Biotech Brains in Business
Trade mission Cambridge & London
23-24 of April 2020
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Highlights
- The UK Life Sciences sector is considered world-class
- Seminar with inside info on the UK market
- Matchmaking
- Visits to leading biotech companies and insitutes
- Costs: € 840 excl. taxes, with use of subsidy. Including travel costs in Cambridge and excluding other travel and accommodation costs
Themes
- Immuno-oncology
- Cell- & gene-therapy
- Generative medicine
- Application of machine learning and big data within drug development
Program
- 23rd april
- Arrival in London
- 23rd april
- Visit The Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute
The Crick's ambition is to discover the biology underlying human health, improving the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of human disease, and generating economic opportunities for the UK.
- 23rd april
- Seminar UK Life Science Sector
Netherlands & UK
Presentation on Business Cultures & Trade (What are the effects of Brexit?)
UK BioIndustry Association:
Overview UK Life Sciences Market, Developments & Challenges
Medcity
Life Sciences activities in the Greater South East region, investments and entrepreneurship
National Health Institute for Health Research
Overview research projects & possible collaborations
- 23rd april
- Networking reception with matchmaking
- 24th april
- Visit Babraham Institute, company presentation & tour around the campus.
The Babraham Institute is a world-class research institution, situated at the heart of the Babraham Research Campus, near Cambridge. Their mission is to be an international leader in research focusing on basic cell and molecular biology with an emphasis on healthy ageing through the human lifecycle.
- 24th april
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Visit Cambridge Biomedical Center
Company presentation CBC, tour, introduction NL delegates, meet with R&D CBC R&D Institutes.
The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is located at the heart of the UK’s and Europe’s leading life sciences cluster. They are a vibrant, international healthcare community and a global leader in medical science, research, education and patient care. At the campus also the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute is located.
- 24th april
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Visit One Nucleus
Company presentation One Nucleus, introduction NL delegates, meet with One Nucleus members (networking reception).
One Nucleus, headquartered in Cambridge, at the heart of Europe’s largest Life Sciences & Healthcare cluster, is an award winning not-for-profit Life Sciences & Healthcare membership organization centered on the Greater London-Cambridge-East of England corridor.
- 25th april
- Back to the Netherlands
About the mission
Due to previous successes in the UK psps already has a pre-existing network of contacts within the biotech fields listed above.
Biotech institutes and research facilities within the United Kingdom are continuously looking for new international collaborations to develop innovative therapies and medication. The country has had a national incentive program for innovation in regenerative medicine and oncology for several years. Scientists are also looking at the opportunities that data science offers for genomics.
Together with local partners in the United KIngdom Dutch entrepreneurs and knowledge institutions can benefit from the large planned investments in LSH innovation and the NHS (National Health Service). During the trade mission we will visit several leading institutes, companies and campuses in the London & Cambridge area. There you will receive the opportunity to meet with local parties and discuss opportunities for collaboration. In addition there will be a seminar on the development of the UK biotech sector.
Registration & costs
The costs of the mission are € 840 excl. VAT with use of subsidy. Including travel costs in Cambridge and excluding other travel and accommodation costs.
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