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May
2008
MasterClass:
Valuing a Life Science License
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May 29th
Novotel London St Pancras Hotel
10:00 am to 4:30 pm
Advanced registration required
www.captum.com
June
2008
ERBI Training Course - Commercial
Awareness...From Bench to Balance Sheet - Just 3 spaces
left - REGISTER
NOW
Tuesday 3 June - Chesterford Research Park
The commercial aspects of
running a biotech company are often as complex and challenging
as the science which the company is seeking to exploit. This
course focuses on the non-scientific activities of biotech
companies such as the company mission, stakeholders, corporate
governance, company strategy,
marketing, finance and out-sourcing. To register for this course
or for more information on the course content please click
here
ERBI Training Course -
Introduction to Drug Development for Scientific Professionals - Just
4 spaces left - REGISTER
NOW
Thursday 5 June – Chesterford Research Park
Gain a complete overview of the
entire drug discovery and development process in one day. This
course is suitable for scientists as well as people with
limited knowledge of science. For more information on the
content or to register please click
here
ERBI Training Course -
Introduction to Drug Development for Non Scientific
Professionals - Just 4 spaces left - REGISTER
NOW
Friday 6 June – Chesterford Research Park
Gain a complete overview of the
entire drug discovery and development process in one day.
Non-scientific professionals are taught some basic drug
discovery
science, using explanations that are jargon-free and easy to
understand. For more information on the course content or to
register please click
here
Obestity:
Who Gains? - June 11th
Green
Park Conference Centre, Reading
This event, run by SEHTA in
collaboration with the Food Enterprise Hub and the Thames Valley
Life Science Network, will discuss the unique challenges in
addressing the obesity epidemic. The event will examine
the role and policies of government, the pharmaceutical
industry, food manufacturers, retailers and consumers. It
will also outline opportunities in the market and debate which
stakeholders will emerge as commercial leaders. Speakers to
include:
Susan
Jebb - Head of Nutrition and Health Research, MRC Human
Nutrition Research
Laurence
Callow - CEO, Alaska Food Diagnostics
Moira
Howie - Nutrition Manager, Waitrose
Simon
Pratt - Regional Director, Sustrans South East
MEND
Simon
Westbrook - Associate Research Fellow, Pfizer
After lunch, we will have a
panel session addressing questions from the delegates.
There will be a chance to network with other industry
representatives and academics throughout the day! #
For more
information on this event and how to book please CLICK
HERE
ERBI Training Course - The
Safe Use of Compressed Gases in the Laboratory - Just 2
spaces left - REGISTER
NOW
Thursday 12 June - St John's Innovation Centre
Designed to enable Lab
Managers, Supervisors, Stores Managers and Facilities Managers
to effectively identify and control compressed gases safely.
Using
real life case studies and introducing delegates to tools and
techniques to identify work patterns that create risk. Delegates
are taken from first principles
to indepth modules on a range of topics, fully supported with
checklists, audit tools and documents to check compliance in
accordance with current Codes of
Practice and Pressure Systems Regulations. For more information
on the course content or to register please click
here
BIO2008
- June 17-20,
San Diego
UK
Trade & Investment will be hosting several events at BIO2008
. Specifically
for the event, UKTI will be commissioning Overseas Market
Introduction Services (OMIS) for companies who wish to take full
advantage of their time in
Southern California
. OMIS is a way that we can support
UK
companies for a small fee by finding partners and building
business relationships between the
US
and
UK
. I have attached a brochure which explains more.
We
are offering several OMIS packages during BIO including:
1)
£500 for you to attend an executive level dinner on June 18;
where we will showcase your company in a UK brochure at the
dinner including what you are hoping to get out of it (partners,
licenses, etc); we will also make every effort to sit you at a
table with specific companies/contacts and introduce you to
possible partners. UKTI will also provide a list on June 6
of the RSVP's for the dinner. We are planning the dinner to be
quite exclusive with approximately 100 of the top industry
contacts
(Executive level only).
2)
Other options include scheduling meetings, introducing you to
additional contacts, detailed list of contacts, etc.
Please contact Mindi Hertzog - Vice Consul, British
Consulate-General, Los Angeles
UK Trade & Investment
Direct: 001 310 481 2934
Cell: 001 310 420
0565
mindi.hertzog@fco.gov.uk
Invitation
to Soirée
Canada
, June 18th 2008,
San Diego
Zoo - BIO
2008, June 17-20
Ottawa
/ BIOTECanada would like to invite
UK
biotech companies/executives who will be attending BIO 2008
to Soirée
Canada
which is taking place on Wednesday 18th June at the
San Diego Zoo. This will be a great opportunity to
network with Canadian companies in the Biotech sector.
Please contact Tina Hodges
directly to respond on tina.hodges@international.gc.ca
Doing
Business in the UAE and
Qatar - June 24th
Holiday Inn, Guildford,
Surrey
- 09:30 - 12:30
The United
Arab Emirates (UAE) is the
UK
's largest market in the
Middle East
, with annual exports now exceeding £3 billion. In addition,
UK
exports to
Qatar
have more than doubled in the last four years and both
destinations offer many business opportunities for South East
companies.
To
help you find out more about these dynamic markets, UK Trade
& Investment South East are holding an informative seminar.
Benefits
include:
- An
overview of the latest business opportunities in the UAE and
Qatar
;
- The expert advice of several speakers from,
for example, The Middle East Association and the British
Embassy in Dubai;
- A case study presentation from a company
successfully exporting to
Dubai
;
- The opportunity for a one to one meeting with
our UAE experts to discuss issues specific to your
business;
- A question and answer session with the
speakers;
-
The chance to be the first to sign up to our Market Visit to the
UAE and
Qatar
in February 2009.
Seminar
cost
The seminar
costs £50+ VAT per delegate. An early booking discount of £15
per delegate is available if you book before Tuesday 3rd June
2008. This offer is subject to conditions, please contact us for
more details.
Book online
at: www.uktisoutheast.com/doingbusinessin
Call our
Events team on: 08452 717 400
Email us at: events@uktisoutheast.com
BIVDA:
Diagnostics 2008 - June 26th
BERR
Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London
Recent
significant mergers and acquisitions have changed the future of
the global diagnostics industry.
Have these changes signalled the start of the golden age
for the sector? Opportunities
for personalised medicine, companion diagnostics, and
combination with devices are just some of the fields of
increasing activity. Improvement
in disease screening, prevention, detection, monitoring and
management are all dependent on test provision being faster,
cheaper and reliable. How
are companies embracing the changes?
Diagnostics 2008 will provide a unique opportunity for
global leaders, SMEs and new technologies to share a platform
and exchange experience.
Diagnostics 2008
is being organised to catalyse Open Innovation in the UK’s
diagnostic sector, widening the distribution of knowledge, by
bringing together industry players, great and small, and
generators of new tests and technologies.
The
morning session will focus on the background to the recent
industry changes, the support from government and examples of
strategies employed by larger players in the field to embrace
innovation and deliver new products to the market place.
The
afternoon session will give opportunities to recently formed
companies and technologists to introduce their diagnostic
propositions.
Some
of the UK’s new and exciting companies developing or offering
diagnostic products and platforms will present a “4
minute Business Pitch” to the audience. In addition, a
number of the latest innovations in diagnostics will be
presented in “4 minute
Innovation Pitches”.
The
content is targeted at CEOs, R&D and Business Development
managers of companies engaged in the development and supply of
diagnostic products and those targeted with identifying new
business opportunities in the IVD sector.
Early
registration is recommended as demand for this event is expected
to be high. To
register to attend please register online at:
http://ias.oxin.co.uk/events/registerph2.php
or by email to events@iasse.co.uk
Registration
for members of BIVDA and DiagnOx is £100,
for
non-members is £150.
July
2008
Japanese
Journalist visit - July 7th-11th
UKTI
has invited a Japanese journalist, Ms Rie Uematsu of Nikkan
Kogyo Shimbun, Business & Technology Daily News (
Japan
's leading trade paper with 420,000 circulation daily), to visit
the
UK
from Mon 7th to Fri 11th July.
Ms
Rie Uematsu is keen to meet the following UK companies;
a)
those who are already selling to Japan
b)
those who are interested in selling to Japan
c)
those who have newsworthy strong selling points
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The main sectors in healthcare of interest are:
a)
Diagnostics (eg: POCT, test kit as OTC, diagnostic agent,
equipment)
b) Infection control related products
c) Oncology and cardiovascular diseases related diagnostics and
therapeutic apparatus
d) Orthopaedics (incl. implant)
e) E-Health (incl. equipment and technology)
f)
happy to consider other related sectors if they proved to be
innovative and attractive to Japanese traders.
-
IMPORTANT!
Application does not mean a meeting. Application forms will be
reviewed by Sector Specialist in
UK
and
Japan
as well as by the journalist; then
UK
companies will be selected.
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Japan
is 2nd largest healthcare market in the world. Imports of
medical devices account for 48% of the whole market.
For
more information contact Parminder.Sunda@ukti.gsi.gov.uk,
tel 020 7215 4869
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