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BioBuzz 3 / 2006 April 2006
IN THIS ISSUE - Headline News
HEADLINE NEWS
The Spring 2006 technology UK business is to get £80million next month to support technology innovation, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson announced today. The Spring 2006 technology priority for areas relevant to Lifesciences and biotechnology include: - Bioscience & Healthcare: Exploitation of Plant and Microbial Bioscience for Industry - £4m; Safety Biomarkers for Pharmaceutical Development - £8m - Information & Communication Technology: Data, Scientific and Medical Visualisation for innovative products and services - £9m More details about the Technology Programme, the Spring 06 Collaborative R&D competition, events and how to apply can be accessed through http://www.dti.gov.uk/technologyprogramme The key event to engage Industry is the strategy launch on 26th April, Barbican, London giving businesses the opportunity to find out more about the Key Technology strategies and how to input to the process of developing them further. The Technology Programme competition for collaborative research and development projects will also formally open for applications at this meeting. A series of partnering events and applicant briefings will be held in May with the support of the Research Councils, Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations. The Technology Strategy Board's Annual Report and Call to Action can be found at: http://www.dti.gov.uk/technologystrategy - BioApproaches SW next main event (May/June 2006
Date to be announced) 1) Knowledge
management tools, recently acquired by BioApproaches SW will give
you the edge on new IP and business opportunities in your fields of
interest. Through one-to-one demonstrations gain market intelligence
and new potentials for business development and collaborations
(nationally and internationally dependent upon your need). Contact: Jade Fulbrook-Smith T: 0117 9008250 E: jade.fulbrook-smith@bioapproaches.co.uk - Hunter-Fleming secures a new cross-Atlantic deal worth over £7M Bristol based
Hunter-Fleming secures its next round of funding
UPDATE BioApproaches SW- AstraZeneca - Discovery Alliance and the SW Lifesciences Feedback : AstraZeneca and SW organisations valued this visit to the region. Already BioApproaches SW has been approached by AstraZeneca for follow-up with attendant SW organisations. Feedback from the Industry was very positive and this sort of business development platform will be followed up with invitations to other senior bio-organisations especially as 'the top 20 pharmaceutical companies are becoming increasingly dependent on licensing to generate ethical sales' - Datamonitor, 2006. Bio-business profiles are being compiled in a South West promotional brochure to be used to attract further business opportunities in the US at the Bio2006 industry event (9 to 13th April). BioApproaches SW bespoke event
co-chaired with the former Welsh Development Agency (9th
March) - Biobusiness KTN - MarineBio BioApproaches SW - Knowledge Management Service - For business development and market intelligence see proposed May/June event 2006 or contact: Gugs Lushai T: 0117 9008250 E: gugs.lushai@bioapproaches.co.uk
INDUSTRY CORNER Recruitment - The following
specialists are available in the SW for employment: Courses.CPD.Courses - Managing the Media and Executive Presentations - This workshop is for you if you are a senior manager In a Life Science company, will soon be speaking to investors, analysts, angles or VC's for essential funding, you are speaking to a more demanding audience and want to influence rather than just inform or you want to use the media to raise the profile of your company, market to the general public or prepare for crisis management. Event date: 8th and 9th of May 2006. Location of event: Bristol . For more information contact: Tim Tarrant at tim@shinepresentations.com - Communication via e-mail is an overlooked area of customer service... A poorly prepared response to an e-mail query can lead to irritation and misunderstandings. Watermans have designed a training programme for delegates to develop a fluent, professional style of writing. Make sure that your e-mails re-enforce your high customer service standards by investing in your team's skills. Course details can be found at www.watermans.uk.com ; to book please call Liz Perrett on 01666 825123. - 4-6 April 2006 European Pharmaceutical spring school - Cambridge . Contact Anthony Andrews : anthony.andrews@informa.com or visit www.ibc-lifesci.com/springschool Funds.Funding.Funds - GOVERNMENT OFFERS £80m FOR TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS - UK business is to get £80million next month to support technology innovation, Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.see above (Headline News) for details - SWRDA Innovation Team have information on the Grant for Research and Development.for further details please go to www.southwestrda.org.uk/newsletters/innovation-relay-centre.htm News. News. News - SEEDA, the South East Regional Development Agency, has an indicative total of £1.5M funding available for collaborative experimental development projects in medical imaging or medical informatics. Projects looking for support in the region of £0.5M-£1.0M (and therefore project totals of £1.0M-£5M), focusing on taking healthcare technologies to market. Projects may involve partners from anywhere in the UK , EU or overseas, with a majority of business-partner activity located in the South East region of the UK . Outline proposals are requested to be sent to janewilliams@seeda.co.uk - The market for influenza vaccines is growing at an astonishing pace, Datamonitor predicts that by 2010 the market value for influenza vaccines will reach $3.7 billion - those research organisations wanting to develop opportunities in this region contact Gugs Lushai T: 0117 9008250 E: gugs.lushai@bioapproaches.co.uk - With the launch of Novartis/Genentech/Tanox's Xolair in 2003, respiratory has emerged as a new therapy area for monoclonal antibody developers - those organisations considering following this market route through to commercialisation and seeking collaboration contact Lushai T: 0117 9008250 E: gugs.lushai@bioapproaches.co.uk Partnering opportunity.. Business opportunity - BioJapan 2005 is to be held in Osaka this September and has 50 seminar sessions and 279 booth exhibits by 273 companies and governmental bodies from 17 countries/regions attracting more than 20,000 visitors. See http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/biojapan/2006/eng/ for further information, for our SWRDA Japanese business development partners details contact Jade Fulbrook-Smith T: 0117 9008250 E: jade.fulbrook-smith@greatwesternenterprise.co . - A Functional Food/Nutraceutical Outward Mission to Finland/Sweden and Denmark is being arranged from 21 May to 24 May. We are aiming to recruit 6-8 companies to take part in the mission. Companies will need to fund their flight and accommodation costs in each of the countries. We will arrange the seminars, one to one partnering sessions and company visits and receptions and networking dinners for the group. Contact: Caroline Hart , UK Trade & Investment, T: 01223 484 673, E: caroline.hart@uktibiotech.org.uk .
EVENTS 3 month forecast in chronological order - 27th April 2006
9:00 -17:00. TBC - From Concept to CE Marking An Introduction to
European Medical Device Regulation, Leicestershire contact: Medilink
East Midlands website on www.medilinkem.com
or email max@medilinkem.com
Contact Us For further information on any of these items, please visit our website: www.bioapproaches.co.uk or contact us directly. Pauline Lee - Network Manager
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