Programme

4th September 2024

Programme details are subject to change.

14:15

Doors Open

14:30

Arrival

Please arrive in good time to take your seat before the first presentation

Theatre

The Theatre is the Royal Institution's main auditorium, where the Christmas Lectures are held.

15:00

Introduction and Welcome
Lord David Prior of Brampton
David Prior

Chair

15:05

Origin Sciences

A novel approach to colorectal cancer diagnostics

Hugo Lywood
Hugo Lywood

CEO

15:20

Shrewsbury & Telford

CDC Infrastructure & Clinical Trials

Jon Lacy-Colson

Consultant Surgeon and Hon Clinical Senior Lecturer

15:35

Imperial College London

99.9% of Academic Biomarker research is a waste of time. We need to do better.

Christopher Peters

Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant Upper Gi Surgeon

15:45

Almac

Sample processing and biobanking

Professor Paul Harkin

President & Managing Director, Almac Diagnostic Services

15:55

Novacyt

Development of custom DNA extraction technology

Dr Joanne Mason

Chief Scientific Officr

16:05

Illumina

Illumina overview with collaborations

Jason Betley

 VP of Sequencing Chemistry

16:15

Earlham Institute

Epigenetic profiling

Professor Neil Hall

Director

16:25

Break and Refreshments

16:45

Science Magician – First Act

17:00

Quadram Institute

Delivering healthier lives

Professor Ian Charles, OBE

Institute Director & Chief Executive Officer

17:10

Azenta Biosciences

Enabling Biomarker Discovery

David Buck

Director of Operations

17:20

IBM

IBM Research: from Weighing Scales to Quantum Computing

Mark Goossens

Technology Managing Director: Head of Public Sector

17:30

CSI

How to Survive AI

Sandip Channa

Chief Technology Officer

17:40

Theiagen Genomics

Using microbial bioinformatics to understand the hidden world inside us all

Professor Andrew Page

Director of Technical Innovation

17:50

ABHI

Regulation change and opportunity in the UK

Stephen Lee

Director, Diagnostics & Digital Regulation

18:05

Science Magician – Second Act

18:20

Concluding Remarks
Lord David Prior of Brampton
David Prior

Chair

Conversation Room

All are welcome to join us after the main event for refreshments and networking.

18:25

Drinks, Refreshments and Networking

Meet other attendees, the presenters and the collaborators.

20:30

Event Concludes

Filming

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