OBN Awards 2016 - Last Few Tickets Available - Don't Miss Out!
Sponsorship is all sold out now that KalVista Pharmaceuticals have come on board but we still have some individual tickets available for the  OBN Annual Awards, which are taking place on Thursday 6 th October at the Oxford Town Hall.  Don't miss out on being part of this industry leading event by booking your tickets here .

The evening will feature a drinks reception, three-course meal with wine all interspersed with the presentation of 12 awards that recognise innovation and achievement across the UK life sciences industry.

We are delighted to announce that celebrity Scientist, Dr Ian Johnston will be hosting proceedings on the night.  Ian is an academic engineer with a passion for taking science to the masses. He was scientific expert and Richard Hammond's aid on 'Battle of the Geeks' and academic consultant to "Bang Goes The Theory", so will have some great tales to share on the night.

During the drinks reception and after dinner, guests will be entertained by sublime Jazz ensemble; Jazz Dynamos, so we hope the evening will be an enjoyable one for all.

For more information, visit www.obn-awards.com or call the events team on 01235 420870

(full list of event sponsors on home page of www.obn-awards.com)

SynbiCITE and Rainbow Seed Fund Announce New £200k Competition for Engineering Biology
Bio-start is an annual competition designed to bolster UK companies aiming to solve significant global problems through synthetic biology.
Competition founders SynbiCITE and Rainbow Seed Fund have created Bio-start to incentivise innovative early-stage companies and people with great engineering biology ideas. The not-for-profit competition offers the winner a combination of £100k cash plus laboratory space, a ten-week accelerator programme with mentorship, consumables and professional services valued at £100k. 

Registrations must be completed by midnight on 14th October 2016 and completed entries must be submitted by midnight on 31st December 2016. Application areas can be in healthcare, clean tech, industrial biotech or any sector that can make use of synthetic biology. Click here for more information.

New Name - New Initiative
With the appointment of the new Prime Minister came the creation of a few new government departments. The UKTI has now transitioned across to the Department for International Trade, DIT for short and pronounced dee-eye-tee apparently.

The DIT has put together a chemical sector initiative for CPhI Worldwide, 4-6 October 2016, Barcelona, the leading European ingredients and technologies showcase for the pharmaceuticals industry.

There are many ways to get involved in this initiative to showcase UK capability and enhance connections: use the UK information stand (2A64) as your meeting point, submit your company details to feature in the on-stand TV presentation, present your company details in the on-stand searchable UK chemicals directory, join our UK networking reception on 5 October and talk in advance to our chemicals and life science trade officers in Spain to identify relevant business partners and arrange meetings at the show. For more information click here.
Pharma Leaders IP Conference 2016
Hosted by OBN Sponsor the patent and trade mark attorney firm J A Kemp, the second annual Pharma Leaders IP Conference will explore current and future topics of interest for pharmaceutical businesses. The conference takes place in Hatton Garden in London on the 13 October. Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and there will be plenty of time for networking.

Joining J A Kemp's in-house experts will be Shaun Stapleton, Head of Regulatory Affairs at ReNeuron, who will be discussing issues governing the protection of clinical data and the benefits of securing orphan drug status. Click here for more details.
Why Early Asset Development and Commercialisation are Important
Realising the full value of your asset - clinically and commercially - means thinking beyond the pure scientific value, even at the very early stages of development. Jim Hall of OBN Member Cello Health BioConsulting has written a thought piece that addresses many of the questions surrounding this vital topic.  Take a look at the article here.
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