Date: Tuesday 10th March
Times: 08:30am – 4:30pm
Venue: Charnwood Campus Science Innovation and Technology Park
Agenda
08:30 – 09:15 | Arrival, Registration & Networking
09:15 – 09:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
“The East Midlands gateway from innovation to commercialisation and manufacturing; Part 2: finance and investment.”
Gosia Khrais BSc (Hons), PGDip, CQI, Director, Charnwood Campus
Abigail Philips, Delivery and HTC Manager, Medilink Midlands
09:30 – 09:50 | Keynote Address
09:50 – 10:00 | ‘From Connection to Amplification: Collaborating for Life Sciences Growth at Charnwood Campus”
Sue Tilly, Chair of the LBV
Reclaiming leadership in life Sciences Manufacturing and how it gets financed
10:00 – 10:15 | Industry Perspective “Driving investment/capital attractiveness through manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement”
10:15 – 10:45 | Panel 1: Building a Resilient Life Sciences Manufacturing Ecosystem. Moderated discussion with leaders from:
- TBC
- Nick Smiley, Kindeva
- Andy Lewis, Quotient
Moderator: Graeme Cameron, CEO Pennine Healthcare
Live Polling: 5min
Notes:
- What makes manufacturing assets bankable vs uninvestable?
- How do GMP, automation, and continuous improvement reduce investor risk?
- What do lenders and strategic investors want to see before committing capital?
10:50 – 11:20 | Networking Break & Expo
11:20 – 11:35 | Importance of scaling “Why is it important to scale and how HINs can help Innovators to scale? ”
Nicole McGlennon, Managing Director at Health Innovation Network East Midlands
Nat Hutley, Founder and CEO, Koodos Private Markets Venture Capital & Private Equity
11:35 – 12:05 | Panel 2: Financing Scale – What Investors Fund, What They Don’t, and Why
- Ben Reasbeck, Barclay Life Sciences Lead
- Christian Kumar, MedTech Lab Makers
- Andrew Mumford, CEO of Initiate Consultancy
- Sam Stephens, TBAT
- Lewis Stringer, BBB
Moderator: Nat Hutley, Founder and CEO, Koodos Private Markets Venture Capital & Private Equity
Live Polling: 5min
Notes:
- Why founders fail to secure capital
- How platform models de-risk innovation for investors
- How regions benefit when capital and infrastructure align
12:05 – 12:20 | Spotlight Talk: MedTech Makers Lab Launch: The first Pan European Clinical Development Organisation overing Innovation, Funding, Clinical Adoption and Scale
Christian Kumar, Founder MedTech Makers Lab
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch & Expo
13:30 -13:50 | Sponsor Talks
- Marks & Clerk LLP
- Sotas
13:50 – 14:00 | DSIT’s East Midlands lead for the TechFirst programme
14:00 – 14:15 | Resilient Health Supply Chains: Strategic Assets for Investors in the UK
Jan Godsell, Dean at Loughborough Business School, Prof of Operations and Supply Chain Strategy
14:15 – 14:30 | Regulatory Innovation for Faster Adoption: “Regulation as a Value Lever – Why regulation is not just a hurdle, but a critical lever for de-risking innovation and attracting funding.”
David Hawkins, Medical Device Regulatory, Quality and Compliance Consultant Sotas
14:30 – 15:00 | Panel 3: From an Innovator to a CEO:
- Kieran Borrett, Director, Plug and Play
- Nat Hutley, Founder and CEO, Koodos Private Markets Venture Capital & Private Equity
- David Hawkins, Medical Device Regulatory, Quality and Compliance Consultant Sotas
- Helen Compton, Stakeholder Engagement Manager, NIHR
Moderator: Al Mills, Director of Business Development and Growth Specialist, Sequel Consultants
Live Polling: 5min
Notes:
- How regulatory innovation reduces time-to-revenue
- What investors misunderstand about MHRA vs EMA vs FDA
- How early regulatory engagement affects valuation
15:00 – 15:30 | Innovators’ pitches
15:30 – 15:45 | Closing Remarks & Call to Action
Abigail Philips, Delivery and HTC Manager, Medilink Midlands
15:45 – 16:30 | Networking Reception
