Investment Forum

Location: Queen Mary Innovation Centre, 5 Walden Street, London, E1 2EF
Date: 13th February
Time: 14.00 – 19.30

The track record of success delivered by London’s academic institutions, their commercial teams and the spin out companies they have collectively created is the envy of numerous Life Science and Healthcare clusters around the globe. The close proximity of the excellent biomedical research base, entrepreneurial spirit and investors, together with an eco-system packed with experienced advisers that are globally connected has delivered success stretching back over two decades.

The 2019 QMB Investment Forum will showcase some of the growing success stories and the on-going activities of those Tech Transfer Offices enabling their spin outs as well as industrial engagement of all models such that the commercial world can access the world leading academics, clinicians and talent being nurtured within the ivory towers. Moreover, One Nucleus Corporate Sponsor, Charles Stanley Wealth Management will also provide a closing keynote on how they assist entrepreneurs and investors manage the fruits of their efforts.

Agenda:

14:00 – Registration and Networking

14:25 – Welcome from One Nucleus and QMB

14.30 – Queen Mary Innovation Showcase

QMI will introduce themselves and the excellence they represent at Queen Mary University ahead of showcasing three of the leading spin-outs

Intro, Dr Graeme Brown
Biomin, Richard Whatley
BioMoti, Dr Davidson Ateh
Kinomica, Dr David Britton

15.15 – UCL Business Showcase

UCLB will introduce themselves and the excellence they represent at UCL and their partners ahead of showcasing three of the leading spin-outs
PanAngium Therapeutics, Dr Wesley Randle
Glialign Ltd, Mr Derek Reay
Epinostix, Sebastian Anastassiou

16.00 – Tea/Coffee Break

16.30 – Keynote Address: Investing the proceeds of success

Will Walker-Arnott, Charles Stanley Wealth Management

16:45 – Accelerate@Babraham

Launched in 2018, Accelerate@Babraham provided winners of the competition with lab space, mentoring and investment in order to propel their businesses forward. The session will showcase the winners