Event Agenda

10:30     Registration and Coffee

11:00     Morning Session

11:00     Professor Gareth Morgan, Head of the School of Medicine, Swansea University - Official Welcome and Overview of the Day

11:10     Gwyn Tudor MediWales Forum Manager - The Life Science Sector in Wales 
 
11:20     Professor John White, Chairman of Swansea University’s School of Medicine Research Committee .  Research opportunities at the ILS

11:40     Professor Steve Bain, Chair in Medicine (Diabetes) at Swansea University’s School of Medicine and Diabetes Lead Clinician for the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board - Diabetes Research Network Wales

11:50     Dr. Steve Conlan, Reader at Swansea University ’s School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Centre for NanoHealth. Nanotechnology and Healthcare

12:00     Dr. Stefan Siebert, Clinical Senior Lecturer at Swansea University ’s School of Medicine . An overview of the musculoskeletal research network for Wales.

12:10     Q&A Session    

12:30     Lunch Served and start of Brokerage 1-2-1 Meetings (15 mins each)
 

14:00     Afternoon Session  
 
14:00     Dr. Catherine Thornton, Reader at Swansea University ’s School of Medicine – ILS Research Collaboration case study

14:10     Bryn Williams, Executive Chairman of Kuecept Ltd - Translational Research:The Kuecept Experience

14:20     Dr. John Dingley, Consultant Anaesthetist and Reader in Anaesthetics at Swansea University ’s School of Medicine . World first - Xenon gas to reduce brain damage in babies

14:30     Mark Tudor, Senior Product Manager of Frontier Medical Group - Medical products manufacture and supply; Disposables and Sharpsafe, Safepoint, Repose, Multigate brands

14:40     Mary Maher, Invacare Healthcare - Manufacturer, Mobility Aids and Respiratory. National winner of Medilink's 'Collaboration with the NHS Award'. 
 
14:50     Dr. Paul Lewis, Senior Lecturer in BioInformatics at Swansea University ’s School of Medicine . Early Detection of Lung Cancer: Metabolic Biomarkers for High Risk Screening.
 
15:00     Mike Day, Commercial Manager for the Institute of Life Science, 
Taking your ideas forward. 
  
15:15     Q&A Session
 
15:30     Refreshments and 2^nd session of Brokerage 1-2-1 Meetings
 
17:00     Close  

The above event programme is correct as at 10th May 2010
 
The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme and substitute alternative 
speakers without consultation with registered participants.