bioProcessUK

Heloise McCulla

Events Manager, BIA

What does your role at BIA involve?

Heloise oversees the planning, coordination, and delivery of a wide range of events, ensuring every event is well-planned, seamlessly executed, and valuable for attendees. Heloise manages all logistics, collaborates closely with partners and speakers, and focuses on crafting engaging experiences that support networking, learning, and industry connection.

Previous experience & achievements

Heloise brings extensive experience in planning and delivering events, having managed high-profile launches such as Goodwood Festival of Speed to major conferences and large-scale award shows. Heloise’s achievements include developing impactful event concepts, enhancing attendee experience, building strong relationships with media, partners, and stakeholders, and delivering seamless onsite management – consistently ensuring high-quality, well-executed events.

Netty England MBE

Bioprocessing Consultant, BIA

What does your role at BIA involve?
Netty has been a consultant for BIA since 2014. Her role is to support BIA’s work on bioprocessing, including the COVID-19 Vaccines Expert Advisory Group, Manufacturing Advisory Committee (MAC), Science and Innovation Community (SIC), bioProcessUK Conference and Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP). In 2016, she was a member of the MMIP Advanced Therapies Manufacturing Taskforce and continues to help drive skills recommendations from it.

Previous experience
Netty has been a bioprocessing consultant since 2003, following 15 years in bioprocess development working for Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, British Biotech and Applikon. She holds a BSc in Biological Sciences and an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from Birmingham University.
As well as the BIA, Netty also currently consult for the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult on their skills programmes and supports Cytiva in the delivery of an annual oligonucleotides conference. She is part of other voluntary committees including ESACT-UK. Netty was made an MBE for services to the UK Bioprocessing Community and the Vaccine Taskforce in 2021.

If you could invite any scientist or entrepreneur to dinner, who would it be and why?
I work every day with inspirational people, so enjoy the luxury of dining with them at bioProcessUK and other events. If I had to pick one that I have not yet met, it would be Carl June, for pioneering CAR-T therapies.