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March Newsletter 2007

         
   
 

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SEHTA News

In this March issue of the SEHTA newsletter we would like to highlight the upcoming BioTrinity event and the BFAS Project.

BioTrinity

BioTrinity is a unique opportunity to take in showcase presentations from the best companies from the UK's most successful biotech supercluster and partner with them. There will be ample networking opportunities, including a networking reception the evening prior to the conference at the venue.

Check out the growing list of 235+ companies participating in BioTrinity including many biotechs, as well as VCs like Abingworth, Novartis Venture Fund, East Hill, SR-one, Oxford Capital Partners, Scottish Equity Partners and Pharma including Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Merck, Eli Lilly, Novartis International AG

For more information on this event please CLICK HERE

The BFAS Project

Every business needs a business plan – how’s your looking?  SEHTA offers to all it’s core members access to the BFAS project, run in conjunction with Finance South East.  This finance advisory service aims to support the sustainable growth of businesses in the South East whose main activities are biotechnology or healthcare technologies.

We offer a fully integrated service to help companies access suitable finance, to get sector specific advice on business development and locate any financial and regulatory advice that might be needed.

Most of the help is FREE!

To find out more please CLICK HERE

And on the subject of funding SEHTA has a comprehensive list of funding options for businesses – take a look at http://www.sehta.co.uk/how-can-i-find/sources-of-finance

Best regards

David Parry

Chief Executive Officer

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Please take a look at the EVENTS section of the SEHTA website for the full comprehensive list of events throughout the region - listed below are just a few upcoming events.

 

Business Briefing Event on Revolutionary New Medical Imaging Technology

London, 21st March

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) provides sub-surface images of soft tissue with far higher resolution than is possible with ultrasound, MRI or CAT scanners

CLICK HERE

 

Healthcare Business Opportunities in the Developing World

London, 22nd March

A half-day seminar aimed at companies in the healthcare sector focussing on the opportunities through the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Organisations and the World Bank.

CLICK HERE

 

Lead to Succeed - One Day Workshop

Woking, 22nd March

The Lead to Succeed 1 day workshop, hosted by Business Link Surrey, and supported by the Surrey Enterprise Hub, is a highly interactive workshop experience for directors and managers

CLICK HERE

 

BioTrinity 2007

Oxford, 28th March 2007

The First International Biotechnology and Healthcare Partnering Conference showcasing Drug Discovery and Development, Diagnostics and Medical Device companies from the Oxfordshire and South East England supercluster.

CLICK HERE

 

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

23rd-27th Mar 07   Fine Chemicals Trade Mission to Japan  
26th-28th Mar 07   VIenna - Exhibition Opportunities at 19th DIA EuroMeeting  
29th Mar 07   Nanomedicine - a mission to Japan  
10th-13th Apr 07   China Exhibition - CMEF China  
6th-9th May 07   Bio 2007  
7th May - 1st Jun 07   Japan Industry Insight  
10th May - 13th May   7th International Medical Exhibition and Conference, Cairo  
 
 



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