Innovaud Life Sciences UK Mission – Cambridge & London

Meet key Lausanne Life Sciences stakeholders to land and expand your business in Switzerland

5th & 6th October 2023

Innovaud
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Swiss Embassy

Organiser

GTM Global in association with Innovaud and UK DBT

When

Thursday, 5 October, 1200-1600 at the Bradfield Centre, 184 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0GA

Friday, 6 October, 0900-1200 at the Scale Space, 58 Wood Lane, London W12 7RZ

Where

Cambridge / London in person with option for virtual meets on Zoom

Format

F2F networking, interactive panel session, 1-2-1 F2F follow ups

Expand your Medtech & Biotech Business Across Europe – from Lausanne

With a vibrant and world-leading life sciences ecosystem and investment network– Lausanne on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, is THE LOCATION to expand your European pharma, digital healthcare, and biomedical business.

Designed specifically for UK owner-managed med-tech devices, biotech, these interactive panel and 1-2-1 connector events in London & Cambridge will give you game-changing advice on;

  • Unique Life Sciences Ecosystem – ‘Health Valley’ from innovative start-ups to scale-ups and major corporates.
  • World-leading R&D access and thought leadership – EPFL, Biopôle, The Swiss Cancer Centre, Lausanne, CHUV and the Y-PARC.
  • Authenticate clinical trials and pathways – from the greatest life sciences talent pool in Europe
  • Access to grants, funding and investorsfrom bi-lateral R&D grants, the unique Swiss Offset programme to venture capital and major corporate investment channels.
  • Top Ranked European life sciences destination – Ranked No. 1 in the European Health Consumer Index, Switzerland the best in terms of accessibility, health outcomes, and staffing, with a healthcare system is neither tax-based nor financed by employers.
  • A pro-business, tariff free business environment – the recent negotiations between the Swiss and UK governments only enhance the opportunities for growth and investment.

Event Agenda

Cambridge
  • 1200: Registration, networking & finger food buffet & drinks
  • 1300: Panel Presentation - short & snappy 5-minute presentational slots from Innovaud, Biopole, Swiss Embassy, Impli, Schellenberg Wittmer
  • 1330: Q&A moderated by Mark Stimpfig, where delegates can ask questions to the expert panellists
  • 1400: 1-2-1 break-out sessions – where UK key scale-ups can have 1-2-1 sessions with each of the panellists
  • 1500: 1-2-1 virtual sessions – where UK key scale-ups who can’t make the F2F sessions in Cambridge can have 1-2-1 virtual sessions on Zoom with each of the panellists
  • 1600: close

Event Agenda

London
  • 0900: Registration, networking & drinks
  • 0930: Panel Presentation - short & snappy 5-minute presentational slots from Innovaud, Biopole, Swiss Embassy, Impli, Schellenberg Wittmer
  • 1000: Q&A moderated by Mark Stimpfig, where delegates can ask questions to the expert panellists
  • 1045: 1-2-1 break-out sessions – where UK key scale-ups can have 1-2-1 sessions with each of the panellists
  • 1130: close

Event Speakers

Key regional expansion experts

Mark Stimpfig

Co Founder GTM Global

Providing advice & guidance for tech and digital scale up brands to expand internationally & support companies looking to land & expand into the Greater Phoenix region USA

Chris Howie

Director of Life Sciences, GTM Global

Chris has over 30 years of experience in key sectors such as MedTech devices, Pharma, Bio Pharma, CRO and Academia. He has great access to mission-critical clinical trial and evaluator channels as well as funding, investment, government, and regulatory bodies and networks.

Frederic Reymond

Key Account Manager, Innovaud

Frederick In charge of identifying and assisting foreign companies in setting up new operations in the canton of Vaud - Switzerland. Specialised in the field of healthcare, his role is to provide customised services to support life science & foodtech companies in establishing and developing their business in the region.

Frederic Dubois

Key Account Manager, Innovaud

Frederick is a Key Account Manager at Innovaud, the innovation agency for the canton of Vaud in Switzerland’s Lake Geneva region. He supports foreign companies wanting to establish a presence in the heart of Europe.

Yannis Willi

Deputy Head Swiss Business Hub UK + Ireland, Swiss Embassy

Yannis is a Deputy Head Swiss Business Hub UK + Ireland at Swiss Embassy, the Official Channel of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.

Guillaume Grisel

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer

Guillaume is a partner at Schellenberg Wittmer. He deals with cases involving international tax, banking, estate and art law, most often between Switzerland and the UK, the USA, the Middle East or China. He advises his clients in such matters as tax and estate planning (trusts, life insurances, foundations, wills, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, etc.).

Olivier Philippe

Director of Business Development & Corporate Relations, Biopôle SA

Oliver is a Director of Business Development & Corporate Relations at Biopôle SA. Oilver has 20 years of sales and business development experience for SMEs in complex, high tech and scientific environments, with 15 years of international exposure.

Tony Jones

Chief Executive Officer, One Nucleus

Tony is the CEO of One Nucleus, a membership organisation for international life science and healthcare companies with basis in Cambridge and London UK, the heart of Europe’s largest life science and healthcare cluster.

Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch

Founder & CEO, Impli Limited

Anna is a Founder of Impli, a biotech company founded in April 2019 to make people’s lives safer and healthier using implantable technology.

Thomas Wells

Senior Manager - R&D, Frazier & Deeter UK LLP

Thomas is a Senior Manager - R&D at Frazier & Deeter UK, a firm providing advisory services to mid-market businesses, with expertise in supporting cross-border businesses.

Malcolm Joy

Lead Partner, Frazier & Deeter UK LLP

Malcolm is the Lead Partner of Frazier & Deeter UK, a firm providing advisory services to mid-market businesses, with expertise in supporting cross-border businesses. In addition to leading the firm’s growth in the UK, Malcolm is responsible for tax advisory services and transaction advisory services. Malcolm is also the Global Leader of Transfer Pricing Services at Frazier & Deeter.

Steve Walsh

Engineering and Systems lead R&D NEXT, Haleon

Steve is an experienced Research and Development leader, holding roles in Dyson, Reckitt, GSK consumer healthcare and Haleon. He is developing innovative technology products in consumer health.

Mark Treherne

Commercial Research Scientist

30 years of experience in the discovery & diagnosis of novel treatments for diseases with unmet medical needs. Formerly at Pfizer, doing research into neurodegenerative diseases in the UK. Subsequently, set up Cambridge Drug Discovery in 1997 and sold it in 2001. Since then, helped to raise £300mln for life sciences companies, and enabled inward investment into the UK of £6bln.

Kate Gransden

External Innovation Director, OTC, Respiratory

Kate has extensive experience in R&D roles at Unilever and GSK Consumer Healthcare. She has considerable expertise in delivering tactical and strategic innovation from early stage idea to launch by aligning consumer insight with science.

Events Sponsors & Partners

Regional Partner Network
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Frazier & Deeter
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