Venue and Conference Moderator Announced

Across the world, record amounts of capital are being invested in PE, VC, M&A, collaboration and licensing deals across the life sciences and healthcare industry – an industry booming with energy driven by scientific revolution, the intersection of healthcare and technology, and the COVID-19 crisis.

With close to 300 people already registered, this one-day event will bring together senior pharma, biotech, PE and VC leaders across the life sciences and healthcare industry to network and share their outlook on trends and opportunities across the sector.

In-Person Venue Announced

We are delighted to announce that this year we will be able to gather in-person at BMA House, Tavistock Square in London to watch the content and network.

Virtual Attendance Available

Attendees who are unable to join us in London will have the opportunity to join via our virtual platform, where the conference will be streamed live, and virtual networking will be offered. 

Conference Moderator 

 

Stephen Dorrell, Chair – Public Policy Projects
Stephen is Chair of Public Policy Projects and Board Member of LaingBuisson, the healthcare market intelligence company. Stephen was Chair of the NHS Confederation between November 2015-2019. Stephen was a Member of Parliament from 1979 to 2015 and a member of the government from 1987 to 1997. He was a member of the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the National Heritage from 1994 to 1995 and Secretary of State for Health from 1995 to 1997. Between 2010 and 2014, Stephen was the first elected chair of the House of Commons Health Committee, developing the role of the Committee as an authoritative cross-party voice on health and care policy.

 

Key Panel Topics for 2021

Key panel topics for 2021 include (all featuring leading industry speakers):

• Venture Capital | How can the European ecosystem enjoy the same success as the U.S. ecosystem?
• Capital Markets | Strategies for success on the European and U.S. capital markets
• Private Equity and Pharma | The growth in capital for clinical/commercial opportunities
• Licensing and Collaboration | Market overview and trends
• Private Equity and Healthcare | The boom in healthcare deal-making
• Antitrust and FDI | Overcoming the hurdles to deal-closing
• Fireside Chat | Building an mRNA giant and “saving the world from COVID”: the story of BioNTech

 

Speakers also Confirmed From:

 

When

Thursday, 23 September 2021 

7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BST
1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CET

 

Where

BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP
(See map)

Networking breaks will be included.

COVID Protocols for In-Person Attendance: 
 
 
All attendees must be fully vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of the event date to be eligible to attend. Fully vaccinated means that the event date must be at least 14 days after your second dose in a two-dose series, or 14 days after receiving a one dose vaccination.

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