9.00-10.00am Registration with coffee and refreshments

10.00-10.20am Welcome –  GE Healthcare: Paul Michael

10.20-10.40am Introduction – Gwyn Tudor, CEO of MediWales
Gwyn Tudor – MediWales

10.40-11.00am Steve Bates, CEO of BIA – The future of Life Science in the UK, policy update via video.
Beena Pancholi, BIA Business Development Executive – Overview of the BIA.

11.00-11.30am Break

11.30-12.45pm Company showcases from BIA/MediWales members:

• Calon Cardio
  Calon Cardio are developing the next generation of affordable, implantable micro blood pumps for the treatment of chronic heart failure.
  Graham Foster, Technical Director
  “Calon Cardio Development Overview”
• MedaPhor
  MedaPhor are a global provider of advanced ultrasound education solutions for medical professionals.
  Stuart Gall, CEO
  Stuart Gall – MedaPhor
  
• Purolite
  Purolite’s focus is the development, manufacture, and support of resin technology for Ion Exchange, Adsorbents, Catalysts and Life Science applications.
  Patrick Gilbert, R&D Manager Life Sciences
  “How Purolite’s investments are creating a healthy world with a better future”
  Patrick Gilbert – Purolite
  
• CatSci
  CatSci Ltd specialises in the screening, development and optimisation of complex chemical processes using unique ways of working in order to save time and money.
  Ross Burn, General Manager
  “Better chemistry for better products”
  Ross Burn – CatSci
• Aber Instruments
  Aber Instruments manufacture a range of on-line probes for measuring or counting the live cell concentration in fermenters, cell culture bioreactors and in brewing applications. 
  Matthew Lee, Technical Director
  Matthew Lee – Aber Instruments
  
• BBI
  BBI Solutions is a leading expert in immunoassay development and manufacturing services, and provides an extensive portfolio of products and technologies to the global research and diagnostic markets. 
  Darren Rowles, Product Marketing Manager
  “Lateral flow challenges and next generation solutions”
  Darren Rowles – BBI
  

12.45-2.00pm Lunch with site tours and Innovation Village

2.00-2.45pm Presentations from the Stock Exchange: Chris Mayo – Consultant, Primary Markets.
“Overview of the Life Science Financing Environment”

2.45-4.00pm Welsh technology features and investor panel:

• Neem Biotech
  Neem Biotech is a fully integrated medical and industrial biotech company with a focus on antimicrobial research in areas of high unmet needs and rare diseases.
  Rob Saunders, Laboratory Manager
  “Meeting Neem Biotech”
  Rob Saunders – Neem Biotech
  
• Trakcel
  TrakCel is a Clinical Orchestration Platform designed to efficiently safeguard patients and orchestrate processes across regenerative and cell-based therapies.
  Matthew Lakelin, Chief Scientific Officer
  “An Introduction to TrakCel”
  Matthew Lakelin – TrakCel
  
• Cotton Mouton Diagnostics
  CMD is a South Wales start-up company spun out of the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff to exploit major business opportunities in the field of point-of-care diagnostics.
  Jenna Bowen, Co-Founder
  “Magneto-optical sensing at point-of-need”
  Jenna Bowen – CMD
• Moleculomics
  Moleculomics is a life science technology company focused on high-throughput in silico modelling of protein structure and ligand docking, serving the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. They are interested in identifying new partners and investors, so if you are interested in any elements of the R&D programme please find Jonathan for a chat.
  Jonathan Mullins, College of Medicine, Swansea University
  “Structures for a new era of drug discovery”
  Jonathan Mullins – Moleculomics
  
• Jellagen
  Jellagen offers functional non-mammalian collagen products sourced from jellyfish.
  Andrew Mearns Spragg, CEO
  “Jellyfish Collagen Biomaterials: The next generation collagen for cell culture and med-tech products”
  Andrew Mearns Spragg – Jellagen
  
• Sure Chill
  The Sure Chill Company is behind a unique cooling technology that doesn’t need constant power to work.
  Peter Saunders, Chairman
  “The Power of Cool”
  Peter Saunders – Sure Chill
• Fulcrum Direct
  Fulcrum is a specialist marketing company providing a range of commercialisation, business and marketing services to life sciences and technology organisations that are developing breakthrough inventions.
  Tony Hepburn, Director
  “Life Science commercialisation: assessment, access and partnerships”
  Tony Hepburn – Fulcrum Direct

4.00-4.30pm Panel Discussion

• Amelia Womack – Green Party: Deputy Leader
• Nigel Copner – Plaid Cymru: Blaenau Gwent Candidate
• Julie Morgan – Labour: Cardiff North AM
• Jeff Cuthbert – Labour: Caerphilly AM
• William Graham – Conservatives: South Wales Eat AM