Confirmed Speakers
*Click image to see biography
Marianne Ismail
CEO
Microbira Ltd
Dr Sarah Lynagh
CEO
Fios Genomics
Dr Richard Gibbs
Managing Partner
Marks & Clerk
Alex Sim
Chair
Screenin3D
Alix Mackay
Director, Market &
Commercial Strategy
Lorna Duguid
Director – Life Sciences
Opportunity North East
Introduction
Dealmakers’ Breakfasts are curated M&A briefings featuring expert panels delivering on-the-record assessments and commentary on deal-making opportunities. Chaired by Kenny Kemp, Editor of The Business, and supported by The Sunday Times Scotland.
This edition focuses on Life Sciences, bringing together innovators, investors, and industry leaders to cut through the noise and identify what Scotland needs to do next—investigating the vital issues of finance, skills and political support which are urgently required to ensure the success of the life sciences sector.
The Expert Panel: Our expert practitioners will bring insights from their work in international markets in India, the United States, and Europe, as well as on how Scotland’s life science sector is viewed.
Collaboration: We will call on the life sciences industry across Scotland, in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness, to collaborate on creating new centres of excellence for new gene and cell research.
Key Issues: We will examine the key issues of finance, skills, and political support needed to ensure the success of the life sciences sector, and urge Scotland’s new policymakers to make the right decisions for one of our key industrial sectors.
Innovations: Our nation’s research in healthcare and life sciences is world-leading. But with innovations and the application of machine learning and AI on an industrial scale, Scotland must step up once again.
Must Attend: This is a must-attend event for M&A executives in professional services and Life Science leaders looking to raise investment or begin an exit.
Public-sector agencies: Those advising and supporting start-ups and scale-ups in the Life Sciences sector will find value in learning from M&A dealmakers active in the sector.
Early Start and back to the office: The morning begins at 8:00 am with breakfast and networking. The expert panel discussions commence at 8:45 am, followed by a Q&A session. The events always conclude promptly at 11:30 am, allowing you to continue your daily business.
Media Coverage: A report on the event will be featured in the next edition of The Business Magazine, distributed with The Sunday Times Scotland, read by over 67,000 of Scotland’s business leaders and influencers. There will also be online coverage.
Who should attend
M&A executives in
- Law Firms,
- Investment Banks,
- Financial Institutions,
- Intermediaries,
- Consultancy Firms,
- Private Equity,
- Audit & Accounting Firms.
Public-sector agencies advising and supporting start-ups and scale-ups in the sector.
Life Science leaders looking to raise investment or begin an exit.
Consultants involved with sourcing vital laboratory space.
Dealmakers who have been involved in fundraising or ensuring IP is properly covered.
Sponsorship
The Life Sciences DealMakers Breakfast is a unique live media platform for direct engagement with the key players in the sector who originate, influence, and execute deals, offering meaningful access to the relationships that drive transaction activity across Scotland.
We have one sponsored panel spot available, and specific media opportunities in print and online. For more information, please contact editor@thebusiness.scot.
Agenda
8.00: Registration, breakfast & networking
8.40: Introduction
9.00: Session One – Expert panel
10.15: Session Two – Fireside chat in partnership with ONE BioHub
11.30: Finish
Each panellist will bring perspectives from across Scotland’s life sciences innovation ecosystem, drawing on their experience in venture creation, successful exits, business growth and ecosystem building. Together, they will discuss how collaboration, investment and innovation can help ambitious companies scale and unlock the full potential of Scotland’s life sciences sector.
ONE BioHub
The home for life sciences in Aberdeen - a launchpad for start-ups and high potential life science companies looking to rapidly scale and grow
An innovative space accelerating research commercialisation and boosting the entrepreneurial ecosystem in north east Scotland. Life sciences businesses co-locate and grow with a thriving peer group of researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs to translate world-leading science to the marketplace. ONE BioHub provides start-up, spinout and scaling life sciences businesses with laboratories and offices and fully customisable grow-on space.
Panel
*Click image to see biography
Each panellist will bring perspectives from across Scotland’s life sciences innovation ecosystem, drawing on their experience in venture creation, successful exits, business growth and ecosystem building. Together, they will discuss how collaboration, investment and innovation can help ambitious companies scale and unlock the full potential of Scotland’s life sciences sector.
Marianne Ismail
CEO
Microbira Ltd
Dr Sarah Lynagh
CEO
Fios Genomics
Dr Richard Gibbs
Managing Partner
Marks & Clerk
Alex Sim
Chair
Screenin3D
Session Two
Fireside chat in partnership with ONE BioHub, featuring Alix Mackay and Lorna Duguid.
Alix Mackay
Director, Market &
Commercial Strategy
Lorna Duguid
Director – Life Sciences
Opportunity North East