Dear colleague

We would like to invite you to join leading companies from North East England, alongside pharmaceutical and biotech businesses based in Boston, for a morning of networking, presentations and discussion.

Date: Thursday November 30th, 2017

Time: 8:30am – 1:30pm

Venue: Boston Marriott Cambridge

Cost: FREE

RSVP: Eventbrite or contact Anne.m.dickinson@alcyomics.com

Our programme includes;

8:30am Networking and refreshments

9:00am Welcome and introduction

9:15am Company showcase and industrial insights:

In vitro pre-clinical testing for predicting adverse immune reactions

Showcase by Prof. Anne Dickinson, Director, Alcyomics
Alcyomics is a unique pre-clinical service provider using Skimune®, non-artificial human skin explants for
safety and efficacy assessment of novel compounds and drugs.

Industry insights by Jessica Whritenour, Sr. Principal Scientist, Immunotoxicology CoE, Pfizer

Human Tissue- and 3D Cell-based Models for Drug Discovery

Showcase by Robert R. Annand Ph.D., Senior TechnicalProduct Manager, ReproCELL
REPROCELL’s pre-clinical contract research organization provides unique custom pharmacology assay services using freshly-sourced human tissues and 3D tissue models.
Industry insights from Steven Burke, Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Proteon Therapeutics

10.30am Coffee and networking

11:00am Continuation of showcasing and industry insights

Clinical Development Simplified

Showcase by Emma Banks, CEO, Datatrial
Datatrial are a technology focused business enabling end to end access to clinical data and documents via a single compliant platform – Nucleus.

Industry insights from Duncan Hall, CEO, TRI and Doris Sanchez, Sr. Director, Scientific Development, MedSource

Life sciences opportunities in the North East of England

Showcase by Matt Bratton, Senior Inward Investment Executive, Invest Newcastle
Supporting international businesses to locate in the North East of England, they will give an overview of the regionalstrengths and opportunities.

12:15pm Finger buffet lunch and networking

Please RSVP by Friday November 17th 2017 here or contact anne.m.dickinson@alcyomics.com for further information.