The Changing Landscape of European Healthcare Sector: Panel and Angel Pitch Event

Healthcare is one of the largest sectors of the UK economy and one of the most dynamic due to considerable research investment and the on-going NHS restructuring. There was more R&D performed in the pharmaceutical sector than any other, with expenditure in 2010 at £4.6 billion, representing 29% of all UK R&D spending. However, It is estimated that only 30-70% of patients respond positively to any particular drug. Even the best medicines are not equally effective in all patients. Recent advances in science, particularly in molecular biology and genomics, mean that it is sometimes possible to identify the underlying molecular mechanisms of disease (in particular their genetic causes) in patients. The Stratified Medicine (Personalized Medicine) Innovation Platform seeks to build on the UK’s strength within the global healthcare industries and put it at the centre of the next generation of medicine. 
In December 2012 Prime Minister David Cameron said that the government's National Health Service (NHS) has earmarked £100 million, or about $160 million, to the effort. The money is part of a £600 million government healthcare investment announced for research in the coming years. The sequencing is expected to take 3 to 5 years.

Agenda:

• An expert panel of investors and entrepreneurs (45 minutes)
  
• Pitches by four early stage companies and Q&A (60 minutes)
  
• Networking cocktail reception 
  

 
Panelists:

• Dr. Stephen Parker, Venture Capitalist, Celtic Pharma Holdings
  
• Dr. Yelda Kaya, Business Development, GlaxoSmithKline
• Dr. Catherine Beech, OBE, Life Sciences VC
• Dr. Vernon Harten-Ash, healthcare entrepreneur (moderator)

Entrepreneurs selected to present:

• Nuno Almeida, Founder of Nourish Care Systems www.nourishcare.co.uk
• Jack Bowman, CEO of Handle My Health www.handlemyhealth.co.uk
• David Flanders, CEO of Eagle Genomics www.eaglegenomics.com
• Jo-ai Foley, CEO of Furthermycareer.com

 
Contact: el2332 (at) columbia.edu

Event Details

When:
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 7:00 PM

Where:
BDO
55 Baker Street
Marylebone W1U 7EU 
Closest tube: Baker Street, Marble Arch

Organized by Emmanuel Leonard (MS '07) together with the Wharton Club of London

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