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2014 Handbook genesis 2014 INNOVATE DEVELOP EXPAND IN FLANDERS Meet us at the session on ‘The role and impact of nano-electronics in healthcare and life science research’ by Dr. Liesbet Lagae, Associate Professor at K.U. Leuven and Head of R&D at IMEC. IMEC is Flanders’ world-leading independent research centre for nano-electronics applied in future healthcare needs. Visit us at stand no. 31 and find out what Flanders Investment and Trade can do for you and your company! INVESTINFLANDERS.COM Sponsors 3 Genesis 2014 Sponsors Platinum Sponsors Contents Welcome 6 Plenary Speakers 7 - 8 Speakers 8 - 21 Gold Sponsors Programme 22 - 23 Floor Plan and Exhibitor List 24 - 25 The Source Lounge 29 - 32 Silver Sponsors Exhibitors 33 - 45 Corporate Patron Corporate Sponsors Bronze Sponsors INNOVATE Partners DEVELOP EXPAND IN FLANDERS Supporters Meet us at the session on ‘The role and impact of nano-electronics in healthcare and life science research’ by Dr. Liesbet Lagae, Associate Professor at K.U. Leuven and Head of R&D at IMEC. IMEC is Flanders’ world-leading independent research centre for nano-electronics applied in future healthcare needs. Media Partners Visit us at stand no. 31 and find out what Flanders Investment and Trade can do for you and your company! INVESTINFLANDERS.COM EDINBURGH BIOQUARTER Scotland. The home of INSPIRING Whisky and the Bionic Hand. LOCATION We’re the toast of the Edinburgh BioQuarter is an academic medical centre scientifi c community. with a focus on interdisciplinary research and translational medicine, with particular strengths in regenerative medicine and connected health. The campus brings together a clinical research imaging centre (mining population based ‘Big Data’ clinicians, industrialists, patients, housing CT/MRI/PET scanners, a GMP sets for healthcare research) and other scientists, state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing facility and organisations focused on data science. pre-clinical and clinical research an NHS clinical service laboratory. The BioQuarter Commercialisation facilities, and an academic There are also three MRC Centres Team, established in 2010, has since teaching hospital on one campus. on site specialising in Reproductive created more than 10 new life science Extending to more than 100 acres, Health, Inflammation Research and businesses and successfully negotiated Edinburgh BioQuarter is a £600 million Regenerative Medicine as well as a BHF industrial collaborations in excess of joint venture between Scottish Centre for Cardiovascular Medicine. £20 million. Enterprise, the University of Edinburgh Building Nine, the BioQuarter Future plans for the site include and NHS Lothian. Once fully developed, has rapidly established itself as the the construction of the Edinburgh Sick the BioQuarter will offer up to centre for commercial activity on site. Children’s Hospital, which will provide 1.4m sq ft (130,063 sq m) of specialist This three-story multiple occupancy an additional 600 patient beds and a accommodation for academic, building is now home to more than paediatric clinical trials suite, and the commercial and healthcare activity. 15 companies involved in life sciences Department of Clinical Neurosciences, We’ve got quite a reputation for invention, innovation institutions and purpose built science parks with The BioQuarter links a broad range from start-ups and support services both scheduled to open in 2017. Plans and improving people’s lives. Penicillin. Keyhole surgery. some of the fi nest research facilities in the world. of leading companies and research to major international businesses. are also being taken forward for further institutions, providing world class The current commercial tenants, university research institutes, a second The beta-blocker. The game of golf. It’s a long list. And passionate people with a hunger to win. We can facilities with one-stop access to its such as Molnlycke Health Care, multi-occupancy building for companies And it’s still growing. In every sector from fi nance and develop your products and expand your business. unique combination of pre-clinical Fios Genomics, Calcivis, Edinburgh wishing to locate on the site as well as electronics to our pioneering work in life sciences, we And that’s precisely why companies invest in Scotland. and clinical excellence. Molecular Imaging, IOmet Pharma on site hotel and conferencing facilities. strive to set standards. We have world-class academic The site currently boasts over Ltd and J&J Innovation, include 1,300 researchers, 120 academic global inward investors, cutting edge CONTACT clinicians, 960 inpatient beds, regenerative medicine companies, t +44 (0)131 242 9444 To see what Scotland can do for your business, visit www.sdi.co.uk/lifesciences 15 on-site companies, an MHRA and innovative SMEs. The building e [email protected] accredited Phase I clinical trials suite, is also home to the Farr Institute w www.bioquarter.com SCOTLAND. SUCCESS LIKES IT HERE. SDI-32100-Whisky-Bionic-276x210-AW-GK.indd 1 01/10/2014 10:02 RC0640 Advert AW_REV.indd 1 24/09/2014 09:52 Scotland. The home of Whisky and the Bionic Hand. We’re the toast of the scientifi c community. We’ve got quite a reputation for invention, innovation institutions and purpose built science parks with and improving people’s lives. Penicillin. Keyhole surgery. some of the fi nest research facilities in the world. The beta-blocker. The game of golf. It’s a long list. And passionate people with a hunger to win. We can And it’s still growing. In every sector from fi nance and develop your products and expand your business. electronics to our pioneering work in life sciences, we And that’s precisely why companies invest in Scotland. strive to set standards. We have world-class academic To see what Scotland can do for your business, visit www.sdi.co.uk/lifesciences SCOTLAND. SUCCESS LIKES IT HERE. SDI-32100-Whisky-Bionic-276x210-AW-GK.indd 1 01/10/2014 10:02 6 welcome Dear Genesis Participant, Welcome to our 14th Annual Genesis Conference: The One Nucleus team and I know you New for this year is our Source Lounge will make full use of the presentations, - do check out Page 29 for more details. debate, networking and the exhibition The Source Lounge has a dedicated hall to catch up with old friends and make space located within the main exhibition some new ones, update yourselves on hall with four hubs; Finance, Innovation, trends in the sector and create and scope International and R&D along with the out new business opportunities. Please Source Advice Group. The idea behind do not hesitate to talk with any one of the Source Lounge emerged from the One Nucleus team. We are here to delegate feedback that whilst they are help you make the most of your time at very comfortable with the use of the 1-2- Genesis and ensure you leave us with 1 meetings system to target potential a spring in your step and light of heart clients, partners or investors they know knowing that you have just had a hugely they want to meet, they sometimes leave productive day! events feeling they may have missed opportunities that weren’t initially on I know times continue to be tough their radar. We want to make sure all for many of you. As I always maintain, potential interactions are visible – so however, there have always been a do take advantage and visit the Source myriad of challenges for companies in Lounge area. this environment and you have always had to think creatively to forge ahead. The We are also continuing with the much sector has many champions, exceptional appreciated (by us and delegates) entrepreneurs and individuals who are collaboration with the SCRIP team on well placed to meet the challenges and Genesis, which saw its first ‘outing’ at continue to strengthen the sector into the Genesis 2012. We have worked incredibly future. closely together on key elements of the event, evolving it to enhance the The One Nucleus membership continues knowledge-sharing opportunities. to grow and we remain the largest The insights gained over the day will membership organisation in Europe fuel the much anticipated Plenary (by some distance, with over 470 Debate providing the panellists and organisations as members). The majority delegates with the chance to share of our members are based in Cambridge their suggestions to enhance success and London with many of them here at individual, company and sector wide today. level. Genesis 2014 continues to be a truly Finally and very importantly I would international networking exhibition that like to extend a big ‘thank you’ to all our evolves year on year. We are delighted Sponsors, supporters and collaborators that UK Trade & Investment has chosen for helping to make Genesis happen. to repeat the success of their UKTI International Zone that we have brought I wish everyone an excellent event. in for the last three years and you will find it again this year in the Fleming Room. Commercial Officers (many of them specialists in the sector) have joined us from around the world and are ready to provide you with information, advice, contacts and ideas in the partnering zone – all free and impartial. Plenary Speakers 7 Rowan Gardner Chairman, BioLauncher Rowan has spent her career working at the edges of life science, analytics and money and has direct experience of founding, fundraising and exiting businesses. She is a member of the SBC Experts Panel, Digital Health Forum Advisory Board member and an Astia Advisor helping women led businesses access capital. Since August this year she has been work- ing to get RowAnalytics a complex data analytics business with a focus on health off the ground. Ken Sutherland President, Toshiba Medical Visualisation Systems Ken currently holds the position of Company President of Toshiba Medical Visualization Sys- tems in Edinburgh with responsibility for a large team of computer scientists, data analysts and clinical experts.