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Overview

This conference will address cross-sector collaborations by bringing together past and current Royal Society Industry FellowsEntrepreneurs in Residence and their collaborators.

Participants will have the opportunity to hear what other network members are working on, participate in workshops surrounding issues facing industry scientists in the UK, and hear about the wider work of the Royal Society as a whole.

Attending this event

As well as new and current Industry Fellows and Entrepreneurs in Residence, there will be a limited number of places at this event for others interested in the relationship between industry and academia.

If you would like to attend, please email industry@royalsociety.org with a short explanation as to why you are interested in the event. As places are limited, we cannot guarantee that there will be spaces available.

Schedule

09:30-09:35
Welcome and Industry programme update

Speakers

Professor Joe Sweeney

University of Liverpool


Chair

09:35-09:45
Past Entrepreneur in residence reflections

Speakers

09:45-09:50
Entrepreneur in residence

Speakers

Nav Dean

Ruff

09:50-09:55
Entrepreneur in residence

Speakers

09:55-10:00
Entrepreneur in residence

Speakers

Patrick O'Connell

Helliers Ltd

10:00-10:05
Entrepreneur in residence

Speakers

Dr Martin Whitaker

D3 Pharma Limited

10:05-10:10
Entrepreneur in residence

Speakers

Dr Taj Mattu

Nidor Diagnostics Limited


Chair

10:15-10:25
Past Industry Fellow reflections

Speakers

10:25-10:30
Industry Fellow 2023

Speakers

Professor Sofia Consuegra

Swansea University

10:30-10:35
Industry Fellow 2023

Speakers

Professor Jonathan Morrison

Imperial College London

10:35-10:40
Short Industry Fellow 2022

Speakers

Dr Emma Veale

University of Kent

10:40-10:45
Industry Fellow 2023

Speakers

Dr Becky Briant

Birbeck, University of London

10:45-10:50
Industry Fellow 2023

Speakers

Professor Stefan Guettel

University of Manchester

10:50-10:55
Industry Fellow 2023

Speakers

Professor Chenfeng Li

Swansea University

10:55-11:00
Short Industry Fellow 2022

Speakers

Dr Gregory Rees

University of Oxford


Chair

11:30-11:50
How do you measure impact?

Speakers

Dr Stephen Chambers

IndieBio NY

11:50-12:10
Innovate UK strategy, funding and support

Speakers

David Legg

Innovate UK

12:10-12:30
Spinout and industry partnership: a personal perspective

Speakers

13:30-14:45
Having impact as a Royal Society EiR/Industry Fellow

Speakers

13:30-14:45
Hosting a Royal Society industry grant holder

Speakers

Professor Jeremy M Tavaré

University of Bristol

15:30-16:50
Creating successful industry-academia collaborations

Speakers

Dr Stephen Hobbiger

University College London

Professor Barbara Shollock FREng

King's College London

Professor James Chong

University of York

15:30-16:50
The Pain, the Process and the Outcomes: What you wish you knew about the venture industry before starting a spin-out

Speakers

Saku Saha

Woodford Investment Management

15:30-16:50
Royal Society grants and writing an application

Speakers

Dr Matthew Winter

University of Exeter

Dr Alexander Reip

Oxford nanoSystems

16:50-17:00
Closing remarks

Speakers

Professor Joe Sweeney

University of Liverpool

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