Accessing London's life sciences opportunities with London & Partners
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About this Event
Are you a healthtech, digital health, medtech or medical devices company looking to expand internationally? Explore opportunities in London with London & Partners and representatives from across the ecosystem during this session.
Attendees also have the option to apply to pitch for the opportunity to win a FREE one-day workshop to define your UK market entry strategy and help position your product or service to sell into the NHS with our expert partner IMA. Five companies with the most promising product and London potential will be invited to the pitching session.
Agenda
12:00 – 12:05 pm EST: Welcome by Penny Harwood, Chief Representative North America at London & Partners
12:05 – 12:15 pm: Overview of access to NHS and other routes to the healthcare system by Nigel Taylor, Managing Director and Anil Vaida, Associate at IMA
12:15 – 12:40 pm: In conversation with Penny Harwood, Chief Representative North America at London & Partners:
Success stories of life sciences companies in London joined by featured speakers Neil Griffiths, Managing Director UK at TeleTracking, Sarah Kerruish, Chief Strategy Officer at Kheiron Medical and Clint Schick, Chief Executive at Strata Health.
12:40 – 12:50 pm: Regulation update on Brexit by Dr. Tasmina Goraya, Partner at Taylor Wessing law firm
12:50 - 13:00 pm Breakout session: Speakers Q&A
13:00 –13:20 pm: Panel discussion that will explore London’s ecosystem and opportunities for collaboration. Joined by:
- Richard Wheeler, Director of Business Development at Imperial White City
- Jodie Eastwood, CEO at the Knowledge Quarter
- Dr Toby Richardson, Deputy Director Business & Innovation at Institute of Cancer Research
- Prof Rakesh Uppal, Director Barts Life Sciences, Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust
- Moderated by Sura Hussein, Senior Inward Investment Manager at London & Partners
13:20 – 13:25 pm: Closing keynote by Linda Magee, PhD, OBE, Health Innovation and NHS Specialist (Department for International Trade)
13:25 – 13:45 pm: Breakout Room 1 - Networking and Q&A with London & Partners, MedCity, Taylor Wessing, Imperial White City, Knowledge Quarter, ICR, Barts Life Sciences and Department for International Trade
13:25 – 14:00 pm: Breakout Room 2 - Pitching session with IMA for five selected companies. Companies applying to this session should note timings and reserve extra time.
Meet the Companies
Teletracking: Headquartered in Pittsburgh PA and launched their UK presence in 2011. Their 16 strong London-based team has been successful in selling their patient flow coordination centers to NHS hospitals in the UK. https://www.teletracking.com/uk
Kheiron Medical: London HQ'd Kheiron Medical's mission is to help radiologists detect breast cancer earlier using deep learning. https://www.kheironmed.com/
Strata Health: Headquartered in Canada has set up a presence in London in 2008. Their patient flow software is helping the NHS and other care providers in the UK. https://www.stratahealth.com/
Please note due to limited numbers in the event we are only able to accept applications from companies. Service providers and consultants unfortunately cannot be accepted. Thanks for your understanding.