The 11th Annual Dinner returns to the EICC to host over 400 industry professionals from leading companies in Scottish real estate.

For further information contact spfevents@bpf.org.uk.  

Further details are available at: https://scottishpropertyfederation.org.uk/events/spf-annual-dinner-2024/

Ada Lovelace Day is an annual event held on the second Tuesday of October to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions of women to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields.

Further details available at: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ada-lovelace-day/

THE BIOINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION’s Summer Party is a key focal point of the BIA social event calendar, join for an evening of cocktails and canapés with life sciences finest.

Further details available at: https://www.bioindustry.org/event-listing/bia-summer-party-2024.html

Calling all innovators, trailblazers, inventors, entrepreneurs, academics, disruptors, big thinkers and dreamers…

Save the date for Discovery Park’s second Innovation Summit to unleash the power of ‘Breakthrough Thinking’ and challenge our collective minds to generate fresh and creative ideas that feed innovation. Taking place 20th June 2024 at Discovery Park, Sandwich.

More info at: https://discovery-park.co.uk/innovation-summit/

BIA’s Start-up Festival in 2024 brings together the best of rising talent in the sector for a day of informative sessions designed to build on your existing knowledge and allow you to learn from peers and established industry experts alike.

Attendees will be able to meet with both peers and potential advisors during the day.

Please note: The Start-up Festival is intended for the leadership of early-stage companies to learn from each other and from invited thought leaders in the sector. In order to ensure a critical mass of startup entrepreneurs, we are limiting numbers of service providers, beyond those sponsoring and supporting the event.

Further details available at: https://www.bioindustry.org/event-listing/bia-start-up-festival-2024.html

Invite only for Women in Science Leadership: Contact julie.moulsdale@perceptivecommunicators.co.uk for more information

We would like to invite you to the next Women in Science Leadership event on Thursday 25th April with Claire Wallace, President, Research and Safety Market Division, Europe, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Claire has over 30 years of industry experience, holding leadership positions in operations, marketing and commercial. Claire has generously offered to share her career story, including any learning or opportunities that are relevant to women. Claire has also kindly agreed to provide a tour of the site before her session.

This group aims to move the needle on the number of women in senior positions in science, providing an opportunity to network with other senior women in science and learn from each other.

Thursday 25 April 2024

3pm - 4pm Site tour of Thermo Fisher Scientific

4pm - 5pm Career overview and Q&A with Claire Wallace

5pm - 5.45pm Informal networking with soft drinks provided

BIA regional event hosted by the Centre for Process Innovation, in Darlington.

Includes networking lunch, panel discussion and Q&A, followed by networking reception.

Further details available at: https://www.bioindustry.org/event-listing/bia-regional-focus-north-east.html

ONE is partnering with Scottish Development International (SDI) as part of their ‘growing global’ series to bring an event tailored to Life Sciences professionals in Scotland, ranging from startups to growth and accelerator businesses. Whether you’re planning to export internationally in the future or already engaged in international markets, this event is designed to provide valuable insights and practical guidance. Taking place on 26th March at ONE Biohub, Aberdeen.

Find out more: https://www.opportunitynortheast.com/events/growing-global-opportunities-for-international-growth-in-life-sciences

North east Scotland is home to world-class enterprises tackling modern epidemics, from neurodegenerative diseases and infectious diseases to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Opportunity North East Limited and ONE BioHub are partnering with The Times and Sunday Times Scotland to stage the third bi-ennial Life Sciences Summit on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at the King’s College Conference Centre at University of Aberdeen.

Join entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders at the 2024 Life Sciences Summit in Aberdeen, where experts will explore what it takes to transform the first spark of an idea into a commercial reality. Hear from investors who support companies at every stage of the development pipeline, including the CEO of Innovate UK, Indro Mukerjee, and senior representatives from LifeArc Ventures, Deepbridge Capital, Epidarex and Archangel Investors.

The North-East of Scotland is home to a distinct cluster of clinical-stage biotech companies and, with the recent opening of the ONE BioHub innovation hub, is a region poised to maximise its life sciences sector’s health, wellbeing, and economic potential. Join the summit to learn from the Scottish entrepreneurs behind biotech, medtech and healthtech companies, including NovaBiotics, Elasmogen, TauRx and EpitogenX. Explore cutting-edge approaches to drug discovery with artificial intelligence experts and discuss the future of life sciences with leading industry commentators, including the BioIndustry Association.

Join Times science editor Tom Whipple, Times columnist Gillian Bowditch, and life sciences leaders as they explore the exciting potential of this dynamic, innovative and fast growing sector.

Further details available at: https://www.opportunitynortheast.com/events/times-and-sunday-times-life-sciences-summit

Scotland’s Life Sciences Annual Awards and Dinner is the preeminent event in the Scottish life sciences calendar. This year the black-tie annual awards and dinner will be held in the Ballroom of the Hilton Glasgow on Thursday 14th March 2024.

Find out more at: https://lifesciencesawards.scot/

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that will place between 8 - 17 March 2024!

Further details available at: https://www.britishscienceweek.org/.

Launched as part of the BIA's efforts to support the data-driven life sciences community, TechBio X brings people together for thought leadership and networking. We will explore both the practical challenges involved in implementing new techbio technologies, as well as taking a longer-view look at where the sector will go in coming years.

Find out more at: https://www.bioindustry.org/event-listing/techbiox-cambridge.html

https://www.womeninscienceday.org/

This World Cancer Day, we recognise the power of working together.

We know that every single one of us has the ability to make a difference, large or small, and that together we can make real progress in reducing the global impact of cancer.

This 4 February, we call on you, whoever and wherever you are, to play your part in creating a cancer-free world. 

This World Cancer Day, what will you do to close the gap in cancer care?

Find out more at: https://www.worldcancerday.org/about/2022-2024-world-cancer-day-campaign