Medilink is hosting a funding workshop in collaboration with Northern Powerhouse to give you an overview of the funding available for the health and life sciences sector. The event will be held on the 3rd of October at KPMG LLP (UK) in Leeds.
Chaired by Sir John Burn*, this event provides life science companies with all they need to take a hold of the funding journey from early stage proof of concept grants to equity and floating on AIM.
In addition to top professionals from funding agencies, Business Angel Groups, Fund Managers, VCs and IPO specsuccessfialists, you will hear from CEOs and entrepreneurs who have successfully secured grants and investment in the past, and are prepared to share their experience with you.
Among the speakers at the event are Matt Chapman, lead on Medical Technology within the Health team at Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Network and Martin Avison Managing Director, Angel Groups, Financial Pulse Limited.
The workshop will also feature a panel of senior representatives from companies that haveully secured various types of funding in the past, will share their real world experiences through questions posed by the chair and the audience.
Whether you are a CEO/CFO/CTO or COO you will meet a remarkable range of experts under one roof to take you through the funding journey from early stage proof of concept grant funding to equity and IPO.
*Sir John Burn is a Professor of Clinical Genetics and Consultant at Newcastle, Chairman of QuantuMDx and non-Executive Director of NHS England.
The complete panel is as follows:
Speakers
Sir John Burn - Non Exec Director NHS England, Chair QuantuMDx, Prof Clinical Genetics
Kevin Kiely - CEO, Medilink
Matt Chapman - Innovate UK, KTN Knowledge Transfer Manager - Health
Mark Wilcockson - British Business Bank, NPIF Senior Relationship Manager
Mark Gibbons - NPIF Micro Fund (NW), Business Finance Solutions
Michael Vassallo - Investment Director at Maven Capital Partners
Faisal Dhalla - Partner Hempsons Law
Marco Schwartz - HEad of Equity Capital Markets UK, KPMG
Chris Warwick - Analyst, Health Enterprise
Martin Avison - Managing Director, Angel Groups, Financial Pulse Limited
Barry James - Managing Director, The Crowdfunding Centre
Peter Dines - Investment Director, Head of Life Sciences, Mercia Technologies PLC
Warren Taylor - Partner, CMS
Insight Panel
Rich Mills - CEO Braintrain 20:20 Ltd
Kadem Al-Lamee - CEO Arterius Ltd
Matthew Tulley - Founder & former CEO Single Use Surgical
Sam Whitehouse - CTO QuantuMDx
Juliana Haggerty - Proposal Development Manager Centre for Process Innovation
Gordon Barker - CEO MicroBioSensors
Date: October 3
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: KPMG LLP, 1 Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4DA
Cost: Members - £45 (£35 for 2nd & 3rd places), Non Members - £95 (£70 for 2nd & 3rd places)
Please click here to book your place today.
Please click here to read the event literature for more detail.
If you have any further queries, please email connect@medilink.co.uk . #Medilink20
