BIA regional focus: the North West as a centre for disease preparedness

Thursday 21 January 2021

Join us online on our virtual event platform for this networking event. This event will look at how the North West of England is emerging a centre for disease preparedness, and will have presentations from several organisations at the cutting edge of these developments including:

  • Evotec, a drug discovery solutions company providing expertise and capabilities to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as to academic institutions.
  • Infex Therapeutics has been working for a number of years on anti-microbial resistance, and will share their experience on this fight.
  • Yourgene was not intending to focus on infectious disease, but were able to pivot to using their technology for COVID-19 diagnostics. They will present on lessons learned during this process for the next infectious disease event.

The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Kath Mackay. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Finally, there will be a chance to network remotely using Remo, a platform designed to mimic in-person networking as closely as possible. 

Agenda

15.00   Sign in and networking
15.15   BIA update
15:20   Bionow update
15:25   Welcome and update from Alderley Park
15:30   Presentations followed by panel discussion and Q&A
16:30   Networking
17:30   Event closes

Virtual format & tech requirements

We are excited to bring you this BIA regional focused networking event in virtual format.

You will be able to join us online to network and, similar to an in-person event, move from virtual table to table to mingle with other attendees. The platform we will be using also includes useful features which will allow you to message directly with other attendees and share LinkedIn details to connect. There is also a general chat for all attendees.

During the presentations/discussion you will be able to submit and vote on audience questions and we will try our best to cover everything in the time allocated.

What are the technical requirements to attend the virtual event?

  • There is no software installation or download required.
  • Please attend using a laptop or desktop computer with audio and video capabilities (webcam and microphone). 
  • You will need to use one of the supported browsers to have the best user experience:
    Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.
  • Please do a system check in advance of the event, to ensure you will be able to join without issue.

If your company has firewalls or browsing restrictions in place, please test your connection and liaise with your IT team in advance to ensure you are able to fully participate in the event.

Cost and booking T&Cs

BIA members:     Free
Non-members:   £30 +VAT

By registering for this event you accept our Terms & Conditions.

In case of any issues registering for the event, please contact us at [email protected] 

 Steve Bates OBE

Steve Bates OBE

Chief Executive Officer

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Executive Director, Infex Therapeutics

Kath Mackay

Kath Mackay

Managing Director, Bruntwood SciTech - Alderley Park

Jo Mason

Jo Mason

Chief Scientific Officer, Yourgene Health

Pia Thommes

Pia Thommes

Vice President Anti-infectives, Evotec

 

Event partner

BioNow

This event is free to Bionow members - please email [email protected] 

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