TUESDAY 1 JULY 09.30 – 12.30
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network Showcase:
Catalysis for Bioscience Enterprise
Showcasing early-stage life sciences companies in South-East England
Chair: David Laskow-Pooley, President, Bilcare GCS (Europe) Ltd
OBN, as the biotech trade association for the Oxford and South-East region, is theming the life sciences showcase at Venturefest 2008. In this session you will hear a review of the UK Biotech Sector, a review of the key findings on the OBN BioCluster Report covering financing, drug development and the growth of the Oxford BioCluster from 2005-2008, a review of OBN’s services for SME bioenterprises, topped off with company showcase presentations allowing 5 early-stage emerging biotech and healthcare enterprises to raise their company profiles with the audience.
09.30 - 09.40
Welcome and Announcement
Jon Rees, CEO, OBN
09.40 - 10.20
UK Biotech Sector Review in the Global Context, with Q&A
Mike Ward, BioCentury
10.20 - 10.35
Break
10.35 - 10.45
OBN Cluster Report 2008 - Key Findings on the Growth & Development of the Oxford BioCluster from 2005-2008, with Q&A
10.45 - 10.55
OBN: Emergence of the Oxford-based biotech trade association - how we help SME bioenterprises save money
Jon Rees, OBN, Ann Lonie, ThermoFisher Scientific
10.55 - 11.10
Break
11.10 - 11.25
Digital TV and the Biotech Media
Fintan Walton, CEO, PharmaVentures
Emerging Company Showcase
11.25 - 11.40
Bill Mullen, CEO, Momentum Bioscience
11.40 - 11.55
Nick La Thangue, CEO, Celleron Therapeutics
11.55 - 12.10
Nick Skaer, CEO, Oxford Biomaterials/Orthox
12.10 - 12.25
Janet Fernihough, Systems Biology Laboratory UK
12.25 – 12.30
Q&A
Organised by
Oxfordshire Bioscience Network
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