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UK BIO Reception 2024
UK Biotech: Inspired, Innovative, International
The UK’s Department for Business & Trade (DBT) and the UK's BioIndustry Association (BIA) invite you to join us at our flagship networking event at BIO 2024. We look forward to celebrating the global reach and impact of the UK’s life science sector with senior UK government officials and policymakers, and key industry and academic leaders from the UK, US and beyond.
Whether you’re interested in clinical research for innovative products, working with the UK’s world-leading universities, SMEs and spin-outs, or leveraging our globally unique datasets and complex manufacturing capabilities, join our reception to discover and be a part of one of the world's most inspired, innovative and international life sciences ecosystems.
Visit the event website for more information on our programme at BIO 2024, our Pavillion co-exhibitors and partners, and why choosing the UK helps advance your international biotech activities at pace and at scale.
This reception is invite-only and registration is required.
Other ways to engage with BIA and DBT at BIO 2024:
- Visit the UK Pavilion at BIO 2024, located in Hall B, booth 2025 and the adjoining Welsh Government stand (booth 2119)
- Book a one-on-one partnering meeting with DBT, our partners and all 16 co-exhibitors on the UK Pavilion this year. You can also visit the UK@BIO microsite to learn more about the UK Pavilion exhibitors and partners.
- Attend the BIO Super Session: Spurring Biotech Innovation Across the Globe: A High-Level Discussion on Tuesday 4 June (10:45 - 12:00 PT)
- Attend the Global Innovation Hub seminar: The UK: Inspired, Innovative and International on Tuesday 4 June (12:15 - 12:30 PT)
- Join the UK’s on-stand reception on Tuesday 4 June (17:00-18.30 PT)
- Connect with BIA representatives - Associate Directors Alina O’Keeffe and Martin Turner - get in touch with them ahead of or during the conference!
Dr Martin Turner
What does your role at BIA involve?
Martin is responsible for all the BIA's policy outputs and public affairs activities and leads on finance and tax policy as well as the BIA’s engagement with the investment community. He authors the BIA’s investment analysis reports and is a regular commentator on the life sciences sector in the national press. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Cambridge University Science Policy Exchange (CUSPE).
Previous experience & achievements
Martin has over ten years experience in policy and public affairs and has worked at the Royal Society, the Campaign for Science and Engineering, and the Association of Medical Research Charities. Before embarking on a career in policy, he completed a PhD in molecular biology at the University of Sheffield, where he also co-founded and was director of an award-winning science communication charity called Science Brainwaves. He has a BSc in molecular biology from the University of Manchester.
Alina O'Keeffe
What does your role at BIA involve?
Alina joined the BIA in October 2021 as Head of Marketing and Membership Communications. She leads the marketing team and is responsible for developing effective marketing strategies, which play an integral role in achieving BIA's strategic goals and strengthening brand awareness and member engagement. She also helps manage the BIA's Charity of the Year partnership and other strategic collaborations.
Previous experience & achievements
Alina has more than ten years of experience in management and international communications. She plays an integral role in achieving BIA's strategic goals. Her experience lies in various sectors, from the UK's further education sector and national bereavement charity to an international humanitarian and & development organisation and finance/energy events company. She is a published author on marketing, leadership and innovation with a focus on international development and sustainability.
If you could invite any scientist or entrepreneur to dinner, who would it be and why?
I'd love to meet Maria Salomea Sklodowska, mostly known by her French name - Marie Curie. Despite facing some daunting hurdles, both because of her gender and her family’s poverty, which stemmed from the struggle for independence from the Russian regime, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for their work on radioactivity and discovering new elements.