative session from Partners& where we’ll explore the interplay between different challenges the R&D sector faces and most importantly, how you can protect your business from the risks that can come at you from a variety of directions.
Headlines include:
• Cyber risks and insurance explained: cyber-attacks occur in many different forms, from data breaches to ransomware attacks. Find out how to get a handle on your cyber risk exposure and the tools you need to keep your business safe.
• Management liability protection – managing risk at the top of your business
• People risk – looking after your employees and protecting value as you grow and scale up.
Yusuf Ali
Client Director of Partners&
Matthew Clark
Cyber Director of Partners& Ltd
- Workshop 6 (part 2): Partnering with the Right R&D Service Provider to Accelerate Your Research
Wenjie LiKindly sponsored by Medicilon
This workshop explores the critical role of selecting an appropriate research partner in enhancing development outcomes. It covers strategies for identifying CRO/CDMOs that align with specific research needs, ensuring quality, reliability, fast delivery, and innovation. The session highlights the importance of collaboration and technological know-hows, discussing how the right partnership can streamline development, reduce time-to-market, and optimize resources. Wenjie Li, Vice President of the CMC Unit at Medicilon will share his insights on evaluating potential partners based on their expertise, technological capabilities, and track record, ultimately emphasizing that a strategic research partnership is essential for advancing research and achieving commercial success.
Wenjie Li
Vice President of the CMC Unit at Medicilon
- Workshop 7: Accelerating growth through collaboration with the right partners
Richard FoxKindly sponsored by PHTA
This workshop will focus on how you can optimise strategic partnerships to drive innovation and growth. Innovation never happens in a silo, and this workshop will explore ideas to support bringing together entrepreneurs, start-ups, scale-ups, funding opportunities and academic/clincal expertise to enhance research capabilities and ultimately expedite product development. We’ll look at the importance of identifying partners with shared goals and complementary expertise to maximize mutual benefits and support the translation of healthcare innovations.
The session is hosted by PHTA, a business innovation facility that will soon occupy the top three floors of No.1 BHIC – the flagship building of the ambitious Birmingham Health Innovation Campus which is being delivered in partnership with Bruntwood SciTech. Providing approximately 70,000 square feet of state-of-the-art incubation and collaboration space, PHTA is a catalyst for health and life science businesses to succeed.
Richard Fox
Assistant Director Business Engagement & Research Impact of Precision Health Technologies Accelerator
- Workshop 8: IP – Avoiding the pitfalls and how to maximise value. Perspectives from a start-up founder turned patent professional
Mitasha Bharadwaj•David LangKindly sponsored by Marks & Clerk
Join Mitasha and David for a conversation about the importance and practicalities of intellectual property. Before becoming a patent professional, Mitasha founded her own start up and will share her experience as an innovator and buyer of IP services turned service provider, while David will offer his perspective as a patent attorney who has been helping start-ups, SMEs and multinationals protect their IP.
Mitasha Bharadwaj
Patent Specialist at Marks & Clerk
David Lang
Senior Associate at Marks & Clerk
- Scheduled Partnering Meetings
- Exhibition Hall Open