Daily programme

 Contact person Craig Gordon: +44 7860 855512 / craig.gordon@innovateukedge.ukri.org

Sunday 15 May
  Non-UK companies arrive in UK and go on their own to the hotels they have reserved for themselves in Oxford
   

Monday 16 May: Harwell Science and Innovation Campus

The Harwell campus is the leading UK Science and Innovation Campus, spreading out over 700 acres in Oxfordshire. It is home to over 6000 scientists and innovators across 200 businesses, labs, and other organisations, with over £3b in science and innovation infrastructure, including the Diamond Light Source, the Central Laser Facility, our own Satellite Application Catapult as well as businesses such as Oxford Nanopore amongst many others.

08:00 – 08:30

Taxis will be arranged for the non-UK delegates at the different hotels
UK delegates travel on their own; parking is possible at the visitor center (15 spots reserved)
08:30 – 09:00

Transfer by taxi to Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
with receipt at the STFC Visitor Centre (location of the day; parking possible at ….)
Chairperson of the day: Dr Peter Dirken, Innovate UK 
09:00 – 09:30  Coffee and welcome by Dr Peter Dirken, Innovate UK
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome by Dame Sally Davies; UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (video)
09:40 – 09:50

Catalysing global AMR R&D 
Dr Lesley Ogilvie; Global AMR R&D Hub, Berlin, Germany (video)

09:50 – 10:20

 

Keynote: Chances and innovation challenges for vaccines to curb global AMR
Prof Calman MacLennan; Director BactiVac, Senior Program Officer Jenner Institute, Professor Vaccine Immunology University of Birmingham and Consultant Immunology, Oxford University Hospitals
10:20 – 10:40


 
The COVID Moonshot project: an new open-science consortium of scientists from around the world dedicated to the discovery of antiviral drugs 
Prof Frank von Delft: Professor for Structural Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford, as well as Principal Beamline Scientist of I04-1/XChem at Diamond Light Source; and visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg
10:40 – 11:00
 
Collaborating to drive promising antibacterial programs towards the clinic
Dr Alastair Parkes; VP Medicinal Chemistry at Evotec
11:00 – 11:20

 
Preclinical development of assets targeted at infection prevention and how collaboration can accelerate progress into the clinic
Dr Daniel Hynes; VP, Preclinical Development, Destiny Pharma plc
11:20 – 11:30

Innovative evaluation and purchasing models
Prof. Colm Leonard- Consultant Clinical Adviser & NICE Caldicott Guardian, Centre for Health Technology NICE (9 min video)
11:30 – 12:00


 

Q&A and panel session “International AMR collaboration opportunities and barriers”
Panelists Prof Calman MacLennan, Dr Alastair Parkes, Dr Daniel Hynes and Dr Maarten van Dongen

12:00 – 13:00


Networking lunch for non-UK and UK delegates from Wales, Oxford, Cambridge, London (lunch offered by Innovate UK to non-UK and UK delegates)
Special guided tour (1) of the Diamond Light Source and The Rosalind Franklin Institute (nb good walking shoes recommended)
13:00 – 14:00 


Networking lunch (continued)
Special guided tour (2) of the Diamond Light Source and The Rosalind Franklin Institute (nb good walking shoes recommended)
14:00 – 17:00 


Facilitated matchmaking session I between non-UK and UK delegates
Coffee and tea will be provided
17:00 – 17:30 Transfer back by taxis to the different hotels; taxis will be arranged
19:00 – 21:00  Networking dinner only for non-UK delegates at walking distance at the Courtyard Oxford South Marriott Hotel (UK delegates can join at their own costs) 
   
Tuesday 17 May (program only for non-UK delegates)

09:00 – 09:30 

Taxis will be arranged for the non-UK delegates at the different hotels
09:30 – 10:00 Transfer by taxi to facilities Oxford Innovation (where luggage can be left)
10:00 – 12:00  Unique Oxford University walking and punting tour with Oxford University alumni
12:00 – 14:00 Lunch on your own in Oxford
14:00 (!) Gather at Oxford train station (Park End Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1HS)
14:39 – 17:00  Train Oxford to Macclesfield (near Alderley Park)
17:00 – 17:30  Taxis to the different hotels (taxis will be arranged)
18:30 – 19:00  Short walk to the restaurant
19:00 – 21:00  Networking dinner at Italian restaurant Gusto at Alderley Edge
21:00  Short walk back to the hotels
   

Wednesday 18 May: Alderley Park

Alderley Park Biotech and Life Sciences cluster hosts a world-leading concentration of AMR, biotech and life science and innovation businesses, institutes, and labs. Covering over 400 acres, it is home to over 2000 scientists and innovators, hosted by institutes and state of the art facilities, such as our own Medicines Discovery Catapult, large companies such as Astra Zeneca and a range of SMEs.

08:00 – 08:30

Taxis will be arranged for the non-UK delegates at the different hotels
UK delegates travel on their own; parking is possible. Address: Congleton Road, Nether Alderley, Cheshire, SK10 4TG (please use the north entrance)
08:30 – 09:00 Transfer by taxi to Alderley Park Conference Centre (North Campus, SK10 4TG)
Chairperson of the day: Anastassia Bolotkova, MBA
Whole day poster competition: non-UK & UK participants invited to bring their posters!
09:00 – 09:20  Coffe and welcome by Dr Peter Dirken, Innovate UK
09:20 – 09:30 Introduction to Alderley Park by Anastassia Bolotkova, MBA
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome by Dame Sally Davies; UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (video)
09:40 – 09:50

Catalysing global AMR R&D
Dr Lesley Ogilvie; Global AMR R&D Hub, Berlin, Germany (video)
09:50 – 10:20

Keynote: Innovative new anti-infectives, diagnostics, and preventative products
Prof Janet Hemingway; iiCON Director and Professor of Tropical Medicine at LSTM
10:20 – 10:40

Working together to combat AMR
Dr Pia Thommes; Scientific Operations Director Anti-infectives; Evotec
10:40 – 11:00

Busting Barriers and Boosting Innovation in AMR
Beverley Isherwood; Medicines Discovery Catapult
11:00 – 11:20


Improving patient outcomes through collaboration with NHS partners
Dr Tim Felton; Consultant in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
11:20 – 11:40

A pipeline of innovative drugs to address the global threat from AMR
Dr Peter Jackson; Executive Director, Infex Therapeutics
11:40 – 12:20

 
Q&A and panel session led by Dr Mark Wigglesworth, Volunteer Director at MDC- Lighthouse Labs
Panelists Prof Janet Hemingway, Dr Pia Thommes, Beverley Isherwood, Dr Tim Felton, Dr Peter Jackson
12:20 – 14:30


Networking lunch for non-UK and UK delegates from Northern (lunch offered by Innovate UK to non-UK and UK delegates)
Special guided tour of the Alderley Park facilities and infrastructure (optional)
14:30 – 17:00 Facilitated matchmaking session II between non-UK and UK delegates
18:00 – 20:00 Networking dinner for non-UK and UK delegates at gastro-pub Churchill tree at Alderley Park (UK delegates are invited to join at their own costs) 
20:00 – 20:30 Taxis back to the hotels for non-UK delegates (taxis will be arranged) 
   
Thursday 19 May (program only for non-UK delegates)
10:00 – 10:30  Taxis will be arranged for the non-UK delegates at the different hotels
10:30 – 11:00   Transfer by taxi to Macclesfield train station
11:20 – 17:00 Train Macclesfield to Edinburgh (nb change three times; lunch on your own)
  Hotels at walking distance from Edinburgh train station
19:00 – 21:00  Networking dinner in hotel / restaurant [name?] (at walking distance)
   

Friday 20 May: Edinburgh Biosciences Cluster

Edinburgh is the beating heart of the Scottish life sciences community. It hosts a range of  large and small companies, providing state of the art science and innovation facilities.

08:30 – 09:00
 
Gather at Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel (at walking distance)
UK delegates travel on their own; self parking available onsite
Chairperson of the day: Dr Claire Melville; Scottish Enterprise
09:00 – 09:40  Coffee and welcome by Dr Phil Packer, Innovate UK
09:40 – 09:50  Welcome by Dame Sally Davies; UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (video)
09:50 – 10:00

Catalysing global AMR R&D
Dr Lesley Ogilvie; Global AMR R&D Hub, Berlin, Germany (video)
10:00 – 10:45






Keynote: Diagnostics Innovation in the Context of Targeted and Effective Antibiotic Therapy
Professor Till Bachmann, Professor of Molecular Diagnostics and Infection, The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh AMR Forum: Connecting and communicating excellence in antimicrobial resistance research and translation in Edinburgh
Dr Hilary Snaith, Edinburgh Infectious Disease EID, University of Edinburgh

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:10 Innovative evaluation and purchasing models
Prof. Colm Leonard- Consultant Clinical Adviser & NICE Caldicott Guardian, Centre for Health Technology NICE (9 min video)
11:10 – 11:40

Opportunities & barriers to SMEs developing antimicrobial therapy candidates
Dr Deborah O’Neill, CEO Novabiotics Ltd.
11:40 – 12:00 

Taking testing to the people – challenges in developing an AST for point of care use
Dr Ewan Chirnside, Director of Research Collaborations, ODx Innovations
12:00 – 12:20

 
Q&A and panel session “Challenges and Opportunities of commercialising novel Antimicrobials”
Panelists Prof Til Bachmann, Dr Hillary Snaith, Dr Deborah O’Neill, Dr Ewan Chirnside, Dr Peter Dirken, Dr Maarten van Dongen
12:20 – 13:30 Networking lunch with regional representatives Scotland
13:30 – 13:45
 
Closure of formal part by Dr Phil Packer, Innovate UK
(nb partnering sessions continue in the afternoon)
13:45 – 16:30 Facilitated matchmaking session III between non-UK and UK delegates
16:30 – ..  Trains to Edinburgh airport for departure and return home

Please note that participants will not be taken back to Oxford after the mission.

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