Aimed at early lecturers/PIs to develop their independent career and affiliation with industry.

About this event

After the success of Our Future Health workshop, we are launching a funding call to support innovations from Scottish universities in partnership with industry. This call is joint-funded by research pools SULSA, ScotCHEM, SICSA, and SUPA, and Innovation Centres IBioIC and CENSIS.

This workshop aims to connect researchers with industry to coincide with the launch of our funding call. Researchers can apply for £5,000-£15,000, which must be match funded by industry, on one of the following topics:

- Big Data in Health

- Development of Advanced Therapies or Vaccines

- Biomanufacturing of Drugs or Therapeutics

- Medical Devices or Sensors

If you are a researcher interested in pitching your expertise in response to industrial challenges within these topics, please follow this link to express your interest.

Agenda:

13:00-13:10 Introduction to event and funding call

13:10-13:20 Introduction from CENSIS - Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems

13:20-13:30 Introduction from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre

13:30-14:30 Breakout Sessions: Pitches from university researchers in response to industry challenges (please choose which breakout session topic you would like to attend when selecting your ticket)

14:30-15:00 Networking through the Wonder platform