Cystic Fibrosis Trust Industry Symposium - Accelerating CF Research
Join us at our industry symposium and unlock the potential of collaborating with Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Find out how we can support your research and move your projects closer to those living with cystic fibrosis. Speakers from industry and academia will share their experiences of working with the Trust and there will be opportunities for one to one networking over lunch.
When? The symposium is taking place from 10.30am to 1.30pm on Wednesday 5 June
Where? Glasgow Science Centre, Pacific Quay, G51 1EA
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Who should attend?
- Biotech Startups and Innovators working on therapies that can be used to treat people with CF
- Pharmaceutical companies involved in CF and respiratory health discovery and development
- Companies developing diagnostic tools and tests to detect and monitor lung health for people with CF
- Technology and data analytics firms with approaches that can be applied to transform interventions for CF and respiratory health.
- Researchers & Clinicians working in the field of CF and respiratory health who want to progress their science closer to interventions for people with CF
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Agenda
10.30-11am Registration - Tea and coffee
11-11.15am Welcome and introduction - from Symposium chair, Professor Jane Davies, Imperial College London
11.15-11.20am Overview of Cystic Fibrosis Trust
11.20-11.30am The power of CF community involvement - Case study from CF Antimicrobial Resistance Syndicate, Dr Deborah O'Neil, NovaBiotics Ltd
11.30-11.40am Supporting research through partnerships - Working with industry through the CF Innovation Hub on lung health at the University of Cambridge, Professor Andres Floto, University of Cambridge
11.40-11.50am Supporting research through funding Commercialising a novel medicine for CF through pre-clinical and clinical development with support from Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Professor Janis Shute, Ockham Biotech Ltd
11.50-12pm Supporting and delivering commercial clinical trials - working in partnerships with global trial networks, Professor Alex Horsley, Manchester Adults CF Centre
12-12.10pm Driving research and informing CF care through healthcare data - working in partnership with UK CF Registry, Speaker to be confirmed
12.10-12.30 Panel Q&A
12.30-1.30pm Networking lunch