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Bio-Buzz
No.10 / October 2008
IN THIS ISSUE
HEADLINE NEWS
INDUSTRY CORNER
EVENTS LISTINGS
Headline News
New SEMTA Train to Gain Compact Scheme - £65 million now available
Employers in the Bioscience Sector, who are based in England, can access £65 million of Train to Gain funding to invest in skills. SEMTA, the sector skills council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies are keen to hear from you if your organisation has identified training needs and you want to find out more about this excellent opportunity. This new Compact scheme has been broadened and improved and can support training at higher levels than previously available. It can also be used to support sector specific training, for example, regulatory affairs training. This funding, which became available in Sept 08, is available for 2 years. Support for Level 4 qualifications will be available in early 2009.
To find out more about the Compact scheme and how you can benefit, or to find out more about SEMTA call SEMTA on 0845 643 9001 or visit www.semta.org.uk To download the faxback form click HERE.
Peninsula Environment and Human Health Forum hold commercial event and launch information booklet.
The Peninsula Environment and Human Health Forum, chaired by Professor Mike Depledge from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, held their first commercial workshop on the 31 Oct at the Knowledge Spa in Truro. This event was focused on discussing the diverse areas in which the expertise of the Forum members can support the business community. More information about the event and notification of follow-up meetings will follow in forthcoming months. The meeting also saw the launch of a new booklet that gives information about the Forum, the Environment, Health and Well-being agenda in the SW and current and future initiatives. To find out more email the Forum on pennforum@pms.ac.uk or contact BioApproaches on info@bioapproaches.co.uk You can also download a copy of the 6 page fold out booklet HERE.
Profit from New Markets, December 2008, Bath
This is a one day event of networking and one-to-one partnering for Europe and Asia Pacific and will be held on Tuesday 2 December 2008 at Bailbrook House, Bath.
The event is your opportunity to:
- Find out how the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) can help you access new markets
- Meet representatives of EEN to discuss your business needs
- Meet visiting UK Trade & Investment representatives from China, India, Singapore, Malaysia & Japan
- Find out about support for biotech, medtech and life science events and missions
To register your interest and for more information please email: info@enterpriseeuropesw.org.uk, tel: 01275 370814 or click HERE
INDUSRTY CORNER
Do you offer contract R&D, contract manufacturing or contract clinical facilities and services in the South West?
The January 2009 edition of BioBuzz will be dedicated to these important areas of the South West biotechnology and life science sectors.
If you wish to have your facilities or services listed free of charge in BioBuzz in January please contact us. BioBuzz has a current circulation of approx 2,000 readers across the UK.
For a pro forma click HERE or for more information please contact info@bioapproaches.co.uk or telephone 01225 388739
Regional events on Marketing and Accessing Finance in a Downturn
A series of events, run by business Link are being held in various locations across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset in coming weeks. These are on the 17 November (Ivybridge), 19 November (Yeovil) and 20 November (Truro). For more information and to book for Ivybridge click here, Yeovil click here, Truro click here. Business Link will also be holding Telephone Clinics on a number of dates at times to suit you. Examples of the issues being covered include: Marketing, Finance, Web & Web Marketing, Training & Development Support, Start-up. For further information click here.
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Business conference, April 2009 – call for papers.
A conference entitled Strategy, Technology, Sourcing will be held in Konzerthaus, Freiburg, Germany from 16-17 April, 2009. The conference will discuss topics such as price versus quality, supply chain issues, capabilities and capacities, regulatory compliance and performance metrics.
The organisers are calling for papers from senior pharmaceutical industry management involved in strategic sourcing of lead optimisation, chemical R&D and process technologies for the development of pharmaceutical intermediates and innovative and generic APIs. These should address the issues faced in making outsourcing decisions, including strategies with respect to in-house supply or outsourcing; costings; globalisation; and short- and long-term partnerships. Case studies in pharmaceutical outsourcing are particularly welcome.
Chemical technology companies are invited to present papers on identifying opportunities in the marketplace; establishing partnerships; developing a strategy for supplying the pharmaceutical sector; and competitive issues regarding price, quality, supply and technologies employed.
Speakers from both pharmaceutical and chemical technology companies are encouraged to address the question: ‘What of the future? – The pharmaceutical outsourcing landscape in five years’ time’
Those wishing to speak are required to submit a 200 word abstract by 15 November, 2008. For further information on either presenting a paper or attending the conference as a delegate and to register your interest please click here or contact Tom Mulligan, Conference Director, Avakado Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0)1403 220753, Email: tom@avakado.eu
BIT Life Sciences’ 2nd Annual World Congress of Industrial Biotechnology, April 2009, Seoul – call for papers.
A dedicated event on Industrial Biotechnology with a theme of “Innovative Biotechnology for Sustainable Bio-economy” will be held in South Korea next year. The organisers have issued a call for papers across the various sessions including: Renewable Bio-energy & Biofuels; Industrial Enzymes & Microbiology; Bioprocesses for Therapeutics; Biomaterials and Chemical Bioprocesses; Environment and Cleantech Biotechnology and Marine Industrial Biotechnology. For more information click HERE or contact
Mr. Joe Zhou, Program Coordinator Email: joe@bit-ibio.com
BIA seminar on Funding R&D and Communicating with Stakeholders, 18 Nov, London
This seminar is aimed at senior managers within the Biotechnology sector, and all finance and tax professionals. It is an opportunity to update your company on the latest developments in best practise in funding R&D and Communications in the bioscience sector.
A number of eminent speakers will be attending including from BERR, Vectura and Protherics. The funding session includes a talk on the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) which was featured in last months BioBuzz. For more information about this valuable event, including how to take advantage of the BIA 2 for 1 offer on attendance please go to the BIA website www.bioindustry.org
UKTI mission to New Zealand – agricultural and food-based biotechnology, March 2009
This valuable opportunity, being arranged to coincide with the the NZBio conference is being hosted by UKTI and the NZ high Commission in Auckland. There will be a particular focus on biofuels but the call for expressions of interest is right across agricultural and food-based biotechnology. The mission will focus on IP development and exploitation and new technologies. Where suitable linkages can be made, they should enable organisations to benefit from collaborative research opportunities, inward or outward investments and sales (or purchases) of IP or products. The NZBio Annual Conference in Auckland will be held from the 9-11 March.
For details of how to find out more please contact the people listed, letting them know what fields you would be interested in, and whether you would be prepared to make a presentation.
If you are a commercially-orientated research organisation/research arm of a company: please contact Steve.Thompson@fco.gov.uk (some assistance with funding may be available to cover part or all of the air fare to New Zealand),
If your interests are mainly commercial: please contact Paul.Tuckley@fco.gov.uk
Following the event, UKTI and the High Commission will host a one-day UK-NZ workshop in Auckland on Thursday March 12, where participants may make their own presentations and enter into personal discussions with New Zealand organisations.
Plymouth Medical and Healthcare Sector News – subscribe to the newsletter
The Plymouth Medical and Healthcare Sector Newsletter is published each month by Carolyn Bruce-Spencer (Plymouth Medical and Healthcare Sector coordinator) from Tamar Science Park in Plymouth. Carolyn would be delighted to hear from new subscribers or anyone with articles and information for the newsletter. Contact Carolyn on: 01752 764418 or email CBruce-Spencer@sciencepark.org.uk
The Training Partnership announces current list of students seeking places in Plymouth and Torbay area.
The Training Partnership has recently announced their current list of EU placement students looking for placement opportunities. Many of these students are keen to work in administration, office or reception areas. For more information about the students and the Training Partnership please contact Ian Smith (ian@thetrainingpartnershipltd.com, tel:01803 321210).
BioProcess Annual Conference, 26-27 November 2008, Brighton
This year’s conference takes the focus: Developing Biological Medicines, Unravelling the Process. To register or to find out more go to www.bioprocessuk-annualconference.org
The Peninsula Oxidative Stress Research Forum (POSReF) Lecture Series Continues, 26 November, Ashburton, south of Exeter.
As part of the popular POSReF series of meetings, the next 2 talks will be on the 26 November. These are by Dr Sharon Strawbridge, Daphne Jackson Fellow, University of Exeter on “Reductive stress: the missing link?” and Dr Marcus Cooke, Senior Lecturer, Department of Cancer Studies and Department of Genetics, University of Leicester who will talk on “Urinary 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG): meaning and measurement”. The talks start at 4.45pm and are held at the Lavender House Hotel, Ashburton. For more information please contact Susan Westoby, Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter on 01392 262940 or by email: susan.westoby@pms.ac.uk
Don’t forget to make a note that BioApproaches SW has relocated!
BioApproaches is now located at: the INNOVATION centre, Carpenter House, First Floor, Broad Quay, Bath, BA1 1UB. The new telephone number for Jade Fulbrook-Smith is 01225 388739 and for Dr Pauline Lee it is 01225 388742. Email, website and mobile telephone numbers are unchanged.
EVENTS LISTINGS
Covering Lifesciences (biotechnology) and Medical interests can be found 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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