The First MRC CiC Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium Meeting: Accelerating Product Development

The MRC CiC Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium, is a partnership between leading UK institutes involved in translational research in tropical infectious diseases and includes the Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics (RCDD) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Jenner Institute at Oxford University and Public Health England Microbiology Services in Porton Down.

The MRC CiC Tropical Infectious Disease Consortium held a day meeting on Feb 13th 2015 at LSTM in Liverpool. Copies of the presentations can be found by following the links on the names of the speakers.

Meeting Chair: Professor Giancarlo Biagini, LSTM

Partner Introduction / Overview / Opportunities

Steve Ward LSTM

Simon Draper Jenner Institute

Vanessa Yardley LSHTM

Phil Marsh PHE Porton Down

10 minute showcase presentation by Richard Pleass LSTM

Presentation by Louise Jones, Head of Translational Research (MRC)

Presentations by attending SMEs 

Anna Davies Almac Group (UK) Ltd

Dave Cook Blueberry Therapeutics Ltd

Jonathan O’Halloran QuantuMDx Group Limited

John Manwell GBDbio

Allan Brown / Olga Gandelman Epistem Ltd

LSTM Presentations by:

Mark Paine

Bertie Squire

Showcase presentations (10 minute presentation):

Emily Adams LSTM

Henry Staines / Evangelia Piperaki St George’s / LSHTM

James Covington University of Warwick

Ben Morton LSTM

Simon Draper Jenner Institute

Phil Marsh PHE Porton Down