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SCOTTISH STEM CELL & REGENERATIVE MEDICINE SEMINAR
March 3, 2014 @ 08:30 - 15:30
FREEMedicon Valley Alliance in cooperation with Scottish Development International (SDI) are delighted to welcome you to participate in an exclusive seminar and partnering meeting, gathering the best of Scotland’s stem cell and regenerative medicine industry.
This high-level seminar and partnering meeting, will showcase key speakers from Scotland’s dynamic regenerative medicine community giving you the opportunity to see why it’s one of Europe’s leading stem cell hubs.
Following the morning’s speakers, Scottish and Nordic biotechnology companies will participate in a networking lunch with a further opportunity for dedicated one-to-one meetings with Scottish companies in the afternoon. This seminar is an ideal and unique chance to network and establish new contacts at a senior and specialised level between Scotland and the Nordics.
The seminar is open to biotech and pharma companies and investors within the life science industry.
Program
08.30-09.00 Registration: coffee/tea/croissant
09.00-09.10 SDI: Welcome to Scottish Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Seminar
09.10-09.30 Sistemic: The role of improved product characterization on the development and approval of cell therapy products
09.30-09.50 Clyde Bioscience: Preclinical cardiac safety testing – stem cell quality control and characterisation
09.50-10.10 Roslin Cells: Manufacturing best practice to ensure quality control, regulatory compliance and commercial success
10.10-10.20 Horizon 2020: Opportunities for funding through consortia in Regenerative Medicine
10.20-10.40 Break & Networking
10.40-11.00 TC Biopharm: Clinical and commercial success of developing cell-derived immunotherapies in Scotland
11.00-11.20 John Casey: Pancreatic islet transplantation for Type 1 Diabetes
11.20-11.40 Will Shu: 3D cell printing
11.40-12.00 BioGelX: Viable 3D cell culture: tuneable and functional peptide gels
12.00-12.05 SDI: Closing remarks
12.05-13.30 Networking & Lunch
13.30-15.30 One-to-One Partnering: Pre-arranged one-to-one partnering meetings. If you are interested in taking part, please email Adam Murray (adam.murray@scotent.co.uk).
The following Scottish companies and academics will be attending this meeting:
- BioGelX – David Lightbody (CEO): Develops and supplies tuneable and functional peptide gels for use as tissue mimics for specific cell type environments.
- Roslin Cells – Aidan Courtney (CEO): Specialist services for the development and manufacture of new cell therapies and stem cell research using world leading isolation of new clinical grade pluripotent and multipotent stem cells.
- Sistemic – Daria Olijnyk (Senior Staff Scientist): Specialist contract research, discovery and development services based on a proprietary position around micro RNAs allowing stem cell identification, process characterisation and directed differentiation.
- TC Biopharm – Mike Leek (CEO): Start-up biotechnology company developing a novel anti-cancer immunotherapy using patients’ own immune cells for the treatment of various different types of cancer.
- Clyde Biosciences – Margaret-Anne Craig (CEO): A contract research organisation supporting early stage drug development and cell line quality control and characterisation by providing accurate, high throughput information about the effect of their proprietary Celloptiq system on ion channels.
- John Casey – University of Edinburgh/NHS Lothian: Consultant Transplant Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh where he leads on the islet transplantation programme for Type 1 Diabetes and has helped to establish an islet isolation facility in Edinburgh.
- Will Shu – Heriot-Watt University: Reader in Microengineering within the Biomedical Microengineering Group at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh where he has pioneered the development of a valve-based cell printing technique that can produce viable and functional cells in a 3D system.
Participation
For members: Free of charge (late cancellation*/no-show fee DKK 500 ex VAT)
For non-members: Free of charge (late cancellation*/no-show fee DKK 500 ex VAT)
Registration ends February 26, 2014.
* If you cancel after the registration ends, it is considered late cancellation.