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 | |||
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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. |
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| 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) |
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| 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 ….) |
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| 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) |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Collaborating to drive promising antibacterial programs towards the clinic Dr Alastair Parkes; VP Medicinal Chemistry at Evotec |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Q&A and panel session “International AMR collaboration opportunities and barriers” |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 14:00 – 17:00 |
Facilitated matchmaking session I between non-UK and UK delegates Coffee and tea will be provided |
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| 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) | |||
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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 | ||
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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. |
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| 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) |
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| 08:30 – 09:00 | Transfer by taxi to Alderley Park Conference Centre (North Campus, SK10 4TG) | ||
| Chairperson of the day: Anastassia Bolotkova, MBA |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 10:20 – 10:40 |
Working together to combat AMR Dr Pia Thommes; Scientific Operations Director Anti-infectives; Evotec |
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| 10:40 – 11:00 |
Busting Barriers and Boosting Innovation in AMR Beverley Isherwood; Medicines Discovery Catapult |
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| 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 |
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| 11:20 – 11:40 |
A pipeline of innovative drugs to address the global threat from AMR Dr Peter Jackson; Executive Director, Infex Therapeutics |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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) | ||
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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. |
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| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Gather at Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Hotel (at walking distance) UK delegates travel on their own; self parking available onsite |
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| 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) |
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| 10:00 – 10:45 |
Keynote: Diagnostics Innovation in the Context of Targeted and Effective Antibiotic Therapy Edinburgh AMR Forum: Connecting and communicating excellence in antimicrobial resistance research and translation in Edinburgh |
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| 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) |
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| 11:10 – 11:40 |
Opportunities & barriers to SMEs developing antimicrobial therapy candidates Dr Deborah O’Neill, CEO Novabiotics Ltd. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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.
