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BioTrinity Programme Update:

"The OBN team are disappointed to announce that Minister George Freeman who was scheduled to present an address for the BioTrinity delegation on Tuesday 25 April, is unavailable to attend the conference in person due to unavoidable parliamentary business, requiring his presence in Westminster on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th April. The Minister would have loved to have supported and found the time to provide a recorded address, but this has not been possible due to a packed diary in the run up to the coronation."

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 08:00 to 17:15

09:00 - 10:30

R&D Spotlight: Oncology
David Blakey•Alfie Brennan•Stuart Farrow•Moritz Haneklaus•Salim Khakoo•Peter Llewellyn-Davies•Frances Murphy•Philip Beer

Kindly sponsored by Precision for Medicine

David Blakey
CSO at FasT Biopharma
Alfie Brennan
Principal Scientist at Evariste
Stuart Farrow
Vice President of Biosciences at Cancer Research Horizons
Moritz Haneklaus
Senior Scientist at Macomics Limited
Salim Khakoo
Founder and CSO of Kargenera
Peter Llewellyn-Davies
CEO of invIOs GmbH
Frances Murphy
Regional Vice President, Clinical Business Solutions EU & APAC at Precision for Medicine
Philip Beer
CSO at Step Pharma

10:30 - 12:00

R&D Spotlight: Vaccines, Infectious Diseases & Microbiome
David Browning•Richard Bungay•Nik Sharma•Jeremy Skillington•Kirsty Smitten•Douglas Thomson•Jonathan Pearce

David Browning
CEO of Fixed Phage
Richard Bungay
CEO of Imophoron Ltd
Nik Sharma
Co-Founder CEO of BioCorteX
Jeremy Skillington
CEO of Poolbeg Pharma PLC
Kirsty Smitten
CEO of MetalloBio
Douglas Thomson
CEO of Pneumagen Ltd
Jonathan Pearce
CEO of Antibiotic Research UK

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch & Networking

13:00 - 13:40

Technical Update: Quantum Computing & Life Sciences
David Grimm•Sonali Mohapatra•Jonathan Rohll

This session will feature a 15 minute presentation from Sonali Mohapatra, Quantum Innovation Sector Lead at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) on the potential impact that Quantum Computing will have on drug discovery. Followed by an investment update from David Grimm, Investment Director at Albion VC. David manages the UCL Technology Fund’s Computer and Physical Sciences investment team. Investing in a wide range of exciting deeptech opportunities, including Quantum Computing, Machine Learning and Data Analytics, Cleantech, Medtech, Edtech and Hardware.

There will be the opportunity for audience Q&A after the presentations.

David Grimm
Investment Director of UCL Technology Fund
Sonali Mohapatra
Quantum Innovation Sector Lead at National Quantum Computing Centre
Jonathan Rohll
Head of Science & Entrepreneur Advocate at OBN (UK) Ltd

13:40 - 14:30

R&D Spotlight: Platforms
Robert Grundy•Aneesh Karatt Vellatt•Anna Perdrix Rosell•Michael Roberts•Jonathan Rohll•Arne Scheu

Robert Grundy
Vice President, Business Development at Intelligent OMICS
Aneesh Karatt Vellatt
CSO and Co-founder of Maxion Therapeutics
Anna Perdrix Rosell
co-CEO and co-founder of Sixfold Bioscience
Michael Roberts
CEO of Chromatin Bioscience
Jonathan Rohll
Head of Science & Entrepreneur Advocate at OBN (UK) Ltd
Arne Scheu
Co-Founder & CEO of LiliumX

14:30 - 16:00

R&D Spotlight: Medtech
Alex Batchelor•Alex Charitou•George Frodsham•Victor Harabari•Antoine Pouppez•Mikesh Udani

Alex Batchelor
CEO of Pictura Bio Ltd
Alex Charitou
Partner | Life Sciences at EY
George Frodsham
CEO of MediSieve Limited
Victor Harabari
Founder and CEO of Cardiocrown
Antoine Pouppez
CEO of NeuroClues
Mikesh Udani
CEO of Albus Health

16:00 - 17:15

R&D Spotlight: Rare Diseases
Rebecca Abram•Daniel Chain•Lisa Conte•Adrien Lemoine•Jonathan Rees•Dan Williams

Kindly sponsored by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies

Rebecca Abram
Director, Strategic Technical Marketing of Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
Daniel Chain
President & CEO of TauC3 Biologics Limited
Lisa Conte
President/CEO Jaguar Health and Chairman, BOD, Napo Therapeutics of Jaguar Health Inc.
Adrien Lemoine
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies
Jonathan Rees
CEO of MitoRx Therapeutics Limited
Dan Williams
CEO of SynaptixBio

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 08:00 to 16:00

09:15 - 10:30

R&D Spotlight: Neuroscience
Jenny Barnett•Christophe Gaudin•Peter Hamley•Simon Loiodice•Jerome Parcq•James Peach•Mimoun Azzouz

Jenny Barnett
CEO of Monument Therapeutics Limited
Christophe Gaudin
CEO of Op2lysis
Peter Hamley
Chief Scientific Officer at Samsara Therapeutics Ltd
Simon Loiodice
Co-Founder and CEO of Karla Tx
Jerome Parcq
Co-Founder of Op2lysis
James Peach
CEO of Human Centric DD Ltd
Mimoun Azzouz
Chair of Translational Neuroscience at University of Sheffield

10:30 - 11:45

R&D Spotlight: Oncology
Francesca Rapino•Graeme Rogers•Alan Roth•Szabolcs Nagy•Clare Wareing•Igor Matushansky

Kindly sponsored by Ipsen

Francesca Rapino
COO at Theratrame
Graeme Rogers
Chief Scientific Officer at Omideon
Alan Roth
CEO of Oxford Drug Design
Szabolcs Nagy
Founder, CEO of Turbine AI
Clare Wareing
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Cumulus Oncology
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Igor Matushansky
Global Head, Oncology Therapeutic Area at Ipsen

11:45 - 12:15

Technical Update: Targeted Protein Degradation • Progress, Direction and Prospects
Sheelagh Frame

Sheelagh Frame
CSO at Ubiquigent Ltd

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch & Networking

13:30 - 14:45

R&D Spotlight: Inflammatory Disease
Mark Dowling•Mark Peakman•Salman Rahman•Jason Rutt•Kirsty Semple•Thomas Mcinally

Kindly sponsored by Sanofi

Mark Dowling
Head External Innovation Immunology at Sanofi
Mark Peakman
Head of Autoimmunity Cluster, Immunology & Inflammation Research at Sanofi
Salman Rahman
CEO of Vasgen Ltd
Jason Rutt
Founder and CEO of Azadyne
Kirsty Semple
CEO of SENISCA Ltd
Thomas Mcinally
Director of Alevin Therapeutics Ltd

14:45 - 16:00

R&D Spotlight: Cell & Gene Therapy
James Barwick-Silk•Sapan Gandhi•Carin Ingemarsdotter•Vlad Seitan•Giles Dudley

Kindly sponsored by Syneos Health

James Barwick-Silk
Director, Scientific Strategy, Cell & Gene Therapy of Syneos Health
Sapan Gandhi
Founder of Drishti Discoveries
Carin Ingemarsdotter
Co-Founder and COO of Spliceor Therapeutics
Vlad Seitan
CSO at Laverock Therapeutics
Giles Dudley
CBO at Stimuliver

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 08:00 to 16:30

08:45 - 09:00

OBN CEO Welcome to BioTrinity
Stuart Rose

Stuart Rose
CEO of OBN (UK) Ltd

09:00 - 09:30

Keynote: Investment Trends for the Life Sciences Industry
Tim Haines

Businesses across the UK have been battling against a backdrop of global economic uncertainty, exacerbated by soaring inflation, the cost-of-living crisis and rising costs over the past year. Whilst it’s been a challenging time across the board, the life sciences industry has continued to show resilience.
This session will take a deep dive into what the future looks like for life sciences and predictions for 2023 and beyond.

Tim Haines
Executive Partner at Abingworth

09:30 - 10:30

Panel: Interesting Investment Case Studies
Leigh Brody•Clare Terlouw•Neil Torbett•Oliver Sexton•Emma Palmer Foster

The future growth of the life sciences sector and the achievement of ‘science superpower’ status will only be realised alongside an evolving, competitive fundraising environment and ever increasing deal activity for both seed and Series A funding that supports early stage innovation.
This session will spotlight some of the latest and most interesting investment deals, looking at successes and challenges and identifying where there needs to be change in the future to ensure the right funding is available to the right companies at the right time.
Our panel of industry leaders will provide a broad update on academic investments, charity collaborations, specialist seed funding as well as the perspective of an R&D company leader and identify what’s working and what needs improvement.

Leigh Brody
Investment Manager at UCL Technology Fund
Clare Terlouw
Head of LifeArc Ventures at LifeArc Ventures
Neil Torbett
CEO of PhoreMost
Oliver Sexton
Investment Director of UKi2S
Emma Palmer Foster
CONSULTANT at EJ Palmer Consulting

10:30 - 11:15

Keynote: An Update on the New Regulatory Environment
Kathy Hills•Keith McDonald•Carole Pugh

This session will provide insight on the major developments in UK policy and regulation in life sciences – to include areas such as ILAP, new approaches to clinical trial regulation and some practical advice for liaising with MHRA.

Kathy Hills
Partner Corporate Tax at Penningtons Manches Cooper
Keith McDonald
Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs of IQVIA
Carole Pugh
General Manager at QbD

11:15 - 12:00

An Update on the UK Government Life Sciences Strategy
George Freeman•Richard Hebdon

George Freeman, Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (Please note this is a pre-recorded presentation)

This session will be introduced by Richard Hebdon, Director – Health & Life Sciences, Innovate UK, who will provide a follow up keynote on: ‘Building on Government’s Life Sciences Vision - delivering world-class impacts through business innovation’.

George Freeman
Minister of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation) at Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS)
Richard Hebdon
Head of Health & Medicine at Innovate UK (UKRI)

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch & Networking

13:00 - 14:00

Panel: Exciting Exits • An insight into the latest collaboration, acquisitions, co-development success stories
Julie Gilmore•Michael Kyriakides•David Llewellyn•James Tumbridge•Anand Ashok

During this session, our broad mix of speakers will share their thoughts and personal experiences of the latest exit trends for UK life science companies, including:
• How Big Pharma is fuelling M&A activity
• Strategic collaboration success stories
• An update on IPOs
• Long term investor commitment

Julie Gilmore
Vice President and Global Head Lilly Gateway Labs at Lilly
Michael Kyriakides
Partner at Syncona
David Llewellyn
CEO & Co-Founder of DJS Antibodies
James Tumbridge
Barrister, Partner at Venner Shipley LLP at Venner Shipley Intellectual Property
Anand Ashok
Corporate Finance Associate Director of BDO

14:00 - 15:00

Panel: Building a Sustainable Business • Green Science & ESG
Jim Bratherton•Chris Kimber-Nickelson•Kath Mackay•Nils Rage•Panteli Theocharous•Uma Sagaram

Kindly sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific

This session will address the impact that scientific innovation has on the environment, and what companies can do (and are already doing) to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of their scientific research.
This panel comprises experts from all corners of the industry, from lab users, lab providers, science parks and green science innovators, who are all on a combined mission to create a culture of sustainability in science, and show that it is possible to create life-changing innovations whilst limiting the environmental impact.

Jim Bratherton
Green Solutions Program Manager at Fisher Scientific UK
Chris Kimber-Nickelson
Development Director of MEPC
Kath Mackay
Director of Life Sciences at Bruntwood SciTech
Nils Rage
Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) at Stanhope - Oxford North
Panteli Theocharous
Global Vice President, Cell and Gene Therapy Strategy Lead at PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
Uma Sagaram
CSO at CyanoCapture

15:00 - 16:30

Innovate UK Hosted Session: Investing in Innovative UK life sciences SMEs to improve global health and drive business growth
Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi•Samana Brannigan•Alex Brown•Laura Dickens•Lorna Green•Ned Wakeman•Karen Spink

Innovate UK will drive transformational health innovation to improve health and economic growth in the UK. Through our flagship grant funding mechanism, Biomedical Catalyst, we help small and medium sized businesses test and develop innovative health and care solutions across life sciences, including therapeutics, medical devices, and digital health.

This session will look at how Biomedical Catalyst can help drive commercialisation and growth of health innovation across the UK.

15:00 Innovate UK's Flagship Health Funding Programme - the Biomedical Catalyst
Dr Samana Brannigan, Head of Health Technologies, Innovate UK

15:15 De-risking tomorrow’s oncology innovation to maximise commercial impact: a new collaborative approach
Ned Wakeman, Director and Founder, Lean Life Sciences

15:30 Panel Session: How the evolution of Biomedical Catalyst can help drive commercialisation and growth of health innovation across the UK
Chair: Dr Karen Spink, Head of Medicines, Innovate UK

Panel:
• Laura Dickens, Associate Director for Commercialisation, Medical Research Council
• Lorna Green, Chief Executive Officer, LYVA Labs and LCR Ventures Ltd
• Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi, Venture Development Director, Pioneer Group
• Alex Brown, Sr. Investment Associate, 24 HayMarket
• Ned Wakeman, Lean Life Sciences

Ayokunmi Ajetunmobi
Venture Development Director of Pioneer Group
Samana Brannigan
Head of Health Technologies at Innovate UK (UKRI)
Alex Brown
Senior Investment Associate at 24 Haymarket
Laura Dickens
Associate Director – Industry Partnerships of UKRI MRC
Lorna Green
CEO of LYVA Labs and LCR Ventures
Ned Wakeman
CEO & Founder of Lean Life Science Limited
Karen Spink
Head of Medicines at Innovate UK (UKRI)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 08:00 to 15:30

10:00 - 11:00

Panel: The CEO of the Future
Jack O'Meara•Malcolm Silander•Kirsty Smitten•Emma Tinsley•Maina Bhaman

This session features an outstanding group of CEOs who have proven themselves to be ahead of the curve during these transformative times for the life sciences industry.
During the session we’ll hear about the major changes seen in the external environment that’s impacted business operations over recent years e.g. Driving productivity through the adoption of new processes, the need for speed and simplification, driving digitisation, being open to new and varied collaboration and ensuring patient centricity remains at the heart of everything.
We’ll also dig into to how each CEO has successfully inspired and led their teams during the period of ‘Great Re-imagination’ post Covid – and look at their expectations for continued change and evolution in the future.

Jack O'Meara
CEO of Ochre Bio
Malcolm Silander
Founder of Precision BioSearch
Kirsty Smitten
CEO of MetalloBio
Emma Tinsley
CEO of Weatherden
Maina Bhaman
Partner at Sofinnova Partners

11:00 - 12:00

Panel, Q&A: Big Pharma Showcase
Laia Crespo•Jan-Philipp Kruse•Laura Lane•Andrew McConaghie•Alistair Henry

Kindly sponsored by Citeline

Session Overview - During this session our moderator will invite feedback from four Big Pharma major players on a range of topics including:
• What are the new technologies and emerging trends that you are most excited about and believe will be most disruptive to both the pharma industry and patients in the coming years?
• With an ongoing societal shift to focus on prevention rather than cure, how are Big Pharma incorporating this into their long term development strategies and reimagined business models?
• How important is collaboration between big pharma, innovative R&D companies, investors, charities, and Government when tackling disease cures and treatments? Has this model of collaboration changed in recent years and what are the predictions for future relationships?
• Where do you stand regarding a move towards a model of increased end-to-end strategic partnering and intensification of collaboration models with partners across the industry? Is this increased model of collaboration something you are keen to see more of?
• What are the major challenges currently facing Big Pharma e.g., unpredictable supply chain, access to talent, investment into digital transformation?

Laia Crespo
Partner at Sanofi Ventures
Jan-Philipp Kruse
Senior Director, Open Innovation of Bayer AG
Laura Lane
VP at Eli Lilly & Co
Andrew McConaghie
Senior Writer at Citeline
Alistair Henry
Head of UK Research at UCB

12:00 - 12:30

Keynote: Valuation for fundraising – what you need to know
Patrik Frei

Patrik Frei
CEO of Venture Valuation Inc.

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch & Networking

13:30 - 14:30

Panel: Inspiring Women in Life Science
Jemma Contreras•Sheelagh Frame•Zahra Jawad•Carole Le Page•Debora Lucarelli

Kindly sponsored by BDO

This session has been designed to shine a light on some of the most inspiring women currently working in life sciences, with the moderator seeking to gain insight on the following questions:
• Was a career in life sciences always on the cards for you? What were the main drivers and inspirations that helped get you where you are today and did you face any challenges?
• What has been your proudest career moment or achievement to date?
• How dramatically have you seen the landscape shift for women in life science shift during your career so far?
• What are the factors that you believe make a successful team, and what has been the most powerful and impactful team that you’ve been part of during your career and why?
• How important is mentorship/sponsorship in ensuring new talent is brought through the ranks?
• What are your aspirations for both the impact that life sciences will have on society in the future, and your role within it? What are the key changes you would like to see within the industry?

Jemma Contreras
Executive Managing Director of Syneos Health
Sheelagh Frame
CSO at Ubiquigent Ltd
Zahra Jawad
CEO of Creasallis
Carole Le Page
Tax Partner at BDO LLP
Debora Lucarelli
Chief Executive Officer at Enhanc3d Genomics

14:30 - 15:30

Panel: The Evolving Role of the CRO
Kinga Bercsenyi, PhD•Thomas Mander•Frances Murphy•Lisa Page•Bharat Chudasama

CROs play a crucial role in the research, discovery, design and development of new products coming to market, with innovative R&D companies are looking to CROs to take the role of a strategic partner to not only manage the R&D process but also to share in the commitment to the success of their clinical program
This session gathers four outstanding research partner organisations to gain further insight into their service provision and unique expertise as well as insight on the following points:
• How have the needs of R&D companies regarding CRO’s changed over the last 5-10 years, and what are the driving factors of this change?
• What are the benefits of the new collaborative relationships?
• Can you share an insight into some recent success stories, and the extent of the collaborative support services you provide?
• How important are interpersonal relationship in ensuring both parties get the most out of the collaboration?
• How do you think the CRO/R&D company relationship will further evolve in the future?

Kinga Bercsenyi, PhD
VP of Business Development at Arctoris
Thomas Mander
CEO of Domainex
Frances Murphy
Regional Vice President, Clinical Business Solutions EU & APAC at Precision for Medicine
Lisa Page
Partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
Bharat Chudasama
Vice President, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Syneos Health

BioTrinity Panels, Interviews & Keynotes

We aim to deliver a well-rounded programme of presentations, discussions, and debate around a variety of subject matters prevalent in the life sciences industry today. We include a mix of scientific focused topics, which either address the latest innovation and research, or matters that are popular and much talked about in the current mainstream landscape, along with pertinent updates on the financing and investment landscapes, as well as regulatory and legislative updates from leading voices and decision makers.

We cover a lot of ground, and the range is broad, but we aim to support our delegates by delivering a programme that is digestible, useful, and thought-provoking.

Each R&D spotlight will include 5 x 10 minute company presentations from the most innovative companies working in; Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiome, Rare Diseases, Medtech, Neuroscience, Inflammatory Disease and Cell and Gene Therapy. If you are a company seeking Series A investment or to partner assets, BioTrinity is for you! Contact events@obn.org.uk

Detailed below is an outline of all of the sessions, if you have any queries then please email events@obn.org.uk