Outsourcing your research needs the academic premium

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Outsourcing your research needs the academic
premium
Dr. Gary Coulton
Life Science Knowledge Business Development
Network

• Associate Dean of Enterprise and Innovation
• St. Georges, University of London

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Why are you here?
You have a problem that needs solving? You need a
prototype testing You need access to cutting edge
technology You have IP you need to complement You
need a partner to access DTI funding Etc.
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The PUSH/PULL Equation
University Effort
Industry Need
Market Driven
Curiosity Driven
Research Assessment Exercise
The Bottom Line
Mutual Benefit?
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How do the WestFocus partners collaborate
currently?
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Research Collaborations

• Early stage high risk
• For example

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Royal Holloway, University of London
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Treatments to Regress Atherosclerosis

• 1. GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines
  Development.
• 2. Collaborative relationship specific research
  projects.
• 3. RHUL expertise models of atherosclerosis
  gene transfer technology.
• 4. GSK expertise in analyses of atherosclerosis
  expensive resources.

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Treatments for Muscle Wasting Diseases
1. Wyeth Discovery Pharmaceuticals and Vaccines
Development. 2. Collaborative relationship
funded PhD students research projects. 3. RHUL
expertise in muscle wasting and gene transfer
technology. 4. Wyeth funding and access to
proprietary technology and reagents.
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Access to Facilities
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St. Georges, University of London

• The Medical Biomics Centre

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Medical Biomics Centre
Mission statement To carry out integrated
genetic, biochemical and physiological research
for deep understanding of complex biological
processes in health and disease.
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SGUL Biomics Collaborations

• York Pharma Biomarkers of skin sensitivity
  (Research)
• HFL Biomarkers of drug use in sport (Research)
• Onyvax Access to mass spectrometry (Facilities)
• Antisoma - Access to mass spectrometry
  (Facilities)
• Genologics Bioinformatics platform
  (Co-development)
• NextGen Technology (Demonstration site)

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Brunel University

• Brunel Institute of Bioengineering (BIB)
• The Advanced Bioprocessing Centre

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The Brunel ABC
Purification of molecules from microgram to
tonnes!
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Education Research Links
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Westminster University
Research Areas Human Performance and Stress,
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, Tissue
Engineering, Biomechanics and Biopolymers,
Bioscience and Society, Fungal Biotechnology,
Medical and Molecular Microbiology, and Plant
Sciences.
Biggest provider of Biomedical Science courses in
London.
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Spin-outs
Examples of BIB Enterprise

• Anson Medical - 28m floatation
• Dynamic Extractions Ltd - 50-100m potential
  market
• Ability Products ??m potential market
• Flex n Lock - ??m potential market

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University of Westminster
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Kingston University
SME involved in Natural medicines DTI SMART
award for antiviral use of a common
plant. Collaboration between KU and SME based on
KU academic expertise in measuring specific
antiviral activity. SME benefit from ring-fenced
outsourced RD.
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Consultancy

• All institutional members of WestFocus engage in
  consultancy!

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Eg. Dr Simon Cutting (RH)

• Consultant for Sanofi-Aventis, the worlds third
  largest pharmaceutical company.
• To work out whether a probiotic yoghurt drink can
  benefit your health
• Determine both the strain and numbers of
  friendly bacteria to establish for the consumer
  good quality probiotics that clearly identify the
  strain it contains and thus guarantees the dose
  it delivers.

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So where is theAcademic Added Value?

• 1000 plus researchers
• 10,000 years of expertise in problem solving
• 100M capital equipment
• International Centres of excellence
• One point of contact via WestFocus
• Access to a world-wide network of scientists

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The Network

• Must be owned by academics and industry together
• Must improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
  partnership development
• Must result in profit!

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