| Event: | Business Training for Life Scientists - careers and future prospects for the Biotechnology Industry |
| Date: | 21st April, 2010 |
| Time: | 8:45 - 1:30pm |
| Address: | Grafton Street, Manchester, Lancashire M13 |
| Cost: | Free of Charge |
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Event Details:
Below is the agenda for this event:
8.45 – 9.15
Registration & coffee
9.20
Welcome
Dr Martino Picardo
Business Development Manager
Manchester Innovation Ltd
9.30
Introduction to the day
Dr. Emma Woods
9.50
Careers for Life Scientists in Business- working at the Interface
Dr. Lizzie Crawford
10.10
The BBSRC YES programme
Dr. John Peberdy, BBSRC, Biotech YES
10.30 – 11.00
Tea/coffee & biscuits
11.00
The Assistance available to entrepreneurs in Manchester
Martino Picardo
11.20
Experiences of an Academic Inventor
Dr. Curtis Dobson
11.40
Moving from Academia to Industry – Commercialising Discoveries in the Life Sciences
Dr Sharon O’Kane
Executive Director, Research & Development
Renovo Ltd/
Laura Lennox, Epistem
12.00
BBSRC IP Policies and Development Funding
Donald Mair
12.20
What to do next
Dr Emma Woods
12.30-1.30
Lunch
Contact Details:
Alison Warren
Email: alison.warren@umic.co.uk