Organised and hosted by East of England International (EEI) the visit was to showcase strengths in life sciences across the region, with 20 visitors from countries including China, India, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, USA, France, Spain, Denmark, Estonia and Germany. The delegation were visiting the science park for a panel discussion on regenerative medicine, which was chaired by Richard Archer. It was attended by the cream of the UK’s regenerative medicine experts, including Dr Tim Allsopp from Pfizer Regenerative Medicine, Dr Greg McGarrell, CEO of MedCell, Dr Iphigenie Charatsi from the UK Stem Cell Bank, Professor Ruth Cameron of the Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, Dr Rowan Gardner, Chairman of BioLauncher, Dr Julian Hitchcock, Director of EESCN and leading UK stem cell lawyer at Field Fisher Waterhouse, Professor Roger Pedersen, Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine and Dr David Newble, CEO of The Automation Partnership.
Nykki Rogers, Life Sciences Business Development Manager for EEI said: “Granta Park was an ideal setting for our seminar and part of our aim of showcasing the East of England as the centre of excellence that it is. The networking facility in the Riverside development is in a beautiful setting, is very spacious and has all the facilities you could need for a meeting or seminar. It’s great that they’re using it for free seminars for the entire community.”
The group was in the UK on a tour organised by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), and visited only a select few regions, kicked off by the East of England. Early feedback indicates that already new collaborations are being discussed as a result of the visit.
To discuss using the meeting facilities at Granta Park please contact Roz Bird on 01223 895031 rbird@mepc.com.
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