The conference was sponsored by Advanced Research Clusters, Pinsent Masons and British Land.
The packed auditorium heard the scientific research community and real estate leaders echo the Government’s ambition to make the UK a world-beating home of scientific discovery but agreed that a chaotic planning system, the glacially-slow pace of infrastructure delivery and the threat of global competition is holding back the UK’s economic growth.
The event was opened by Professor Chas Bountra, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, University of Oxford, before attendees enjoyed a morning of panel debates looking at ‘How the UK’s Innovation Potential of the UK is unleashed’, ‘Life Sciences in 2030’ and ‘What does the S&T sector need to grow within the Arc?’.
PANEL: Unleashing the UK’s Innovation Potential.
Dr Andrea Kells, Director, Research Ecosystem, Arm Richard O’Boyle, CEO, Pioneer Group; Professor Karen Holford CBE, Chief Executive & Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University; Professor Chas Bountra, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, University of Oxford;
PANEL: Life Sciences 2030
Dr Adam Stoten, SVP Academic Partnerships, Evotec Dr Emma Stanton, VP Clinical, Oxford Nanopore Technologies; Nicole Jadeja, Partner, Life Sciences, Pinsent Masons; Dr John Baker, Senior Vice President, Product Portfolio & Innovation, Abcam;