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Development Services – Technical Service: Integrated Pharmaceutical Development and Clinical Pharmacology Services Seda is an integrated Pharmaceutical Development and Clinical Pharmacol- ogy Services company that maximises value build. Seda has successfully provided small biotechs, investors and large Pharma companies with integrated development expertise ensuring that drug products have been developed to support clinical programs ranging from early to late stage devel- opment.


l Bionow Promising Technologist of the Year – Sponsored by Seqirus Phil Muwanga, Lead Software Developer, C4X Discovery Ltd Phil has brought his computer games industry experience to C4XD where he has been instrumental in developing a collaborative, highly intuitive, Virtual Reality molecular design software suite, 4Sight. This has revolutionised the way chemists visualise and design new molecules, by providing novel insights to enhance the drug discovery process.


l Bionow Investment Deal of the Year – Sponsored by QIAGEN Zilico Ltd - Deal: Investment and Strategic Partnership The investment and strategic partner- ship deal was a triparty deal between Deepbridge Capital, MaxHealth Medicine Group (China) and Zilico. The investment element was from both Deepbridge (understand patient capital) & Maxhealth (strategic part- ner for the fastest growing market). Maxhealth has the rights to deploy ZedScan, Zilico’s flagship product across China. The investment and partnership aligns the interests of the two businesses.


l Bionow Outstanding Contribution – Sponsored by Sci-Tech Daresbury Alby Pattison, Managing Director, Hart Biologicals Ltd Entrepreneur Alby Pattison founded Hart Biologics in 2002 with just three staff and began manufacturing reagents used to investigate the blood clotting function in patients taking blood thinning drugs. During the last 15 years the business has grown into an award-winning medical diagnostics company which exports to 39 coun- tries and is now a team of 43.


l Bionow Company of the Year – Sponsored by AstraZeneca Blueberry Therapeutics Ltd Blueberry Therapeutics is a drug discov- ery and development company focused on developing innovative nanomedi- cines for difficult to treat skin and nail infections. Blueberry has had a remark- able year, including its BB2603 Phase I/ II trial of 46 patients trial successfully meeting its primary endpoint in pa- tients with both onychomycosis (fungal nail infection) and concomitant tinea pedis (athletes foot), as well as complet- ing its £10m series B Fundraising.


A not-for-profit membership organisation, Bionow supports the North of England’s burgeoning life sciences sector, which currently includes some 1,100 science and healthcare companies with a combined turnover of around £13.6bn. Its member base includes start-ups and spin-outs as well as well-established businesses. The services it offers to firms include dedicated business support programmes, shared procurement schemes, insurance, recruitment and a comprehensive events programme.


BIONOW AWARDS


FUTURENORTH


Bionow: the place for business support


Core mission to be part of a growing Northern Life Sciences and Healthcare community


Bionow is an award-winning specialist business development and services company serving the life sciences sector in the North of England. We provide our members with the tools and support to become the most competitive in the industry through our range of specialist products and services. Our core mission is to support and


be part of a growing Northern Life Sciences and Healthcare community, a mission closely aligned with the goals and values of our Sponsor Com- panies and Universities. By working closely with our Univer-


sity Sponsors, our dedicated team fa- cilitates the relationships, creates the links, and initiates opportunities for knowledge exchange and collabora- tion between Academia and Industry interested in new and developing technologies. Strong engagement between our University Sponsors and Multinational Enterprises, with our growing and vibrant SME commu- nity sparks innovation and creates sustained and increased employment within the sector across the North, and the UK as a whole. Northern Universities embody


world class strengths in research and teaching in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, physics, engineering, IT, mathematics and statistics. Most of our sponsoring Universi-


ties offer the opportunity to engage a student to work on a defined project, with opportunities across various departments and faculties, includ- ing Business Schools. The project may involve remote working at the company’s premises or be carried out within the University and might be paid project or be part of the course. A core strand of our support is


the facilitation of student place- ments within sector companies and organisations. This brings tremen- dous benefit to the students them- selves through gaining valuable work experience and for business it is an opportunity to engage an undergradu- ate or postgraduate student. Universities who offer degrees with


a compulsory year in industry usually have relationships in place to deliver these 12-month placements. However, there is always the need to source additional capacity and Bionow is keen to bring this opportunity to the atten- tion of Members and other companies in the sector who may be able to sup- port and benefit in this way. Through our relationships with our University Sponsors – Liverpool, Manchester, Lancaster, Newcastle and Durham – we can fast-track the recruitment of students with the appropriate skills and ambitions to suit your business. Industrial placements are on a sala- ried basis and the student maintains contact with their academic depart- ment throughout the placement.


Most sponsoring universities offer the opportunity to engage a student on a defined project


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UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL The University of Liverpool has, since 1881, worked for the advancement of learning and ennoblement of life. This remains our mission today and will give focus to all our efforts in the coming years as we strive to achieve our ambitions and aspirations, tackle the grand challenges of the age and make our vision a reality. We have laid down this explicit challenge of where we want to be in 10 years’ time, and now we must be just as clear on how we will get there. We start from a position of


strength. As a connected, global University with multiple physical and virtual campuses – Liverpool, London, Suzhou, Singapore and online – our worldwide influence and impact is unrivalled in higher education. Over the next decade we will build on our internationally recognised strengths in research and scholarship and increase collaborative and inter-disci- plinary working.


UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER The University of Manchester is a truly global institution, with a reputa- tion for education and innovation that resonates across the world. International businesses, chari-


ties, governments and universities turn to Manchester for our expertise. Whether it’s leading the European renaissance in industrial biotechnol- ogy or helping to train midwives in developing countries, we provide the spark for positive change. Our research engages with the


world’s biggest questions – that’s why we bring together the best people in these fields to help us to find the answers. We’ve a history of attracting world-leading minds to work with us, from Niels Bohr and Arthur Lewis


to our latest Nobel laureates Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, whose pioneering work with the one-atom thick wonder material graphene has established Manchester not just as the centre of research into its application.


LANCASTER UNIVERSITY Lancaster University has risen to become one of Britain’s top universi- ties, with over 12,000 students and 2,500 employees within the Bailrigg campus that is now almost a small town in its own right. Lancaster University has been


named University of the Year by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018. It has also taken the top spot for Best Campus University and Best University in the North West. Lancaster’s success depends on


the talented, creative and committed people who work hard to make this University so special and distinctive. Our vision for the future is to be a sus- tainable and academically excellent institution recognised as one of the leading universities in the world.


NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY Newcastle University is a world-lead- ing university, advancing knowledge, providing creative solutions, and addressing global problems. We aspire to be a people focused


university that harnesses academic excellence, innovation and creativ- ity to provide benefits to individuals, to organisations and to society as a whole. Newcastle University exists for the public benefit to advance education, learning and research. Our objective is to build on this core purpose and, in doing so, provide new knowledge and creative solutions


that make a positive impact. We aim to work collaboratively with our many external partners to shape brighter futures, grow the economy and cham- pion social justice.


DURHAM UNIVERSITY Durham University has a long- established commitment to research and research-led teaching. Research shapes and inspires the disciplinary structure of our departments, as well as our college communities. It directly informs our teaching of both under- graduates and postgraduates, and creates multidisciplinary programmes through our research centres and institutes. In partnership with policy- makers, industry, the public sector, and communities around the world, Durham’s cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural research shapes local, national and international agendas.


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Can create an exclusive sponsorship package and opportunity that perfectly aligns with your organisation’s objectives. Opportunities include, but are not limited to: l The facilitation of student placements within our sector companies and organisations. l Access to a large SME community l Access to academic research groups across the North of England l Expertise in designing and developing bespoke conference programmes and networking events l Promotion of events through targeted marketing l Raising organisations profile through sponsorship of Bionow events


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