Third BBSRC showcase for industry event – pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector

Date: 3 December 2012, 12-5pm
Venue: Royal College of Surgeons King Khalid Building, Edinburgh

Purpose

To raise industry awareness of BBSRC and the relevant research we fund
To highlight the range of interactions which may take place between BBSRC and companies in this sector at the research, training and policy levels
To elicit feedback from industry as to how it views interactions with the Council in this sector

Target audience

The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry sector, with particular relevance to R&D scientists, managers, business development professionals and academic/external liaison staff.

Programme (subject to change)

12.00 - 13.00 Networking lunch and posters
13.00 - 13.15 Welcome and introduction, BBSRC corporate strategy, structure and remit - Celia Caulcott, BBSRC

Session 1 - Basic bioscience underpinning health

13.15 - 13.40 Case study 1: The Glasgow/Strathclyde Integrative Mammalian Biology Partnership - Mandy MacLean, University of Glasgow
13.40 - 14.05 Case study 2: Immunosenescence and the early degeneration of the thymus - Clare Blackburn, University of Edinburgh
14.05 - 14.35 Break

Session 2 - Collaborative research with industry

14.35 - 15.00 Case study 3: Industrial Partnership Award (IPA) - How do cells shape and interpret PIP3 signals? Len Stephens, Babraham Institute (with AstraZeneca)
15.00 - 15.25 Case study 4: Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC) - Combined -omics approaches to understanding and controlling library-enriched cell factories - Phillip Wright, University of Sheffield
15.25 - 15.50 Case study 5: LINK Project - Improving the efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cell generation in the dog - David Argyle, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh (with Schering-Plough)
15.50 - 16.00 Closing remarks - Celia Caulcott, BBSRC
16.00 - 17.00 Posters/networking and drinks reception

How to register

The event is free, but interested delegates must register online in advance.

Contact

Andrew Staphnill, Business Interface Manager
andrew.staphnill@bbsrc.ac.uk
tel: 01793 444287