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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES - YORK CONFERENCE, 9-10 MAY 2017as of 27 April 2017

Aimée Smith Aimée is a Principal of RWDI, and the firm leader for the higher education, laboratory and health care sectors. Aimée is widely recognized among the design community for her deep knowledge of exhaust flue dispersion and air intake systems and her strong technical understanding of health and well-being of occupants, building energy use, and local microclimate factors including wind flow behaviour, air quality, ventilation, and acoustics. Aimee is a licensed Professional Engineer (Ontario), and a member of I2SL and Sustainable Labs Canada.Dr Alison Farmer Alison Farmer is a physicist with a deep dedication to energy efficiency in buildings. Her work at kW Engineering spans strategic planning, energy audits, control system design, commissioning, energy analysis, and research into the latest high-efficiency technologies for lab buildings. She has chaired the I2SL Lab Benchmarking Working Group since its inception in 2014. Alison holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in physics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in astrophysics from Caltech.

Amanda CoveVeolia Water Technologies UK is a subsidiary of Veolia. With over 75 years’ experience in water we have worked within nearly every industry sector. We offer a full range of solutions for water purification and sustainable water recovery for industry, science and research. With a wide range of process water treatment systems that range from bench-top water purifiers to centralised pure water delivery systems, we are confident that we can meet your water treatment requirements I am going to talk to you about helping Science and Saving Resources by Better Understanding of Laboratory Water Requirements from the perspective of a new build.

How do we determine the best solution for your needs? Why are water impurities an issue for science? How do we determine the water quality and the quantity? With these questions answered we then take the needs of the scientist and together determine the best solution. I will talk about the tried and tested technologies we use and the many different ways in which we can provide pure water for your new laboratory.

André H. R. Domin Heidelberg Technology Park offers 80,000 sqm rental space and supporting innovation and high-tech companies. He is also serves as European Division President on the International Board of Directors of the International Association of Science

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Parks and Areas of Innovation. He is Chairman of the Tech Transfer Association Heidelberg Startup Partners and Vice Chairman of BioRN Clustermanagement GmbH managing the Leading Edge Cluster on Personalized Medicine. Heidelberg Technology Park will be expanding its premises at the Heidelberg Innovation Park (HIP) on Patton Barracks, one of the US conversion areas. First stage will be the Business Development Center Organic Electronics (BDC OE) offering 5,000 sqm rentable lab, clean room and office space.

The BDC OE will be built and managed by the Technologieförderung Heidelberg GmbH, run by André as CEO. André studied biology at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz and received his PhD with a topic on Pulse-Amplitude-Modulated Fluorometry at the Leipzig University. He worked for the Directorate Biotechnology of the German Federal Environmental Foundation, DBU, Europe's largest foundation promoting innovative environmental projects, and for the Directorate Knowledge and Technology Transfer at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ, in Leipzig. From 2004 to 2007, André was CEO of BioRegio Jena Association and Project Manager of the Biotechnology Park BioInstruments Center Jena. He then moved to Leipzig as Chief Executive Officer of BIO-NET Technology Transfer GmbH at the BIO CITY LEIPZIG. André was also in charge of the Economic Development Agency biosaxony at Dresden promoting inward investment and financing of biotech companies in the Free State of Saxony. Before moving to Heidelberg, he was the Director of LIFE, an epidemiological study at the Research Centre for Lifestyle Diseases at the University Leipzig. LIFE was funded with 38 million EUR within the framework of the Initiative of Excellence of the Free State of Saxony. From 2014 to 2015 André was Interims-CEO of the ExploHeidelberg, Stiftung für Jugend and Wissenschaft GmbH, running the Science Museum at the Technologiepark. 10 yrs after starting the Foundation a strategic reshaping was initiated and André was responsible for the Change Management. Besides the well-established Extracurricular Education of pupils, teenagers and teachers in Natural Sciences, the ExploHeidelberg will inaugurate a new facility at the Zoo, addressing 600,000 visitors pa.

Andrew Kane Having graduated with a distinction and an MA from the University of Sheffield, Andrew commenced his early career with a period of research at the University, focusing on computational support for design processes whilst at the same time, working in private practice. In the early 1990s, Andrew joined FaulknerBrowns Architects in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he was made a partner in 2000. Andrew leads FaulknerBrowns higher education portfolio and has completed a host of major university projects across the UK including laboratories, research facilities, innovation centres and teaching institutions.

He maintains a strong research focus to his work, exploring the relationships between spatial design in higher education

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and its contribution to teaching, research and the enhancement of the student experience, supporting through international benchmarking. He continues to be actively involved in a number of best practice industry groups such as the Higher Education Design Quality Forum and Constructing Excellence as well as hosting seminars and research based events. He has completed an extensive range of BREEAM Excellent projects including one of the first Excellent rated laboratories in the UK. He has also won a host of national awards including RIBA and RICS awards for his university work.

Andrew Smith At Capita with Fera Science Ltd (Fera), Andrew is responsible for all aspects of Fera’s business, in its support of Defra and its affiliates as well as its commercial services as a part of the strategic growth of Capita in scientific services. Early work has focussed upon the transition to public-private-partnership (as Fera transitioned into a Defra and Capita owned JV) and setting and implementing its new growth strategy.

In 2015 Fera successfully led the consortium bid for the new UK Agri-Tech centre in Crop Health and Protection where he established the Centre acting as its CEO for most of 2016. Andrew joined Fera in August 2015 from Intertek where he built its global Lifesciences Division (>30 expert lab and offices in >20 countries w/w) over the previous decade. He returned to the UK after 3 years in the Middle East where he led the strategic development across all of Intertek’s services in the region.

Ben Breaden A chartered Engineer with over 15 years of experience across many sectors, Ben is an Associate based in BuroHappold’s Edinburgh office. Ben graduated in 2001 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Liverpool.

Following this, Ben has pursued a career in building services and his passion is for large and complex projects, specifically those in the science and healthcare sectors. Ben is currently leading the MEP design on a number of science sector projects in Scotland. He has experience in designing HVAC systems for GMP certified facilities, Cat 2 and Cat 3 laboratories, Grade B and C clean rooms and Home Office regulated research facilities. Ben’s current involvement in new build biomedical research projects has led to looking for ways of reducing HVAC system energy consumption without compromising technical compliance.

Outside of work, Ben has a young son who keeps him busy he also enjoys mountain biking, running and music.Bob Cushing

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With 25 years in the ICT sector, Bob has held a series of board level marketing, strategy and general management positions. His principal areas of expertise are in corporate, channel and product strategy in the broadband, IP networking and added value services arenas. He was European Marketing Director for 3Com, floated Redstone Telecom on the LSE and is a well-known conference speaker and chairman.

Charles Monck For the last 30 years, Charles Monck has played an active role in the development and management of science parks as instruments to support the start-up and growth of technology based businesses in the UK and overseas. After working with English Estates in the 80s where he helped to develop a new range of science parks and incubators and the establishment of UKSPA, he went on to run Yorkshire and the Humber’s inward investment agency before becoming an economic development consultant. He set up Charles Monck and Associates, which specialises in the planning, development and evaluation of science parks, innovation centres and the commercialisation of research in the UK, Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Far East.

Christine O’Connell MMSc, serves as the Senior Director of Laboratory Research Operations at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Ms. O’Connell has 28+ years of experience in Research Administration.

In 1986 Ms. O’Connell received an MMSc degree in Immunology from Emory University (Atlanta, Ga, USA). In addition she has received post-graduate training in the area of Health Policy and Management. In 2007, Ms. O’Connell completed a two-year fellowship at the Advisory Board, an organization focused on healthcare operations and leadership best practices. Ms. O’Connell joined Moffitt in 1988 and has held several positions within research administration with increasing responsibility.

In her current role, as Sr. Director Laboratory Research Operations, Ms. O’Connell provides leadership and oversight to the laboratory based shared resources. Duties and responsibilities include the administrative oversight of operating and capital budgets, purchasing, chargeback/fee schedule development and implementation, strategic planning, and the facilitation of the Core Leadership Committee. In addition to proving leadership to Moffitt’s Shared Resources, Ms. O’Connell is responsible for the oversight of the Research Environmental Health and Safety Department and research space planning and management.Christoph AckermannAn Architect Director in BDP’s Glasgow Studio who has considerable experience delivering major projects in a variety of

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sectors including research, education, workplace, conferencing, health care, housing and retail. Christoph is experienced in leading multi-discipline design teams in the development and construction of complex projects from inception to completion; and has been managing and realising projects using Building Information Modelling for over a decade.

Christoph recently completed the Technology and Innovation Centre for the University of Strathclyde which was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in summer 2015. He is currently delivering the new Student Teaching and Learning Hub at the University of Strathclyde and the New West Fife Campus for Fife College. Christoph’s previous work includes the SFT Joint Pilot School Project in Eastwood High School and Lasswade High School, Buchanan Galleries as well as the Capella Building in Glasgow.

Clare JonikI've risen the ranks of marketing for over 18 years working across all channels of marketing communications and verticals including technology, entertainment, FMCG, sport and more. My skills lay in B2C but I am also well versed in B2B working alongside some of the UK’s largest FTSE businesses such as Dell, Microsoft and Intel. From ATL to contract publishing, I have built up my knowledge and experience by delivering six figure partnerships that require deep routed strategy and consumer insight.

Dan Fernbank He has worked as Energy Manager for the University of Reading since 2011. He oversees their carbon management programme, delivering on their target to achieve a 35% estate-wide carbon reduction by 2016, which has delivered £17 million of cumulative savings. He previously worked for the Carbon Trust for 5 years in a variety of roles. In 2014, Dan achieved a 1st class Environmental Studies BSc (Honours) through the Open University.Daria Popova Completed her Masters in Engineering at the department of Biochemical Engineering at UCL and then stayed on to complete an Engineering Doctorate with the department in collaboration with Lonza. The doctorate looked at optimising primary recovery strategies for high cell density mammalian cell processing in monoclonal antibody production. She then started working for the Cell and Gene Therapy

Catapult 3 years ago and is currently a senior manufacturing scientist in the Industrialisation Group. Her role includes supporting customer tech transfer activities into the Manufacturing Centre, due to open this year, for autologous, allogeneic and viral vector processes. She also supports process development and manufacturing development activities

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for T cell and somatic cell processes providing a GMP manufacturing viewpoint in early development stages.David Hardman His career over the last twenty years has been in knowledge transfer; working at the interface between applied research and commercial application and exploitation. His expertise and interests are directed at creating appropriate partnerships and infrastructures to promote the development and success of cross sectorial knowledge-based businesses.

He started his career as a PhD microbiologist, with research interests directed towards the application of microbes in what is now described as ‘clean technology’. In 1992 co-founded and led a start-up biotech venture based on the application of biocatalysts to the paper industry. This experience developed into a wider interest in the translation of science into good and applicable technologies. In 1998 he moved to the Babraham Institute in Cambridge to establish and lead a new Commercial Affairs Office, which developed into a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd. As a knowledge transfer company, BBT managed the commercial interface between the Institute and its stakeholders; promoting the Institute’s technology, know-how and facilities.

The main focus became the development of the commercial aspects Babraham Research Campus building on the early successes of the Babraham Bioincubator. In late 2008 he moved to Birmingham to develop and implement a new strategy to build on the legacy of what was then Aston Science Park’s 27 year history as the third oldest science park in the UK.

This has led to the creation of the Innovation Birmingham Campus offering an urban focal point promoting digital innovation across all sectors that impact the smart city agenda. The Campus is home to 160 start-up and early stage businesses and several corporate partners; a meeting place for 1,500 members of Birmingham’s Tech community and an interconnected centre linking this to a virtual community of interest across the UK and beyond.David Miller Business Development Manager and Rowan Maulder, Technical Director from Camlab Ltd together have over 50 years of experience in supplying and supporting manual and automated pH measurement instruments to every type of user. Their work has ranged from product management to new product development and technical support, so they have seen it all when it comes to pH. Most recently they have developed the new TRUEscience smart pH meter, specifically targeted at solving the most common questions and issues people face when working with traditional pH meters.

Today they want to share their experience and tips for getting the most out of your pH meter and ensuring you avoid common pitfalls which can affect your results. They will also look to the future of pH – how they envision meters will evolve

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to make collecting, saving and sharing results easier, faster and more accurate.

Professor Derek Jones He has brought a wealth of experience to the Babraham Research Campus - over 25 years' in the life-science industry as both a scientist and in business development and corporate development, with first-hand experience of establishing biomedical ventures. Initially a medicinal chemist with Merck, Derek moved into business and corporate development at Chiroscience, (one of the UK first biotech companies which grew from 17 staff to a FTSE 100 company), successfully negotiating and managing several multi-million pound licensing agreements, (Bristol-Myers Squibb, Purdue, Mariushi) including being part of the team that licensed the UK first biotech product, Chirocaine.

In 2000, he co-founded his first company, BioWisdom, an IT/Drug discovery company. Derek was appointed COO at DanioLabs in 2002, a therapeutics company using zebrafish as a model organism for drug discovery, where he grew the company from 4 to 34 employees and raised around £(GBP)10 million for VC backed companies, before selling DanioLabs to Vastox, (now Summit Plc), for £(GBP)15 million in 2007. He joined Babraham in 2008 as Chief Business Officer with responsibility for the knowledge exchange and commercialisation (KEC) of the Babraham Institutes intellectual property portfolio, and during that time he spun out Crescendo Biologics whose business is focussed around intellectual property from the Babraham Institute. Derek became CEO of BBT in 2010. Following restructuring of the business in 2013, BBT’s primarily focus has been on the development and management of the campus, with KEC responsibilities returning to the Babraham Institute.

The Babraham Research Campus now has 60 companies, and is regarded as one of the most successful life science “bio-incubation” sites in Europe. Companies on the campus have raised over £500M in equity in the two year preceding 2017. Derek has a 1st degree in Chemistry, a Master in Information Technology, and an MBA as the first cohort of the Cambridge University Judge Business School MBA programme, and is a Chartered Director. He also sits on Cambridge University Enterprise Investment Committee.

Eoin Mulvey Co-founder of LabCup Ltd, the chemical management, hazard tracking, and research institute enterprise software system. In providing software solutions to universities and industry across the UK, Ireland, USA, and further afield, Eoin and the LabCup team have extensive experience in the problems found in research institutions across the world, both in the laboratory and at managerial level.

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Eoin primarily focuses on user experience, and the creation of software which functions as core part of a users day to day work, rather than an additional extra. Eoins talk will focus on new ways of running labs via digital technology, and the need to create a good user experience, which leads to an organic culture change, from which benefits such as reduced costs, safety, efficiency etc, can then arise – without being forced on to those working in labs! Eoin will also use Trinity College Dublin as an example of how software can provide great benefits, by taking old practices used in labs for decades, and using software to create new ways of managing these processes and procedures and increasing efficiency in multiple ways.

Erin Fry As a graduate student in Human Genetics working in an experimental laboratory, Erin was deeply concerned about the environmental impact of the research at the University of Chicago. The University had no program in place to address laboratory sustainability, so she founded UChicago GreenLabs (UChicagoGreenLabs.com) to establish recommendations and support laboratories at her University to be more sustainable.

When Erin is not researching the genetic mechanisms underlying the expansion of the human brain, she is coordinating a group composed of research scientists from all career stages, Principal Investigators, post-docs, graduate students, lab managers, lab techs, and undergrads, to implement sustainable practices. Even without institutional support, she has managed to start a GreenLabs program from the ground up, certifying more than twelve laboratories and implementing a variety of sustainable programs, including a ‘Shut the Sash’ fume hood campaign, Kimberly-Clark glove recycling, and participation in the North American Freezer Challenge.

She will be presenting about how to effectively communicate and collaborate with researchers as well as her experiences starting a Green Labs program without institutional support.

Eugene Sayers Eugene heads up the Sheppard Robson Science sector, leading a team of more than 40 dedicated specialists. He has particular experience in designing and delivering scientific teaching and research facilities for both higher education and private sector clients. Key projects include a series of research and development laboratories and buildings for Imperial College London and the University of Bristol’s new Life Sciences Building, where the building has boosted the department popularity, with applications for Biological Sciences courses increasing by 40% in two years.

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Gordon Sharp Chairman of Aircuity, Inc. and has over 25 years of wide-ranging entrepreneurial experience and more than 25 U.S. patents in the fields of energy efficiency and laboratory controls. As founder, former president and CEO of Phoenix Controls, he led the development of this world leader in laboratory airflow controls that was acquired by Honeywell in 1998.

The technologies invented by Mr. Sharp at Phoenix Controls are today saving over $1.5 billion annually in energy use. In 2000, Gordon founded Aircuity, which was spun out of Honeywell and is a smart airside energy efficiency company. Gordon is a graduate of MIT with bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering. He is also Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors of I2SL (International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories), the nonprofit foundation that operates the former Labs21 conference and has numerous chapters around the US and globally. He is also an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, and a voting member of two important standards on ventilation: the ANSI/AIHA Standard Z9.5 Committee on Laboratory Ventilation and the ASHRAE SSPC 170 Committee on Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. He has also testified before the US Congress on the topics of climate change and energy efficiency.

Harry Charalambous Born in Melbourne, Australia, Harry is an architect with over 38 years of professional experience. Harry graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Architecture (with Honours) and in 1978 joined the firm of Stephenson and Turner – where he worked on a wide range of projects throughout Australia, China and Taiwan. In 1995, Harry joined Woods Bagot Melbourne studio as a senior design architect. His first ten years with WB primarily covered health and laboratory design projects in Australia, Malaysia and Manila.

During 2004 and 2008, Harry divided his time between Melbourne and London studios. While in London studio, he worked on master plans and designs for major mixed-use developments, research and hospitality projects in throughout England, including France the Middle East. In 2006, Harry became Principal and shareholder of the global practice of Woods Bagot.

In recent years, Harry’s portfolio of work has diversified into convention and exhibition centres, tall buildings, training facilities for fire fighters, aviation and metro rail work. The experience gained and developed from working on the complex architectural typologies has provided Harry the analytical temperament and design depth to tackle the diversity of projects that the global firm of Woods Bagot attracts.

Dr Harry Destecroix

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A driven entrepreneur and Director of Unit DX. He co-founded his first company, Ziylo, three years ago while finishing his PhD in Supramolecular Chemistry at the University of Bristol, utilising research he had worked on during his studies. Ziylo is developing a platform continuous sugar sensing technology for applications in blood glucose monitoring and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The start-up now has nine full-time employees and has raised over £1m since formation.

The idea to build Unit DX was sparked after It took Harry nearly a year to secure lab space for his product development. He was driven to come up with a solution that would help make it easier to get future scientific enterprises off the ground in Bristol. Harry pulled together a team of investors, scientists, and architects to help create a leaner model for scientific incubators. Thanks to this approach, Unit DX has moved from idea to functioning facility in only 18 months. Harry is passionate about supporting scientific entrepreneurship and helping to translate research into new technology and jobs. Twitter @h_destecroixIan AdamsonIan was born in England and emigrated to Canada for junior high school and then the United States in high school. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1975 with a B.Arch, Ian worked for a few small architectural firms in Pennsylvania before moving to London to work in a medium-sized firm that specialized in commercial and industrial architecture. Ian returned to the U.S. a year later and worked in Philadelphia for a firm that specialized in architecture for the elderly. In the fall of 1981, Ian started work for Venturi Rauch Scott Brown (VSBA) also in Philadelphia, working on a variety of college, university, and institutional projects.

Starting with the Clinical Research Building project at the University of Pennsylvania, Ian worked on various collaboration science and technology projects with Payette. By the time he left VSBA for Boston ten years later, Ian was running several Venturi/Payette projects. Since joining Payette in 1992, he has focused on academic science teaching and research projects at several Ivy League universities such as Harvard, Yale, UPenn and Cornell, and various liberal arts campuses such as Trinity College, Williams College, and Washington and Lee. In 1996 Ian became a Principal at Payette. In addition to his work in the academic teaching and research market, he was also involved in managing one of Payette’s design studios and the design services group.

Additionally, Ian is a regular contributor to the Payette Blog. Beginning in 2011, Ian was the Principal-in-Charge working with Jeff DeGregorio on Cornell University’s College of Engineering Facility Master Plan. One of the first projects to come out of that master plan was the renovation of Kimball Hall, completed in 2015.

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Ian AdamsonBorn in England and emigrated to Canada for junior high school and then the United States in high school. After graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1975 with a B.Arch, Ian worked for a few small architectural firms in Pennsylvania before moving to London to work in a medium-sized firm that specialized in commercial and industrial architecture. Ian returned to the U.S. a year later and worked in Philadelphia for a firm that specialized in architecture for the elderly.

In the fall of 1981, Ian started work for Venturi Rauch Scott Brown (VSBA) also in Philadelphia, working on a variety of college, university, and institutional projects. Starting with the Clinical Research Building project at the University of Pennsylvania, Ian worked on various collaboration science and technology projects with Payette. By the time he left VSBA for Boston ten years later, Ian was running several Venturi/Payette projects.

Since joining Payette in 1992, he has focused on academic science teaching and research projects at several Ivy League universities such as Harvard, Yale, UPenn and Cornell, and various liberal arts campuses such as Trinity College, Williams College, and Washington and Lee. In 1996 Ian became a Principal at Payette. In addition to his work in the academic teaching and research market, he was also involved in managing one of Payette’s design studios and the design services group. Additionally, Ian is a regular contributor to the Payette Blog.

Beginning in 2011, Ian was the Principal-in-Charge working with Jeff DeGregorio on Cornell University’s College of Engineering Facility Master Plan. One of the first projects to come out of that master plan was the renovation of Kimball Hall, completed in 2015.

Ian CarterIan’ s career has spanned the capital engineering industry, an interdisciplinary research centre, and university administration and management. He is currently the Director of Research and Enterprise at the University of Sussex, where he is responsible for the research and knowledge exchange portfolio, including all aspects of the research lifecycle.

He is a Chartered Engineer, a Registered Technology Transfer Professional, a Distinguished Faculty of SRA International, and is or has been a non-executive director of four companies. He is a member and former Chair of the Association of Research Managers and Administrators, and has served on several national committees, project boards and working groups on topics such as full economic costing, grant management systems, open access, research careers, research assessment, and research information management.

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Ingo BraunAs Design Director for global architecture firm NBBJ, Ingo has 20 years’ experience across designing high performance buildings for the academic research sector as well as for corporate and commercial clients. He brings solid design leadership and coordination skills to all his projects taking a special interest in complex, user driven building briefs and the facilitation of clear visual communication, empowering clients and users in the design process.

He was lead designer for the BBSRC’s National Vaccinology Centre, the Jenner Building at the Pirbright Institute, a new BREEAM Excellent research facility, the RIBA Award winning Life Sciences Building at the University of Southampton, and the Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. Ingo is currently leading the design for the new Henry Royce Institute at the University of Manchester, which will be the UK’s leading centre for advanced materials research and commercialisation.

Janes Davis OBEJane Davies works internationally as an expert in science parks and innovation mechanisms. She has a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and spent 18 years with BP in a range of roles including two years on secondment to the Foreign Office. She was CEO of Manchester Science Parks from 2000-2012, a member of the Board of UKSPA from 2004-2009 and its Chairman from 2007.

She has also served on the board of the International Association of Science Parks and was President of its Advisory Council 2009-13. She is currently a non-executive director of Catalyst Inc, Northern Ireland and a member of the Advisory Board of Science Park Graz, Austria.

Jarmo KesantoFinnish but lived and worked in UK since 1996. He is a co-founder and director of KSG Health Ltd, the importer and distributor of Genano air purification units for the UK market. He has been running the UK business development for those units since 2008, on behalf of Genano Group, Finland, and now that business is taken over by KSG Health Ltd. Jarmo's key experience and skills are in international business development and sales, added with the Genano product knowledge to benefit KSG Health Ltd business in the UK.

Jeff DeGregorio

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Jeff joined Payette in 1998 and since that time has led some of the firm’s largest and most complex academic research projects for MIT, Harvard University and Cornell University. Recently, Jeff led the programmatic master plan and design of over 680,000 SF of fit-out for a ground up graduate university focused on innovation, entrepreneurship and engineering research outside of Moscow, Russia for the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.

The University has five research thrust areas including Information Science and Technology, Energy Science and Technology, Biomedical Science and Technology, Space Science and Technology and civilian Nuclear Science and Technology. In addition, Jeff has been an integral member of numerous award-winning architectural projects particularly focused on adaptive reuse including both Cornell University's Kimball Hall Renovation and Harvard University's Sherman Fairchild Renovation, which were recognized as the Renovated Lab of the Year projects.

Jeff has proven to possess a rare balance of design management, mentoring and prototypical design thinking, which he has applied to both high technology projects at a large scale and carefully crafted small projects. Jeff is particularly focused on the intersection of education and architecture. During his early years at Payette, Jeff developed the firm’s young designer educational program which ultimately earned Payette the AIA IDP Firm of the Year Award in 2002. Since that time Jeff remains invested in working with young staff to further their understanding of how buildings are made and the potential for innovation that exists within every moment. Jeff also won the AIA Young Architect's Award in 2005. Jeff earned his B.Arch. at Syracuse University.

Jeff Williams A versatile urban designer with experience in both the public and private sector. Jeff is responsible for leading some of Perkins+Will’s largest and most complex projects – projects that demand interrelationships between technical expertise, design disciplines and scales. He has earned a reputation for bringing a designer’s eye to intricate planning challenges, synthesizing site, architecture and strategy. He has led a diverse range of projects at all scales, from new cities to ground breaking urban regeneration projects. In recent years, Jeff has developed a portfolio of master plans focused on science and technology, research parks and innovation districts, including work with major universities, cities and private developers. His clients include the Qatar Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Cummings Research Park and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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Dr Joanne Stuart Has over 25 years’ experience working in the IT industry including nine years with the Oracle Corporation, is the Director of Development at Catalyst Inc (formerly the Northern Ireland Science Park).

Catalyst Inc’s vision for Northern Ireland is a community of innovators so powerful that its people can change the world. Catalyst Inc provides the network, support and empathy to nurture this ambition and to support this talent to develop world leading products and services that will transform NI into one of the most entrepreneurial knowledge economies in Europe. With 200 tenant companies, over 3,000 engineers, researchers, entrepreneurs and executives work on our campuses enabling us to invest the surplus generated from our property operations to provide the underwriting necessary for Connect, the community-led support ecosystem that supports over 600 entrepreneurs per year in Northern Ireland.

A former Chairman of Institute of Directors NI (2008-2011), for the last five years Joanne has been the NI Champion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) focused on encouraging more young people to study the STEM subjects and consider careers in industry.Achievements in this role have included the introduction of the biannual STEM Careers & Courses Supplements and the creation of the STEM Charter for Business and the STEM Employers Equality Network (SEEN) in partnership with the Equality Commission NI. Joanne is currently involved in a number of Boards and Trusts – she is Chairman of Arts & Business NI, Treasurer of Angel Eyes NI and Treasurer of Tides Training.

She is also an Ordinary Panel Member of the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London, appointed by Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

Jonathan Burroughs A qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1984 and worked for an international firm of real estate advisors in London before moving to Cambridge. He is CEO of Creative Places, a Cambridge based, UK focussed, niche consultancy that helps clients provide business environments that enhance innovation and enterprise. The company delivers advice regarding both hard

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and soft infrastructure and works to build social capital, enhance opportunities for business collaboration and increase levels of knowledge transfer. Jonathan concentrates on the research, R&D and creative industry sectors and works for various governmental bodies, universities, hospitals, research institutes, developers and investors. His clients include the Innovate UK, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Scottish Enterprise, Cambridge University, Imperial College London, the University of Southampton and Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. Specialist skills include working with stakeholders to explore how partnership arrangements can work to mutual advantage and setting up joint ventures as may be required to achieve agreed objectives. He has good national and international understanding of best practice in science park delivery and avidly tours relevant projects to learn about project delivery and operation.Jonathan is an active member of the United Kingdom Science Parks Association (UKSPA) and represents Cambridge Science Park in its membership of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP). He regularly attends international conferences organised by these and other organisations. Jonathan is also a founding member of the Academy of Urbanism.

Dr Kathryn WalshDirector of the Enterprise Office at Loughborough University. The Enterprise Office supports academic staff to achieve real world impact from their research. Functions within the office include Business Development, IP Commercialisation (licensing and spin-outs), SME support, Incubation (Innovation Centre), Student and Graduate Enterprise, as well as contracts, legal and financial functions.Kathryn’s previous roles include Director of the Electronics-enabled Products Knowledge Transfer Network, and industrial research roles within Sharp Laboratories of Europe, and BP. She has a PhD in Physics from King’s College, University of London

Keith HuxfordKeith has a background in Analytical Chemistry starting work at ICI Plant Protection Ltd. and then Ethyl Petroleum where he also managed the introduction of IBM PCs across Europe. He became the first chemist employed in Perkin Elmer's computer aided chemistry group involved in all aspects of LIMS and CDS support, implementation, sales and marketing.

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He then worked as European LIMS Product and Marketing Manager at Beckman Coulter and in Sales and Marketing at another LIMS vendor before managing marketing and major project implementations at CSols who produce a range of software solutions for laboratories. Keith manages RFTrackIT which last year was deployed nationally across the MRC's UK Brain Banks Network.

Kelly SchnellKelly Schnell, NCARB, LEED AP® BD+C is an Associate and Project Architect with Perkins+Will’s Seattle office with a focus on science and technology facilities. Her experience includes the Allen Institute, Washington State University’ Global Animal Health Phase 2, and over 1 million square feet of research space at the University of Washington School of Medicine campus. Kelly’s specializes in space planning, permitting, exterior design and detailing, and construction execution. She works closely with clients and teams to deliver thoughtful, cohesive design solutions. Kevin MannKevin studied Natural Sciences at the University of Leeds where he used a wide range of different laboratory equipment and instrumentation. He has spent the last 7 years working in the laboratory supply industry and has built up a wealth of knowledge regarding differing brands of equipment and what features to be aware of when purchasing equipment.

He has dealt with most major brands within the chemical equipment industry and has learnt some handy tips to help end users setting up laboratories and experiments. He will be discussing some of the pitfalls associated with temperature control equipment and the ideal way to avoid these by setting up safe, sustainable and reproducible conditions.Dr Lesley PennyLesley has been Director of Veterinary Scientific Services at the University of Edinburgh since 2014 where she has responsibility for overseeing the care of animals in research (mainly rodents and zebrafish) and ensuring compliance with Home Office Legislation.

Lesley graduated from Glasgow University in 1990 and gained a PhD in cattle reproduction following 2 years in mixed practice. She was Named Veterinary Surgeon at the Roslin Institute for 15 years including during the days of Dolly the sheep. Animal facility design and function has a huge impact on all aspects of research and the guidance from the Home Office and associated legislation has changed since 2012. Lesley has been closely involved in design of new facilities during this time of change and has experience in working with the Home Office in this area.

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Graduated in Laws by Malaga University, Lourdes Cruz holds a Master Degree in European Law and International Relations by University College London, as well as several diploma in executive management. She worked in Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (Malaga, Spain) from 1994-98 as Head of European and International Programs, being appointed in 1999 for the Office of the President of the Regional Government of Andalucía, where she held the position of Director of Institutional and External Relations for the Presidency until 2006.

From 2006 to 2012 Lourdes was the CEO of RETA (Regional Network of Science and Technology Parks), the regional network of Science and Technology Parks. From February 2012, she Director of Business Development and Investment Promotion in Parque Tecnologico de Andalucía, where she is responsible for commercialization, marketing and investment promotion of the Park.

Luke Thurman Since joining Sheppard Robson in 2008, Luke has specialised in large-scale medical research facilities including The Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine for The University of Edinburgh, and the Centre for Virus Research for University of Glasgow. He is currently leading the teams delivering the Large Animal Learning Research & Imaging Facility and the Equine Diagnostic, Surgical and Critical Care Unit at The University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Veterinary Campus. He is also on-site with the state-of- the-art NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Specials Service Project at the Ninewells Hospital site in Dundee. The building will be used to manufacture unlicensed medicines.

Luis SanzLuis Sanz (Spain, 1952) is Director General of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation since 1996, and member of its Executive Board. A trained sociologist, he is an expert consultant and senior adviser to different Science Parks worldwide and chief co-ordinator of over 30 international conferences on Science and Technology Parks, regional development and innovation policies.

He is author of numerous papers, books, articles and presentations on this topic and has participated as invited speaker in over 100 international conferences and seminars all over the world. Formerly he was the co-director of Valencia Technology Park (Spain) which he founded in 1987 and as positions of trust he has been Vice-President of the Spanish Association of Science Parks and President of the European Division of the IASP. Luis Sanz is also the head co-ordinator of the World Alliance for innovation (WAINOVA).

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Matthew ButlerMatthew is an Associate Director based in the St Albans office and is responsible for the project management, design of mechanical services and co-ordination with other disciplines, internally and externally of the building engineering services from project inception to completion. Matthew has specialist knowledge in the development of low energy solutions for a wide range of projects from offices to complex laboratories.

He leads the design of energy modelling and low zero carbon strategies for the design of technical buildings within the St Albans office and the production of reports to satisfy BREEAM Excellent targets, Building Regulations Part L and local planning submission requirements. Matthew uses this knowledge to apply sustainable engineering solutions suitable to the aspirations of the building performance whilst maintaining operational and functional performance.Matthieu Egloff Passionate about science and technology, Matthieu obtained an engineering degree in biochemistry completed by a Master's of Business Administration. He started his career in the biotech sector where he held product management positions for start-up and large companies. After several years in the industry he co-founded OUAT!. In a nutshell, he is an entrepreneurial team player driven by a will to transform technological knowledge into saleable and innovative solutions.

Melanie Hannah Melanie graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with a BSc in Applied Chemistry while working for British Glass and later Genus plc. She joined the University of Sheffield in 2001 and is currently Technical Manager in the Department of Biomedical Science. Her personal experience of studying part time at the same time as earning a wage set the foundation for her passionate commitment to encourage others to aspire to reach their potential, regardless of background or access to more traditional education routes. Now responsible for the University of Sheffield Faculty of Science Laboratory Apprenticeship programme, Melanie remains committed to providing skills training to all laboratory-based professionals. A professionally registered Scientist (RSci) since 2012, Melanie is an assessor for the Science Council and IST (Institute of Science & Technology) and a proud supporter of technical careers. She continues to be driven by a belief that technicians should gain the professional recognition and career pathways they deserve.Dr Michael JohnsonDirector of Capability and Senior Responsible Owner Development Programme, The Pirbright Institute, UK. Dr Johnson is currently Director of Capability and Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) of The Pirbright Institute Development Programme. His successful project delivery achievements have been completion of a £10M high containment laboratory (BSL 3Ag+) in early

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2010 and project completion of a £135M BBSRC National Centre for Virology, Plowright Building a BSL3 Ag+ high containment laboratory in Jan 2014. The Plowright Laboratory has already won a British Construction Industry Award, and two CIRIA environmental awards. A second phase of construction of value £125M is currently in progress.

The Jenner Building, the BBSRC National Centre of Vaccinology, a containment level 2 laboratory (£25M) was completed in early 2016 and occupied by staff in April of that year. A further set of facilities is in planning to deliver an SPF poultry unit, Poultry experimental animal facilities (BSL2) and a new SAPO4 (Animal BSL3 Ag+) high containment animal facility (HCLAF).

The Pirbright Institute has a Master Plan for future development on the site. Dr Johnson sat on the UK High Containment Laboratory Co-ordinating Committee (2010-2014), established by the Prime Ministers Cabinet Office. Dr Johnson is also assisting other international high containment projects. Michael previously worked for 14 years in the CSIRO CL4 high containment facility in Geelong, Australia, as a senior principal researcher into swine and poultry viral diseases and vaccine development, and as Programme Leader of the diagnostic facility, responsible for Australia’s preparedness against exotic viral disease threats, including FMDV, CSFV, and Hendra virus.

Mitchell HorowitzPrincipal and Managing Director of TEConomy Partners and recently served as Vice President and Managing Director of Battelle’s Technology Partnership Practice. Mitch brings over twenty-five years of experience in state and local economic development, both as a consultant and government official. He brings a strong expertise in the areas of technology development. In his efforts in Maryland, Mitch had the unique experience of conceiving Maryland’s widely acclaimed biotechnology strategy as a consultant to the State, and then the responsibility for implementing that strategy as Technology Advisor to the Secretary of Economic and Employment Development.Neville SpiersNeville Spiers has a degree in mathematics and has been setting up and running businesses for most of his adult life. He is the other co-founder/director of KSG Health Ltd. He is also a professional speaker on a variety of business topics.

Nick CarterNick joined the Francis Crick Institute as Director of Building Services in September 2013 with responsibility for all Building Services and Facilities Management. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, with over 25 years' experience leading Engineering and Operations teams in areas such as site facilities, health and safety,

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maintenance, energy, and environmental services.

Nick's experience spans several industrial sectors including chemicals, pulp and paper, renewable energy and pharmaceuticals. This has also included several years with Pfizer at Sandwich where he was Director of Engineering, Maintenance and Utilities, with responsibility for the engineering and facilities maintenance of the pharmaceutical research and manufacturing operations at the 400-acre site.

Nykki Rogers A background in operational management, business development, marketing and communications. She started her career in product consultancy and went on to set up a number of spin-out companies and worked alongside the Founders of numerous early-stage technology companies to create the operational structure, systems and processes to enable corporate growth. She went on to spend five years at Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotechnology companies, where she worked in the commercial nephrology unit.For the last 10 years, Nykki has been working with national and international businesses to locate their R&D, clinical, manufacturing and commercial operations across the UK. Most recently, Nykki has led and managed the national inward investment delivery team for Life Sciences on behalf of the Department for International Trade. During this time, Nykki has set the vision and direction for the sector team, writing and implementing sector strategies which have delivered annual growth on investment targets and has won the UK landmark investments creating new jobs and increased capital flow to the UK. She has experience of managing a portfolio of over 800 investment opportunities providing a unique and deep understanding of global investment trends in the sector.She has also advised and contributed to numerous feasibility studies for new property developments including science parks, hospital campus developments and key strategic sites across the UK. At Creative Places, Nykki focuses on existing client instructions, supporting the creation and development of business environments that enhance innovation and enterprise. Nykki works directly with universities, science parks and biomedical campuses to support the attraction of businesses to further their innovation and commercialisation agendas.

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Patrick is Deputy Director of the National Innovation Centre for Ageing located at Newcastle University. He has worked widely across the applied research and innovation arenas for the past 32 years in organisations ranging from small technology start-ups to internationally recognised translational research laboratories. He is particularly interested in the construction and operation of innovation environments – physical and virtual; their organisational structures and functions and how they operate at regional, national and international scales.

Over recent years he has developed a particular interest in deep collaboration co-location models where innovation and research assets sit alongside ‘users’ of such research expertise to drive open innovation, commercialisation and economic growth. Patrick is a member of the Satellite Applications Catapult Advisory Board and served as a Board member of the UK Science Park Association for five years.

Paul FairburnPaul is currently working as Director, Enterprise and Innovation at Coventry University – leading a business development and sales team; focusing on developing public/private sector partnerships, and securing investment and funding for collaborative research, consultancy and skills projects in a wide range of sectors (including healthcare, transport, construction, and ICT).

Paul has ten years mechanical engineering project experience, working within the medical engineering, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, and has spent the last ten years operating in a business development environment within the higher education sector. Successive promotions in previous roles has provided a breadth of experience in developing products and services to meet specific demands, supported by knowledge of development, protection, and exploitation of IP. Previous and current clients include Highways England, Horiba MIRA, Axxicon, Nypro., Foboha, Jaguar Land Rover, Severn Trent Water, and the NHS.

Paul Heath A biochemistry graduate with over 15 years experience working in the life sciences sector, providing solutions to academia, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. In this rapidly evolving space, he currently works as a product specialist for Brooks Automation, helping to solve some of the many challenges relating to sample storage from -20 to -190C. Travelling Europe wide, he shares cryogenic storage best practices with biobanks, research institutions and cell therapy organisations to ensure sample quality and traceability, as well as maximising space, and reducing energy consumption. As well as being a subject matter expert for cryogenic storage systems, Paul has expertise in automating workflows to maximise efficiency

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through walk away time. Automating sample storage and retrieval is key to producing high quality reproducible research, and critical for delivering cellular therapies.

Paul Michael Pelken Michael is an experienced registered architect and innovator with a consistent 20 years’ track record of award winning and patented developments in design, architecture, and engineering. He has extensive design experience working on projects ranging from product and furniture design to large scale architectural structures and has practiced in Germany, Italy, the UK, USA and China.

His work has been widely published and exhibited. He has lectured and contributed to over 40 conferences internationally that focus on innovation in the built environment. Prior to assuming his role as Innovation Strategy Leader in the Engineering Excellence Group at Laing O’Rourke, a global construction and manufacturing enterprise, he was a tenured Research Professor at Syracuse University, Research Fellow at the New York State Center of Excellence for Energy and Environmental Systems, and Director of SU's London Architecture Program until 2014.

He has developed a diverse set of skills to drive change at the interfaces of academic and industry-led developments, most recently through funded work with UCL and industry research supervision at the University of Cambridge for digital design optimization tools. A holder of 6 patents and IP awards, his passion for innovation development secured him over $1,000,000 in grants as a researcher in Energy and Environmental Research and Development whilst a Director at Syracuse University. During his tenure, he co-led the US Department of Energy funded Virtual Design Studio development.

Michael is partner of London based P+ Studio, Visiting Professor at Southeast University, Visiting Research Instructor at the University of Cambridge, and co-founder of the ProID Alliance for Product Innovation in Germany. He is passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration, educating the next generation of creative industry leaders, and helping industry to maximize benefits from Research and Development.

Paul SharpPaul is experienced working with some of the world’s leading scientists and complete many complex, technically challenging and rewarding projects. His career spans being one of the youngest ever MOD electrical engineers promoted to the rank of ‘Professional Technology Officer’ to leading the construction of the laboratory on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus that was instrumental in successfully completed the mapping of the Human Genome.

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More recently, Paul has delivered complex research laboratory space for Illumina, KCL, HSL, Catapult, GSK, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Trust and The Natural History Museum. Since 1994, Paul has worked for some of the best known companies providing technologically advanced facilities to many research and development organisations including works for Healthcare Services Laboratories at One Mabledon Place. This encompassed the design, construction and commissioning of bio-medical research facilities including all bespoke equipment.

Paul YeomanAn Alumni of Cardiff University, working as an Architect in both Private Practice and Public Authorities completing many successful commissions in a broad range of sectors including Industrial, Education, Sport, Social Care, Commercial, Food Industry, Retail and Housing. Working for the last 20 years in Higher Education Institutions, mostly in Capital Project Management, and also incorporating Space Planning, Timetabling and Maintenance responsibilities. Since re-joining Cardiff University completed projects have included CUBRIC, Hadyn Ellis Building (Scientific Wet Lab Research), The Cochrane Building (Medical Teaching), PETIC Centre (Positron Emissive Tomography for both Clinic and Research activities) and Cancer and Genetics Building (Medical Research).

Peter BoogaardFounder and CEO of Industrial Lab Automation (ILA) and of the annual Paperless Lab Academy congress. His company provides services to address harmonization, integration and consolidation of business processes for laboratory operations in Life Science development and manufacturing. Peter, a Dutch citizen, studied analytical chemistry in Delft (The Netherlands), where he was introduced to computer software during his research on inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technology, now a de-facto standard in many analytical analysis methods.

Peter has considerable experience of working in pharmaceutical laboratory automation industry, new product and business development and manufacturing across the life sciences industries. He has over 20 years of experience in leading complex, multi-national programs. He is publishing regularly in international scientific press, and contributes in several international industry advisory boards.

Dr Peter O'TooleDirector of the open access Bioscience Technology Facility at the University of York covering the broad technologies required for a multi-disciplined Department of Biology and external clients. He has also built up and heads the highly

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successful Imaging and Cytometry Labs which includes an array of top end confocal microscopes, flow cytometers, electron microscopes and novel instrumentation.

Peter gained his PhD in the Cell Biophysics Laboratory at Essex and has been involved in many aspects of both imaging and cytometry. Research is currently focused on both technology and method development of novel probes and imaging modalities. His lab provides research support to many academics and commercial organisations whilst he has ongoing collaborations and consultancy contracts with many leading microscopy and cytometry companies with multiple beta-systems at any one time offering a unique ability to image in completely novel ways with ability to correlate data across many different platforms and approaches.

Peter serves on an array of committees including the BBSRC Enabling New Ways of Working Strategy Panel, Executive Committee for the Royal Microscopical Society and Steering Committee for European Light Microscopy Initiative. Peter is also heavily involved with microscopy and cytometry training through a variety of international courses which attract over one hundred delegates per year from around the world as well as bespoke courses.

Rebecca MortimoreRebecca leads global architecture firm NBBJ’s science and higher education practice and brings over 20 years’ experience working for university, institutional and commercial clients across the UK and Europe. Her client list includes the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester, The Wellcome Trust, Pirbright Institute and Quadram Institute, GlaxoSmithKline and Cambridge Medipark Ltd. Her drive is to create inspiring and sustainable solutions for complex building types that deliver exceptional learning, clinical and research environments.

Her skills at communicating with stakeholder teams is key to ensuring client priorities underpin design and that end-user voices are heard. Rebecca is also a Professional Practice Tutor at the University of Westminster, a RIBA Professional Examiner and recently served as the chair for the LB Richmond Design Panel.Richard GolledgeRichard is an architect and Studio Director of IBI Group, based in their Cardiff Studio. Richard has experience of creating specialist learning environments for leading universities and was Lead Architect on the first two phases of Cardiff Universities £300m Innovation Campus; phase 1 was the award winning Hadyn Ellis Building, providing research and conference space for the MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute and the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute and will soon be home to a UK Dementia

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Research Institute Centre and phase 2, the new home to the Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) on which he is speaking at this conference. Other notable projects include the development of the Aberystwyth Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AIEC) for Aberystwyth University and AIEC Ltd, part funded by the B.B.S.R.C. This major infrastructure development and expansion of Aberystwyth University’s Gogerddan site, will provide 7,500m2 of world class research and innovation facilities in the fields of sustainable food, bio-technology, health and energy security. A scientific and commercial facility, it is designed to stimulate entrepreneurial spirit, industry relationships and help initiate start-up companies. Richard WalderRichard is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer based in London, with over 11 years’ experience working across a range of projects in the UK and the Middle East. For the last 3 years, Richard has been leading the MEP design of two major laboratory facilities in the UK, both of which are currently under construction. The first of these is the Quadram Institute in Norwich which is designed to accommodate multiple stakeholders, containment level 2 and 3 laboratories and Europe’s largest endoscopy facility.

The second is Imperial College’s new Biomedical Engineering Research building in London which provides flexible lab spaces and support facilities across 14 floors, incorporating a wide range of potential research groups. Understanding the way in which these buildings are used by scientists and facilities managers has been key to the success of the projects and Richard understands that engaging with these groups throughout the design and construction process will deliver the best end result for all stakeholders. Richard’s aspiration for these projects has been on delivering exceptionally safe, low energy designs which are inspirational to work in and provide opportunities for adaptability to meet the changing needs of scientific activities over the lifetime of the buildings.

Sabeena KallaThe Evaluation Director of Eurasanté. For more than 10 years, she has been actively involved in the creation of more than 50 companies (SME) based on cutting edge technologies from regional laboratories and companies involved in the healthcare and nutrition sector. She helps regional and European entrepreneurs to develop and bring to market innovative products, services and processes which have a strong environmental value and can be replicated and multiplied across the EU and at an international level.

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Mrs Kalla began her career in 1992 at the LFB, an international player in the plasma-derived medicinal products area, with recognised expertise in plasma fractionation. She has been developing numerous projects relative to purification of Immunoglobulins from plasma fractionation. She is a postgraduate in Cellular and Molecular Engineering, in Macromolecular Chemistry and has a Master of Business Administration. She led research Programs at the Pasteur Institute of Lille (peptide synthesis) and at the LFB (Immunoglobulins).

Sue SundstromSue is Head of Commercialisation and Impact Development at the University of Bristol. She leads on the protection of University IP, Knowledge Exchange and the support and development of policy and commercial impact through licensing IP and creating spinout companies. Previously Sue spent 20 years with Zeneca where she held international commercial positions including General Management, marketing and global business development and 6 years at the University of Southampton, as Head of Lifesciences where her team handled contracts, licensing and spinout creation.

Sue has an MBA from London Business School and in-depth experience in the commercialisation and transfer of university based research and intellectual property including the establishment of start-up companies.Simon BondInnovation Director of SETsquared, the award-winning enterprise partnership of the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Founded in 2002, SETsquared has developed programmes for business incubation, student enterprise and research commercialisation that have helped over 1,000 high-tech, high-growth potential start-ups to raise over £1bn of investment and deliver a £3.8bn economic impact in the South of England region where it operates.

Steve TattershallChief Technology Officer, Banthrax Corporation in Dayton, Ohio, USA Steve is an evangelist for use of technology to effect practical positive change. His products, articles and service benefit R/D, technology and healthcare professionals on 5 continents. His patented products are used in stroke, parkinsons disease and infectious disease research and for development of coatings, nanotechnology, and to develop and test medications; they are used in Ebola drug studies, disease control field work, quality testing for aerospace and to prepare cancer treatments, improve process quality, and in dozens of other critical applications world-wide.

His work has benefited the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Carnegie-Mellon University, Sandia National laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Oxford, Caterpillar Tractor Company, The World Bank, The US State

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Department, US DOE, The UNFAO and dozens of other organizations.Sue SundstromSue is Head of Commercialisation and Impact Development at the University of Bristol. She leads on the protection of University IP, Knowledge Exchange and the support and development of policy and commercial impact through licensing IP and creating spinout companies.

Previously Sue spent 20 years with Zeneca where she held international commercial positions including General Management, marketing and global business development and 6 years at the University of Southampton, as Head of Lifesciences where her team handled contracts, licensing and spinout creation. Sue has an MBA from London Business School and in-depth experience in the commercialisation and transfer of university based research and intellectual property including the establishment of start-up companies.Tim Bacon Tim has a professional and career background in Town Planning, Economic Development, Business Support and Property spanning 40 years. Tim has worked on every aspect of commissioning, overseeing building and managing Innovation Centres and Science Parks as well as supporting their tenants. Tim has extensive experience of staff and organisational development having worked within local authority, private, Further Education and university environments.

Tim has been an active member of UKSPA since 2004, having been Vice Chair, and has supported several UKSPA initiatives; he joined the second group of Science Park Managers to go through UKSPA’s Ithaka training programme and became an UKSPA Companion in 2012. He is now self-employed, undertaking a range of short-term consultancy projects.

Toby HyamThe Managing Director of Creative Space Management which he co-founded in 2006, Creative Space specialises in developing knowledge clusters of small businesses. Toby and his team have built a niche business over the last 10 years by focusing on high growth, specialist clusters and assisting local authorities and private sector asset owners to develop dynamic, high occupancy, commercial serviced offices, labs, studios and workspaces that have generated over two thousand new jobs.

In particular, Toby led the development of the business model, marketing and operational model for The Core which opened in 2014 on Newcastle’s Science Central and has been operating successfully focusing on Future City technologies and businesses. The company also manages the Advanced Manufacturing Park Technology Centre in Rotherham, some

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8000 m 2 across three buildings and at the heart of a new Innovation District across South Yorkshire.

Toby is an experienced public speaker on issues affecting small businesses; on place making and economic regeneration; on workspace and design issues as well as the factors affecting economic growth in UK cities He sits on the Advisory Board for Enterprise Nation, lives in Sheffield city centre and is a passionate advocate for sustainable city living.

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