LONDON BIOTECHNOLOGY NETWORK: Building A Research Career - Thursday 27 March 2008

The next LBN Career Track event. www.londonbiotechnology.co.uk/jobs.

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to the London Biotechnology Network Career Track Event which will be hosted at Queen Mary on THURSDAY 27TH MARCH 2008, 13.00 – 17.30hrs.

Examples of talks can be seen below:

• From bench to clinic – an overview of pre clinical drug discovery - Pharmidex
• Demonstrating efficacy - current strategies in clinical trials - Quintiles
• Who are the employers (Pharma, biotech, CRO or academia) and how do they recruit? Lab Support
• What adds most value to a researcher’s CV – Lab Support
• Who do you know? – The importance of networking – Dalriada Resources

 The event will be open London wide to all Life Scientists, late undergraduate, PhDs and early postdocs. I look forward to seeing you there.

www.londonbiotechnology.co.uk 

 This event is free to attend but spaces will be limited to pre-registration, please email, tjones@london-first.co.uk.

PROGRAM (subject to change)

13.00 Registration

13.30  Welcome and Introduction from Chair – Tom MacDonald, Dean of Research, Queen Mary University

13.45 From bench to clinic – an overview of pre clinical drug discovery - Alan Palmer, Chairman Pharmidex

14.10 Demonstrating efficacy - current strategies in clinical trials. - Liz Allen, Quintiles

14.35 Who are the employers (Pharma, biotech, CRO or academia) and how do they recruit? Kris Richards, Lab Support

15.05 Tea/Coffee and Networking

15.30 What adds most value to a researcher’s CV – Clare Dewbury, Lab Support

15.55 Who do you know? – The importance of networking – Vicki Connor, Dalriada Resources

16. 20 Closing Remarks

16.30  17.30 Networking over drinks and canapés