End-to-end support for biotech and pharma innovation
Aimed specifically at the biotech and pharma sector this event will bring together Medicines Discovery Catapult, the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) (part of UKRI) and the KTN to provide you with end-to-end support for your innovation.
The KTN will give an overview of current funding streams available to industry and Medicines Discovery Catapult will describe how they can help accelerate your R&D. National facilities available to industry, and how you can take advantage of them through various funding programmes, will be presented by the STFC.
Agenda
09:30 - Registration
09:50 - Welcome to Alderley Park with Dr Nicola Heron, Head of Collaborative R&D, Medicines Discovery Catapult
10:00 - Medicines Discovery Catapult – What they can do for you
Medicines Discovery Catapult overview with Dr Nicola Heron, Head of Collaborative R&D
Discovery Science & Technology with Dr Martin Main, Head of Molecular Technologies
Virtual R&D with Dr Graeme Wilkinson, Head of Virtual R&D
Informatics with Dr Mark Davies, Business Development Manager
10:45 - STFC: Facilities at the UK’s National Laboratories
Overview of STFC with Dr Massimo Noro, Director of Business Development
The Central Laser Facility with Dr Kathryn Welsby, Senior Applications Scientist
The ISIS Neutron and Muon Science with Dr Graham Appleby, Business Development Manager
The Hartree Centre: Access to high performance computing with Dr Tom Kirkham, Business Development Manager
11:30 - Refreshments
11:45 - Access to Facilities at Alderley Park with Dr Kath Mackay, Managing Director at Alderley Park
12:00 - The Innovation Scholars Secondments Scheme: Prosperity through Mobility with Dr Matthew Lodge, Innovation Scholars Programme Director
12:15 - Bridging for Innovators – Funding for Access to the National Facilities with Dr Tom Kirkham, Business Development Manager
12:30 - KTN: Funding and Support for Innovation with Mr Matt Chapman, Knowledge Transfer Manager
12:45 - Networking and lunch including site tour
13:45 - Close