2025 BioFocus Conference

2025 BioFocus Conference

The Catalyst, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle
Wednesday 11th June 2025

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About

The Bionow BioFocus event is a one-day conference that brings together industry, academia, and experts in life sciences.
 
BioFocus will inspire your business to connect, engage, benefit and grow. Comprising conference, exhibition, and significant networking sessions, this event will provide a unique opportunity to hear about the latest technologies, innovations, key sector initiatives, and funding opportunities.

The agenda will cover a range of topics for discussion, including how the labs of the future can be flexible, sustainable, and scalable for innovation and production; funding opportunities in the sector; showcasing the latest technologies; and exploring therapies of the future.

Join us for a special conference edition of Biotech & Beers the night before BioFocus! Find out more here

EXHIBITION IS NOW SOLD OUT!

Key Information

Save the date: Wednesday 11th June 2025

Venue: The Catalyst, Newcastle Helix, Newcastle

EXHIBITION SOLD OUT

Venue

The Catalyst,
Helix,
Science Square,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 5TG

  • 08:30 Coffee and Registration

  • 09:00 Bionow Welcome

    Geoff Davison, CEO,  Bionow

  • 09:05 Keynote Speaker

    Clare Trippet, Principal Strategic Opportunities Manager, CPI

  • 09:25 State of the Nation Panel

    Chair: Michelle Duggan, Inward Investment Manager, Invest North East

    Dan Todd, CEO, Invenirex

    Heather Allinson, COO, Nevragenics

    Richard Hall, Owner,  Pd-m International

    Helen Brain, Partner, Square One Law 

    Karen Winterhalter, FounderOnyx Health 

  • 10:25 Valneva Fireside Chat

    Greig Rooney, Managing Director, Valneva

    Alan Miller, DIrector of Cleanrooms and Laboratories, Bouygues

  • 10:40 Labs of the Future: Flexible, Sustainable, and Scalable for Innovation and Production

    Chair: Matt Lee, PartnerCarter Jonas

    Karen Davies, Strategic Relationship Builder Bouygues Energies & Services

    Greig Rooney, Managing Director, Valneva

    Rick McCordall, Head of Company Creation, Newcastle University

    Sam Whitehouse, CEO, LightOx

    Michelle Duggan, Inward Investment Manager, Invest North East

     

  • 11:10 Coffee, Networking & Exhibition

  • 11:30 Finance Zone

    Chair: Mark Rahn, VC Investor, NorthEast Capital LLP

    Hassan Mahmudul, Investment Manager, Future Planet Capital

    Mary Canning, Partner, Epidarex

    Alex Buchan, Investment ManagerNorthstar Ventures

    Michael Dickens, Investment ManagerMaven

     

  • 12:30 Keynote Speaker

    Sophie Hambleton, Professor in Paediatrics and Immunology, Newcastle University

  • 12:50 Lunch, Networking & Exhibition

  • 14:00 Technology Showcases

    Chair: Louise Sutton, Senior Business Development Manager, Thermo Fisher

    WIll Dracup, CEO, Turbinia

    Kenny Dalgarno,CSO, JetBio

    Tom Smith, Head of Bioprocess Automation, Labman

    Adam Inche, Founder and CEO, Lentitek

  • 15:00 Therapies of The Future

    Chair: Owain Walsh, Membership Manager, Bionow

    Samer Taslaq, CEO, Sundara Pharmaceutical

    Patricia Muller, Associate Professor, Durham University

    Monica Reis, Group Leader, Resolution Therapeutics

    Andy Whiting, CEO, Nevragenics

  • 16:00 Tea, Coffee and further networking

Registration

Registration will open shortly. For any further queries please contact info@bionow.co.uk

Sponsors

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