Aim of Mission
The AMR Innovation Mission UK 2020/2021 aims to add to the global curbing of AMR by boosting joint early & translational research, R&D, clinical development, validation, registration and commercialisation of vaccines, microbial diagnostics and antimicrobial products.
Target groups to visit the UK
The mission welcomes delegates from Start-ups, SMEs and Multinationals, Academia, Research Institutes, Regional Development Companies and other interested stakeholders in Europe and other parts of the world.
Online Kick Off 2020 for virtual and physical Mission in 2021
The AMR Innovation Mission UK the mission consists of 2 interrelated parts:
- Online Kick Off on 15 October 2020, to set the scene for the
- Virtual and physical Mission in 2021.
Online Kick Off on 15 October 2020 (no costs involved)
The tentative programme is (UK TIME i.e. CEST – 1):
| 10:00 | AMR: Aims & objectives mission | AMR Insights | Maarten van Dongen |
| Dr Maarten van Dongen is the Director of AMR Insights | |||
| 10:20 | AMR hotspots UK & business support | Innovate UK | Peter Dirken |
| Dr Peter Dirken is the Programme Manager – Global Missions at Innovate UK | |||
| 10:45 | UK-NL collaboration & Dutch LSH cluster | NL Enterprise Agency (RVO NL) | Niels van Leeuwen |
| Niels van Leeuwen MSc is Sr. Advisor international R&D & RVO-liaison Life Sciences & Health | |||
| 11:10 | UK funding international collaboration | NIHR | Peter Sargent |
| Dr Peter Sargent is the Head of Business Development at NIHR-NOCRI | |||
| 11:35 | Boosting innovation to curb AMR | DHSC | Louise Norton-Smith |
| Dr Louise Norton-Smith is the Head of Global Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy & Delivery at DHSC | |||
| 12:00 | Participating organisations UK, EU, ROW | AMR Insights | Maarten van Dongen |
| Dr Maarten van Dongen is the Director of AMR Insights | |||
| 12:30 | – lunch break – | ||
| 01:00 | Interactive: shape the April 2021 mission | All | |
| 01:30 | Pitches by UK / EU / ROW participants | Oxford Innovation | Eileen Modral |
| Eileen Modral is Investment Manager OION Ltd & EU & UK Access to Finance Enterprise Europe Network | |||
| 02:30 | – coffee break – | ||
| 02:45 | Partnering program | Enterprise Europe Network | Marta Rybarczyk |
| Marta Rybarczyk is Partnership and Innovation Advisor at Oxford Innovation | |||
| 03:15 | Mission April 2021 & how to prepare | AMR Insights | Maarten van Dongen |
| Dr Maarten van Dongen is the Director of AMR Insights | |||
| 03:45 | Panel Q&A | Innovate UK / NIHR / RVO NL / EEN | |
| 04:15 | Closing remarks | AMR Insights | Maarten van Dongen |
The 15 October online Kick Off is the starting point for the virtual and physical mission in 2021. Participation is highly recommended. There are no costs involved.
Registration online Kick Off 15 October
Registration for the online Kick Off is mandatory for all participating organisations: visiting organisations and ‘hosting’ UK organisations. There are no costs involved. Register now:
REGISTER FOR ONLINE KICK OFF 15 OCTOBER 2020 >>
Pitch your organisation on 15 October?
On 15 October 2020 the online Kick Off meeting for the AMR Innovation Mission UK will provide the opportunity to 6 selected companies to pitch their organisation.
Download the information leaflet on pitching your organisation >>
APPLY DIRECTLY FOR PITCHING 15 OCTOBER >>
Virtual and physical Mission in 2021
The virtual and physical missions will visit 4 AMR hotspots in the UK: Golden Triangle (London, Cambridge, Oxford), Cardiff, Alderley Park and Edinburgh. The program will include a combination of corporate presentations, predefined 1:1 partnering sessions and networking.
The website for the virtual and physical Mission is under construction and will be launched during the online Kick Off meeting on 15 October 2020.
Download the flyer here >>
