Alderley Park, Macclesfield - Wednesday 5th June 2024
Glasshouse, Alderley Park, Congleton Road, Nether Alderley, Macclesfield, SK10 4TG
Agenda
09.00 Registration and coffee
09.30 Welcome, introductions and presentations of UK AMR initiatives:
- Phil Packer - Innovation Lead at Innovate UK:
"Welcome by Innovate UK" - Andy Roberts - Head of Innovation at Bruntwood SciTech:
"Introduction to Support Available At Alderley Park and Bruntwood SciTech" - Beverley Isherwood - Strategy Leader and PACE Programme Director at Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC):
"Introduction to PACE and MDC" - Janet Hemingway - Founding Director of iiCON at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- "iiCON : Generating new tools and technologies to tackle AMR"
- Carmen Coxon - Product Manager at Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA):
"How the MHRA supports research and innovation"
10.30 Matchmaking sessions
13.00 Networking lunch
14.00 Group tours of the facilities
15.00 Matchmaking sessions
Company pitches run during the matchmaking sessions times:
- 15:00-15:10 Welcome to the Pitch Event
- 15:10-15:20 We Are Vocal, Emily Howlett, PPIE Specialist
- 15:20-15:30 Centauri Therapeutics, Dr Dave Chapman, Head of Biology
- 15:30-15:40 Infex Therapeutics, Carl Curran, BD and Marketing Manager
- 15:40-15:50 Phytoceutical, Will Buchanan, Director and Founder
- 15:50-16:00 Boyds, Dr Julie Warner, Head of Regulatory Affairs
- 16:00-16:10 Concept Life Sciences, Lorraine Hendry, Director of Business Development
- 16:10-16:20 BioAscent, Christophe Auberger, Business Development Director
- 16:20-16:30 PharmiDex, Dr Martin Barret, Head of Business Development
- 16:30-16:40 Apconix, Dr Claire Sadler, Senior Toxicologist
- 16:40-16:50 Clinexel Life Sciences, Dr Deepa Arora, Chief Executive Officer
- 16:50-17:00 AdjuTec Pharma AS, Bjørg Bolstad, Chief Clinical and Regulatory Officer
17.45 - 18.00 Departure
About Alderley Park and Bruntwood SciTech
Bruntwood SciTech is the UK’s leading developer of city-wide innovation ecosystems and specialist environments, helping companies - particularly those in the science and technology sectors - to form, scale and grow. It is also the largest dedicated property platform serving the growth of the UK’s knowledge economy to become a global science and technology superpower.
A joint venture between Bruntwood, Legal & General and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF), Bruntwood SciTech provides high quality office and laboratory space and tailored business support, offering unrivalled access to finance, talent and markets, an extensive clinical, academic and public partner network and a sector-specialist community of more than 1100 companies.
It's Alderley Park campus is a world leading science and innovation campus, currently undergoing £247m investment. The Park offers more than 1m sq ft of high specification lab and office space, a range of scientific services and a comprehensive programme of business support for start-ups and scale-ups. It is also home to a vibrant and fast growing community of over 250 life science and tech businesses.
The Park also has a wide range of amenities including a gym, outdoor sports pitches and the Churchill Tree pub and restaurant; all surrounded in 400 acres of Cheshire countryside.
