UK PROGRAM 16 NOV
A series of interactive lectures to illustrate the global ambitions of the UK as an AMR Innovation Powerhouse. The program is followed by an onsite Welcome Reception offered by Innovate UK. The Reception will naturally transition into the Indonesian style Symposium Dinner for those who have signed up for it.
Part I: Towards the next level of the UK as a global AMR Innovation Powerhouse
12:30
Coffee, tea – Infomarket
13:00
Welcome & Introduction Symposium EADA 2023
Dr Maarten van Dongen; Director AMR Insights, The Netherlands
Part I: Towards the next level in fighting AMR in the UK
Chair: Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
13:15
Current AMR activities in the UK
Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
13:20
PACE: the new Innovate UK / MDC / LifeArc initiative!
Dr Beverley Isherwood; Strategy Leader – Infectious Diseases, Medicines Discovery Catapult
13:50
Driving more AMR innovations towards the clinic
Dr Clive Mason; Programme Director AMR, LifeArc
14:10
UKHSA-Porton AMR Network
Dr Joanna Bacon; Principal Investigator, Discovery Group & Founding Chair, Porton AMR Network
14:40
The Innovate UK Phage Innovation Network
Dr Francesca Hodges; Lead the Phage Innovation Network
15:00
Coffee, tea / Infomarket
Part II: Global (funding) opportunities and AMR SMEs in the UK
Part II: Global (funding) opportunities and AMR SMEs in the UK
Chair: Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
15:20
Innovate UK Global Programs
Mrs Bita Najafi; Project Manager Innovate UK: Internationalisation initiatives by Innovate UK, the successful UK inward AMR Innovation Mission, Global AMR Expert missions to Germany, US and India, Global Business Innovation Programmes to Germany and Switzerland and the EU Horizon Program
15:40
The UK and Horizon Europe: an update on opportunities
Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
15:45
UK Demand signalling for Diagnostics
Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
15:50
Gaining insights into bacterial responses to antimicrobials using bacterial impedance cytometry
Dr Lucy Bock; Senior Scientist/ Project Team Leader UK Health Security Agency
16:05
iFAST – High-throughput, cost-effective AST in 3 hours – Clinical data
Dr Toby King, CEO iFAST Diagnostics
16:20
A new inorganic chemistry platform capable of creating powerful antimicrobial agents
Dr Michael Murray; Executive Chairman MetalloBio Limited
16:40
Efficient identification of novel bicyclic peptide ligands for important antimicrobial targets through phage display
Dr Paul Beswick; CEO Bicycle Therapeutics
17:00
Round Table ‘UK led International collaboration in AMR R&D’
Panel members Phil Packer, Bita Najafi, Francesca Hodges, Clive Mason, Paul Beswick, Michael Murray, Beverley Isherwood, Michael Joseph
17:25
Wrap up and Conclusions
Dr Phil Packer; AMR Innovation Lead Innovate UK
17:30
Welcome Reception EADA 2023
Offered by Innovate UK
Welcome Reception offered by Innovate UK
The festive welcome reception will take place at symposium venue from 17:30 to 19:00 and is offered by Innovate UK. There is no need to sign up for this.
Symposium Dinner 16 November
The Indonesian style Symposium Dinner will take place at symposium venue from 19:00 to 20:30. If you have not yet registered for this amicable Symposium Dinner, you can do so here. Please note that you can register for the Dinner until 14 November.
