BioTrinity Conference

CRB recently attended OBN’s (Oxfordshire Bioscience Network) BioTrinity conference in Newbury, UK on the 12-14^th April. The BioTrinity Biopartnering and Investment conference is in its fifth year and CRB had not attended since the first meeting so it was a good opportunity to see how far this event has come.

According to OBN around 750 people attended the meeting and it certainly seemed to be busy and vibrant which was good to see. CRB had an exhibition stand at the meeting and took part in the partnering meetings to establish some new business relationships and meet with old acquaintances.

This meeting was very much focussed on investment and the seminars and partnering event reflected this so this was perhaps a bit of an unusual meeting for us but it was encouraging that we still met with actual scientists with an interest in real lab work and peptides. Companies represented at the meeting ranged from traditional big pharma down to 1-man virtual biotech companies so it covered the whole breadth of the industry.

The meeting was potentially more useful from a business development perspective as we are currently seeking new partnerships and looking for interesting technologies. The partnering system was extremely well run and plenty of time was allocated for good conversations to occur to facilitate this. If you have anything you think we might be interested in please do feel free to contact us.

On a lighter note as the event was set at Newbury racecourse we had a better view than most conferences when walking to the partnering hall. However this did give good views of the golfers in the middle of the course having fun whilst the conference attendees were hard at work!

It is of course always enjoyable being away from headquarters and meeting with our customers, suppliers and potential future collaborators. We hope to see many more of you throughout the year.

Iain