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About this event
Grant Funding as a Growth Medium for Biotech Businesses
Grant funding as a support mechanism can be a game changer for growing your business helping you accelerate research and development, define your business plan and go-to-market strategy, and focus crucial preparation for later pitching to making the case for private investment.
This workshop will explore all things grant funding including an introduction to the UK’s grant funding landscape and available funding opportunities for biotech businesses, what grant funding support can be used for, plus some hints and tips on preparing successful applications.
The presentation will be followed by a Q/A and an opportunity to break out into further discussions.
Presenter: Dr Claire Flanagan, Senior Innovation Consultant, PNO Consultants Ltd
Claire started her career as a synthetic chemist for a CRO carrying out custom synthesis projects on behalf of pharma clients. She then returned to academia to complete a PhD in directed evolution of biocatalysts before working initially as a researcher then as a project manager. This included managing the IBCarb network - a Phase 1 BBSRC Network in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (NIBB) and winning funding for and managing CarboMet, a Horizon 2020 Coordination & Support Action.
At PNO, Claire works closely with clients to develop innovative R&D project proposals for submission to various UK national (Innovate UK, BEIS, DASA, NIHR) and European funding (Eurostars, Horizon Europe) competitions. She has a demonstrable track record of successfully securing grant funding on behalf of clients across the chemical, pharma, biotech, agritech and bio-energy sectors and is particularly interested in technologies and innovations that are aimed at improving sustainability and will contribute to the growing circular bio-economy to achieve the UK's ambitious Net Zero targets.
Organisers
WiSB - Connecting and supporting women and underrepresented genders across the world of engineered biology.
Supported by BuiltWithBiology, Potter Clarkson and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre.
