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'Key Learnings from the Coronavirus Challenge and innovating for a sustainable future' Webinar
Since the first outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, the epidemic has been spreading globally, causing uncertainty and crisis to the economy, business and people’s everyday life around the world. After fighting with COVID-19 for four months, China already has some creative practices to deal with the crisis. While the UK is getting impacted recently, UK companies are actively looking for ways to work through the situation. By bringing UK and China together, we can share creative ways of getting through the crisis and get better prepared for new opportunities after COVID-19
Objectives:
- Analyze COVID-19 situation and its impact on life science industry and companies
- Share the strategies and practices of how to keep business operation as usual and prepare for new business opportunities under COVID-19
- Explore new China expansion opportunities in the post COVID-19
This webinar is co-organised by:
PANEL 1: Leading your business through the Coronavirus
10:00am – 10:50am
Companies have a series of problems to deal with, faced with the uncertainties and crisis of the coronavirus. What are the impacts of the Coronavirus on life science industry? How to work through the situation and keep business operation? How should companies recognize new opportunities and be prepared for them? We brought together senior leaders from the life science industry in both UK and China, to talk about these common questions from the macro-industry, business practice and academic perspectives, helping companies deal with the coronavirus crisis successfully
Moderator:
Panellists:
Steve Bates OBE
What does your role at BIA involve?
Steve Bates is the CEO of the UK Bioindustry Association, the UK’s Trade Association for innovative life science companies with over 550 members. Steve is the visible face of the vibrant UK life sciences industry to government and media. He serves on the UK Government’s Life Sciences Council and the UK Biosecurity Leadership Council. Steve was a founder member of the UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce in the Covid crisis, sitting on its steering Board alongside Kate Bingham. He is active member and former chair the International Council of Biotech Associations and has been a board member of EuropaBio since 2015.
Previous experience & achievements
Steve has championed, with government, effective industrial incentives like the Biomedical Catalyst, which have crowded in private sector investment into UK SMEs. He is a driving force behind the scale up agenda, spearheading policy agenda to unlock UK pension fund capital into productive UK growth in life sciences. He has forged several links for the sector across the USA, Europe and in China. In his time at the BIA, Steve has developed new member groups focused on cell and gene therapy, genomics and engineered biology. A strong advocate of partnership working, Steve champions sector collaboration with research charities and academia. Proud to lead an organisation with a diverse Board with over 40% female representation, Steve is committed to next generation talent and developing the skills needed for the sector to flourish. Before joining the BIA in 2012, Steve worked for Genzyme and was advisor to the UK Government of Tony Blair working on NHS reform and the Northern Ireland peace process. He was made OBE for services to innovation in 2017 and became a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science in 2020.
PANEL 2: Embracing China opportunities in the post Coronavirus era
10:50am – 11:30am
The Coronavirus brought crisis as well as opportunities. China, as the 2nd largest pharma market in the world, is releasing huge amount of unmet patient needs in the outbreak. At the same time, we recognized opportunities we never saw before for life science innovations, including the transformation for medical system and the encouragement for overseas innovation. We brought leaders from the government, ecosystem and investment, to share new perspectives of China business expansion opportunities for UK and other overseas companies
Moderator:
Panellists:
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Time |
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10:00 – 10:05 (UK) / 17:00 – 17:05 (China) |
Opening |
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10:05 – 10:50 (UK) / 17:05 – 17:50 (China) |
Panel 1 – Leading Your Business Through the Coronavirus |
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10:50 – 11:30 (UK) / 17:50 – 18:30 (China) |
Panel 2 – Embracing China opportunities in the post Coronavirus era |
Registration is by invitation only.
If you are interested in attending or sponsoring, please email Jane Wall
Jane Wall
What does your role at BIA involve?
Strategic leadership of the organisation and oversight of P&L to ensure that BIA is a sustainable, successful, and ever-evolving association. Serving the needs of existing members, growing new communities, and increasing member benefit; producing sector-leading thought leadership and events, growing influence, reach and impact.
Previous experience & achievements
25 years of experience managing teams in academic publishing and membership organisations: providing strategic and editorial direction combined with business acumen; driving operational, organisational and community development, profitability, and innovation. Previous roles at Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis (Informa PLC), Oxford Brookes University, Fire Protection Association and Food and Drink Federation. Jane holds a first degree in Italian and European Literature from Warwick University, MA in Social Anthropology from SOAS and MBA from Oxford Brookes Business School.
If you could invite any scientist to dinner, who would it be?
Galileo Galilei: having been slightly obsessed with Italian culture and the Renaissance, I was fascinated by Florence, the Medicis and their patronage of artists and scientists. I am always in awe of the bravery and foresight of individuals willing to push human understanding beyond what was/is generally acceptable at the time: Galileo was willing to risk the ire of the Inquisition and to live condemned as a heretic in times when the punishment was extreme – to become the ‘father of modern science’.
If you are interested in becoming a BIA member please email Michael McGivern
Michael McGivern
What does your role at BIA involve?
Michael heads up the membership and business development team at the BIA, responsible for the growth and development of the membership and member lifetime value. He oversees the BIA Business Solutions Programme, delivering savings for members, and manages opportunities for member organisations overseas.
Previous experience & achievements
Michael has extensive business development and sales experience across the life science, personal care, and higher education sectors. Following University, he worked for a multi-national raw material distributor in the north-west, supplying API’s and excipients to pharmaceutical manufacturers and then moved on to the University of London. In this role, he managed the tender process for their SaaS products as well as various account management duties for their Not-For-Profit, HE institution and Charity customers.
