Welcome to the 2nd Joint Innovation Showcase Event!

We are delighted to be hosting this second joint Innovation Showcase event

at Discovery Park in the Raleigh Suite. The day will include a session on how the Discovery

Spark Greenhouse programme is supporting University of Kent UKRI Impact

Acceleration Account (IAAs) funded projects. There will also be a pitching

session where Kent academics and industry stakeholders can each present

their ideas for collaborative projects. Lunch will include a poster session, and

the day will finish with a business speed dating activity.

Schedule:

9.30: Registration and tea and coffee, Raleigh Suite

10.00: Introduction to Showcase

10.05: Collaborative commercialisation of a first round of innovation projects: Discovery Start Greenhouse Programme. Chair:Renos Savva,Discovery Park & Andrew Pledger, Eagle Labs

• Dan Mulvihill, School of Natural Sciences/Sirius Proteins

• Inese Sarcevicia, Biowaived

• Jose Ortega Roldan, School of Natural Sciences/DrugUptech

• Toby Allington, RHUL, Tom Vinestock KCL, Yuyang "Sunny" Cai KCL, Verdant Shield, London

10.50: Discussion Panel: Mark McAllister, Jo Roobol, Jinu Mathew, Dan Mulvihill, Jose Ortega-Roldanose, Lisa Taylor, Toby Allington, moderated by Renos Savva,Discovery Park

11.:10: Break: Tea, Magellan Suite

11.30: Collaboration opportunities -Michelle Garrett/Tobiasvon der Haar, University of Kent

• Particology, Ivan Marrziano

• University of Kent,Tobias von der Haar, School of Natural Sciences

• Elaniti, Scott Jarrett

• University of Kent,Helen Cockerton, School of Natural Sciences

• RS & RS Scientific, Rugi Safari

• University of Kent, Michael Hughes, School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics

13.00: Lunch and Posters, Magellan Suite

14.00: Business speed dating activity, Magellan Suite

14.55: Summary

15:00: Networking and Nibbles, Magellan Suite

For more information- Email: mrciaa@kent.ac.uk

University of Kent & Discovery Park 2nd Joint Innovation Showcase Event