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Bio-Buzz
No.8 / August 2009
 
IN THIS ISSUE
HEADLINE NEWS
INDUSTRY CORNER
EVENTS LISTINGS
Headline News
Functional Foods – From Laboratory to the world!
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23 September 2009
Sandy Park Conference Centre, Sandy Park Way, Exeter
Functional foods and nutraceuticals have become an important part of many people’s daily lives and are presenting tremendous market opportunities. In 2005 the sector was growing at over 8% compared to 1% growth seen in the rest of the food sector(1). Market reports describe the growth in this sector as currently strong and by 2010 it could be considered a mature market worth US$167bn(2).
The meeting presents an excellent opportunity to explore some of the developments and challenges facing those developing nutraceuticals and functional foods, including probiotics. There will be coverage of the changing regulatory landscape and the current requirements for getting products on the market. Probiotics development will be a key focus of the meeting. Representatives from the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) will speak about how to make the most of your technology links with Europe and reach European markets. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) will be attending to provide you with information about how they can help you reach international markets.
The meeting will appeal to those working in food and pharmaceutical sectors including biotechnology related research areas. The Venue for the event is the Sandy Park Conference Centre, Sandy Park Way, Exeter, EX2 7QX. The meeting is sponsored by EEN and UKTI.
(1) UKTI
(2) AROQ Global Market Review of the Functional Foods markets
For more info click HERE
To register click HERE
Industry Corner
New round of calls for FP7
The European Commission published the latest round of Calls for Proposals under Framework Programme Seven (FP7) on 30 July. The Calls for Proposals that opened are principally for R&D Projects within the following thematic areas:
- Health
- Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology (FAFB)
- ICT
- Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP)
- Energy
- Environment
- Transport
- Security
A full list of the calls and their contents can be found by clicking here
and details of how the EEN can assist here.
For more information on participating in FP7 please contact me on 01275 370 808 or email kenny.legg@enterpriseeuropesw.org.uk. Our FP7 factsheet can be downloaded here.
In addition to support for FP7 Enterprise Europe Network offers a range of services to help SME’s trade more with European companies. If you would like to discuss how the Enterprise Europe Network can help your business please contact us on 01275 370808 or email info@enterpriseeuropesw.org.uk
The South West Science and Industry Council (SWSIC) Innovation Forum
Innovation Forums promote public sector funding streams for R&D and business support specific to R&D intensive companies. The events have a great reputation and a good track record of producing exciting business collaborations.
The programme includes:
The event will take place at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol on Wednesday 9th September and will be jointly hosted by the SWSIC, Enterprise Europe Network and Science City Bristol.
To register please click HERE . Please note that priority will be given to those who have not previously attended an Innovation Forum event.SEMINAR ON THE ESSENTIALS OF LIQUID NITROGEN HANDLING AND DEVELOPMENTS IN CRYOPRESERVATION
CryoService will be heading a new round of lectures across the country in October of this year, which follows on from the successful and highly popular series of events hosted in 2007.
The 2009 Roadshow is tailored to allow previous attendees to build on their knowledge, whilst also ensuring new delegates get a full understanding of the safe use and handling of Liquid Nitrogen in the biomedical and life science sectors.
The 2009 Roadshow will also cover best practice developments in cryopreservation, described by leading industry experts, including topics such as:
- Practical advice on safe use of Liquid Nitrogen
- Latest cryopreservation storage techniques
- Merits of liquid versus vapour phase storage
- Best practice in Oxygen depletion monitoring
- Developments of off site repositories and sample transfer techniques
Full details of our Roadshow, our partner companies, location of the events and registration forms can all be found HERE.
Spaces at each venue are limited, to register please click HERE. You can respond via e-mail: nitrogensafety@cryoservice.co.uk or by contacting 01905 758200 and asking for the Sales Support Office.
The British High Commission and UKTI in New Zealand are pleased to announce that they will host a UK-to-NZ mission in Health Technologies and Regenerative Medicine from February 22-26, 2010.
The mission will coincide with the Medical Technologies Association's Medical Technologies Forum "A Global Ambition - A Thriving MedTech Economy", held on February 23-24 in Auckland. Mission participants will also be able to attend the event.
Following the event, UKTI and the High Commission will host a one-day UK-NZ workshop in Auckland on Thursday February 25, where participants may make their own presentations and enter into personal discussions with New Zealand organisations.
Please e-mail Steve.Thompson@fco.gov.uk and Paul.Tuckley@fco.gov.uk if you would be interested to join the mission.
For more information please click HERE.
Cluster Mark Awards
The South West RDA is encouraging groups of companies involved in manufacturing within the region to put themselves forward for the national "Cluster Mark" awards.
This initiative was set out in the Governments Manufacturing Strategy 2008 and is intended to "raise the profile of manufacturers involved in the best clusters and support international marketing of local strengths." As such the competition is open to clusters which are primarily focussed on manufacturing.
A regional selection process will take place over the next few months across the UK. Each region will put forward two nominations for the national awards. A panel chaired by a Department of Business Minister and consisting of leading members of the business community and academia will select the overall winners. The national awards will be presented at a gala dinner in 2010.
Entrants from the manufacturing sector will need to demonstrate the competitive advantage achieved by businesses engaged in the cluster. A successful cluster should be able to show entrepreneurial dynamism and we would expect the businesses within the cluster to be performing in areas such as productivity, exports or market share at a higher level than competitors outside of the cluster.
In addition, applicants will have to describe how activity within the cluster is coordinated and how it is well placed to adapt to change. The competition aims to recognise where companies, specialist suppliers, service providers and educational institutions are working together to develop competitive advantage in a global economy.
The winners will be able to use the "Cluster Mark Winner" logo on their promotional material, an independent and prestigious endorsement of the quality of the cluster, and an excellent sales and marketing tool helping to attract inward investment.
For an applicant form and more information please click HERE
Contact Us
For further information on any of these items, please visit our website:
www.bioapproaches.co.uk or contact us directly.
Jade Fulbrook-Smith - Project Coordinator, BioBuzz Editor
Tel: 07715 856262 Email: Jade@BioApproaches.co.uk
Dr Pauline Lee - Network Manager
Tel: 07710 779548 Email: pauline@BioApproaches.co.uk
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