Building Globally Competitive Life Sciences Cluster Part 2: Finance and Investment

In line with UK Life Sciences Vision and competitiveness debates this event will focus on our regional strengths: bio-chem, pharma, clinical translation, advanced manufacturing and provoke discussion around - UK growth, resilience, supply chains and productivity with industry, investors, academia, and NHS partners. 

Key topics that will be covered:

Who should attend?

•  Entrepreneurs looking for investment
•  Business leaders looking to grow and scale
•  Academics/clinicians looking to spin out an idea
•  SME’s looking to develop collaborations 

What will attendees gain?

•  Learn from business leaders 
•  Hear from investment and funding expert
•  Engage in panel debate 
•  Network with like-minded businesses 
•  Develop new collaborations 

Confirmed speakers include:

• Nick McDonald, Partner and UK head of IP Legal Services, Marks & Clerk
• TBC, Avantor Sciences
• David Hawkins, Medical Device Regulatory, Quality and Compliance Consultant, Sotas
• Gosia Khrais, Commercial and Marketing Director, Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park
• Abigail Phillips, Delivery & HTC Programme Manager, Medilink Midlands
• TBC, Horiba
• Christian Kumar, CEO and Founder, Medtech Makers Lab
  
• Louise Knowles, Deputy Director Innovation Accelerator, MHRA 
• Jan Godsell, Dean at Loughborough Business School, Prof of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy
• Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR 
• Adam McGuiness, Senior Programme Manager, Plug and Play 
• Nicole McGlennon, Managing Director at Health Innovation Network East Midlands
• Sam Stephens, Director, TBAT Innovations Ltd
• Sue Tilley, Business Leader, Consultant, Innovation Strategist, & Chair, Leicestershire Business Voice
• Matthew Vassey, Director, SPARK
• Nat Hutley, Founder and CEO, Koodos Private Markets Venture Capital & Private Equity 
• Andrew Lewis, CSO, Quotient Sciences
• Ben Reasbeck, Head Life Sciences, Barclays 
• Lewis Stringer, Senior Manager, British Business Bank
• Andrew Mumford, CEO of Initiate Consultancy 
• Monica Huang, Country Head/General Manager Zydus UK 
• Nick Smiley, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Kindeva  
• Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR 
• Al Mills, Director of Business Development and Growth Specialist, Sequel Consultants

• Graeme Cameron, CEO, Pennine Healthcare

•  Melanie Davidson, CEO, Medilink Midlands

• Gwilym Williams, Regional Cyber Lead, East Midlands