Last year's Exhibitors at BioWales 2011
AbD Serotec
With over 25 years of antibody manufacturing expertise, AbD Serotec understands the challenges faced by commercial manufacturers. AbD Serotec is developing the next generation of antibodies using MorphoSys' innovative HuCAL® recombinant antibody technology to rapidly generate custom monoclonal antibodies in vitro. AbD Serotec also offers custom manufacturing services, including large scale production of antibodies. Conjugation services, accessory reagents, and an expanding range of antigens complete the set of services that we offer.
AssayMetrics Ltd
AssayMetrics have been innovating discriminating fluorescence technologies since 2004. We offer a single source for fluorescent labelling reagents, peptides and now plate reader technologies, ensuring customers get complete solutions for their assay needs. AssayMetrics' customers have proved that our long fluorescence lifetime PURETIME® reagents offer real benefits to their drug discovery and development programmes. We are conveniently located in Cardiff, South Wales and welcome visitors to our demonstration lab.
Adelphi Healthcare Packaging
Adelphi Healthcare Packaging specialises in the supply of primary packaging to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Adelphi holds a comprehensive range of glass, plastic and aluminium containers, dispensing systems and various closures. Our particular speciality is assisting companies in early stages of development to ensure that primary packaging choices are the most appropriate, both commercially and technically for their products.
BBSRC
BBSRC is one of 7 Research Councils that make up Research Councils UK (RCUK). With a variety of funding schemes it supports academic research in biology and biotechnology, which is not only of an excellent quality, but also achieves impacts to benefit society and industry in the UK. Of particular relevance is the Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC), a scheme co-funded by EPSRC and industry, which funds research of relevance to the bioprocessing sector.
Bilcare
Bilcare GCS support the complete clinical trial life cycle handling solid, semi-solid, liquid, and biotech clinical trial material (CTM) requirements offering pre-formulation research and development, manufacturing, analytical services and clinical supplies packaging & labelling to IVRS, QP services, controlled-temperature (cold chain) CTM storage, worldwide distribution and returns and destructions.
Cardiff University
Consultancy and Research - Professional expertise in everything from advanced manufacturing to searching for new global oil reserves. Access to testing and analytical services. Innovation Network - Meet people from the business and university communities at regular informal gatherings. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships - Solve strategic business problems through a government sponsored programme. Professional Development - Effective, high-quality short courses / bespoke training. Student and Graduate Recruitment / Placement
www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/business/
Biopharma
Biopharma Process Systems is the UK and Ireland's leading supplier of freeze drying and ancillary equipment. We have significant expertise in the application of
freeze drying and are able to supply solutions that span research, pilot production and full manufacturing scale. We enjoy an excellent reputation for customer services, offering installation, commissioning, validation and maintenance of equipment as well as laboratory services such as characterization, formulation development and cycle optimisation. Digitally Networked Business
The Digitally Networked Business (DNB) project
supports business clusters and sectors within Wales, encouraging them to become participants within online networks. DNBs improve information/knowledge sharing and provide an environment which encourages both the formation of new relationships and collaborative working. DNB platforms can provide shared services, applications and resources to participants creating new opportunities for businesses to exchange goods/services and to move into new markets.
Dupont Chemswede
- Process R&D and manufacture since 1944 - cGMP approved and FDA/EMA inspected - Lab/Pilot/Production scale - One-stop-shop - Analytical R&D/QC - High potent/oncology containment capability - Regulatory assistance - Openness and transparency in communication Chemoswed is the reliable Swedish custom synthesis specialist, supplying active ingredients since 1944. With a background in Pharmacia, Chemoswed is since 1996 an independent entity within the DuPont group, offering cost-effective, turn-key solutions to API needs worldwide.
Enzyme Research
Laboratories Ltd
Enzyme Research is a specialised biotechnology company which since inception in 1993 has achieved considerable growth in the blood coagulation sector of the pharmaceutical industry. Based in Swansea, the company has developed a worldwide reputation as a specialist supplier of high purity blood coagulation reagents. The company currently has an extensive range of coagulation reagents including purified coagulation factors, depleted plasmas, antibodies to coagulation factors and paired antibodies for use in ELISA's.
Ehealth Industries Innovation
ehi2 works with companies in creating new, innovative ehealth products and services with global market potential. It provides opportunities to test, adapt, improve and evaluate ehealth products and services in a safe and reliable environment to maximise their competitive advantage. It assists companies and facilitates access to clinicians, academia, NHS organisations, and national NHS IT and ICT programmes. It works with the NHS and other health systems to identify needs for new products and services.
http://www.ehi2.swansea.ac.uk/
Esinger Ltd
Ensinger Group Ltd consists of six strategically placed plastic stock shape distribution centres and two state-of-the-art machine shops producing finished components. An extensive range of one hundred different semi-finished materials is available, including specialist grades suitable for use in the medical industry. Our machine shops are able to manufacture complex finished components created within a clean and hygienic environment, as required by our medical customers.
Global Academy
POWIS drives innovation in Welsh businesses by: - placing global PhD graduate researchers within participating companies on full -time basis - finding expert academic supervision from Welsh and international universities to support your R&D project - assigning our specialist project managers to steer your R&D project from ideas to market as quickly as possible - providing free access and membership to some of the world's leading thinkers and open innovation programmes such as MIT's Industrial Liaison Program
Health Protection Agency
The HPA works with companies ranging from SMEs to large pharmaceutical in developing interventions and analytical tools to protect the population against infectious disease, chemicals, poisons and radiation. The HPA has programmes in; Respiratory and gastroinstinal disease Sexually transitted and hostipal aquirerd infections Chemical and environmental hazards Emerging diseases Radiation Emergency responses
GX Group
GX Design Engineers is Wales' leading independent design consultancy with GX Systems developing web-based tracking solutions. An exciting team with over 20 years' experience has proven results in global medical device and equipment design and development. We believe that great projects are borne out of a combination of brilliant ideas, energy and a powerful personal chemistry between our teams and our clients. The result for our clients - unique and practical solutions to their problems.
HealthTech and Medicines KTN
The HealthTech and Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) is funded by the Technology Strategy Board and built on the foundations of the original Health Technologies and bioProcessUK KTNs supporting the broader health technology, and medicines sector. The HealthTech and Medicines KTN is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge transfer and innovation within the key application areas of medicines, associated bioprocessing and health technologies (medical devices and diagnostics) addressing needs across SMEs to large multinationals.
Innovation and Engament, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
The School of Medicine has made a significant commitment to the development of Innovation and Engagement. Within the UK and internationally the potential benefits of Innovation & Engagement activities for Academic Institutions and individuals engaged in this activity are gaining merit. Simple Definitions Innovation - development of competitive innovative products and services, stemming from research and learning & teaching activity. Engagement - dialogue between an academic specialist and non-specialist in that particular field.
Intertek PharmaceuticalServices
Intertek is a world leading certification, inspection and testing company with more than 24,000 people in 1,000 locations in over 100 countries Intertek Pharmaceutical Services is equipped to the highest standards to provide its clients with support services ranging from bioanalysis, regulatory analysis, chemical problem solving and certification services designed to assist at every stage of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and medical device development from inception to manufacture Experience covers diagnostic products, wound care and regenerative medicine
http://www.intertek-pharma.com/
Labtech
Labtech's innovative technology-based portfolio, together with their highly qualified team of customer focused application specialists, who are continually on hand to provide full product support, which is supplemented by a vastly experienced service department, who have the full capability to repair, service & calibrate all equipment in situ, will ensure that your organisation will remain at the forefront of research for many years to come.
MATCH
A collaboration of universities, industry and government, MATCH® connects policy, research and industry and offers frameworks and tools for: • streamlined economic evaluation/decision-making across the product development cycle, resulting in better and quicker estimates of effectiveness and profitability; • assessing/incorporating user requirements across all stages of product and service development, leading to improved outcomes and value for money; and • developing business models that are optimally configured for presenting persuasive, and well-evidenced value propositions.
National Institute for Social Care and Health Resear
ch Clinical Research Centre
NISCHR CRC provides research staff through regional networks in North, South East and South West Wales. These are skilled research professionals with experience of direct patient and service user contact, who work to ensure the quality and delivery of NISCHR research projects. There are also Cardiff based research network support teams that lead training and development, Involving People, information, communications, finance, management and administration for the organisation.
http://www.nischr-crc.wales.nhs.uk/
MediWales
MediWales, supported by the Welsh Assembly Government, represents the Welsh health technology and life sciences sector. Owned by over 130 members it is led by directors elected from its membership. Using events, publications and www.mediwales.com, members are promoted and supported in a climate where networking capacity is at a premium. MediWales facilitates communication and collaboration between over 1500 contacts in academia, business and industry in Wales, the UK, and the international arena.
Oxford Expression Technologies
Oxford Expression Technologies (OET) specialise in products, services and consultancy for expressing eukaryotic proteins in insect cells using baculovirus. Built on the company's innovative flashBAC baculovirus protein expression technology, it offers a gene to protein service for recombinant protein expression and also offers a flashBAC system in kit form for their clients to produce proteins in their own lab. OET has a positive can-do attitude to partnering and look forward to meeting you!
Pall Life Sciences
Pall is the world leader in the design, production, and supply
of membranes, filtration devices, and separation systems We supply products to nearly every industry in the world, including the most sophisticated and demanding applications in drug discovery, diagnostics, healthcare, and industrial fluid processing We are a global, multi-site manufacturer with an impressive portfolio of products, quality systems, and experience to meet demanding material requirements Pall's OEM division specialises in membranes for Diagnostics and Healthcare.
www.pall.com/life_sciences_oem.asp
PDR
Having won 16 major international design awards in the last 5 years PDR is one of Europe's leading product design and development consultancies and Research Centres. Building on this track record our innovative patient-specific medical product development centre aligns the needs of clinicians, patients and health services with those of manufacturing companies wishing to develop medical devices. Using advanced manufacturing technologies coupled with cutting-edge research provides a full range of design and engineering support.
We are experts in patent, design and research journal searching, supporting patent attorneys, companies and R & D departments worldwide We cover all areas of search and analysis to assess prior art for new patent/design applications, produce patent/design landscapes, provide potential prior art for revocation proceedings or to determine the risks of infringement Our comprehensive range of databases cover more than 75 countries Worldwide http://www.patentseekers.com/
Porvair Filtration Group
UK innovator and manufacturer of filtration and separation technologies will be showcasing developments using BioVyonTM, ultraclean porous plastic materials for medical and bioscience applications. BioVyonTM materials include biomolecule functionality, hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties for separation and purification applications including lab scale antibody purification, diagnostic device wicking, solid phase extraction and process chromatography.
http://www.porvairfiltration.com/
REED Scientific 
REED Scientific have global recruitment expertise and partner clients across Wales with their permanent and temporary scientific vacancies. With our unrivalled ability in matching the skills and ambitions of talented individuals to the right opportunities, REED Scientific has become one of the best known, trusted, and strongest recruitment brands in the sector, enjoying our 4th year attending the BioWales. We are happy to discuss how REED can offer you expert insight into the recruitment market.
Simbec Research Ltd
Simbec Research provides clinical services to the international pharmaceutical & biotech sectors. Trials conducted range from Phase I studies in healthy subjects through to Phase II trials in patients, with full bioanalytical back up and related services. Simbec specializes in early drug development, particularly first-into-human, and has 35 years experience in clinical & bioanalytical research. Simbec's investigator centre, central laboratory and bioanalytical unit are all on the one site. Supplementary Accredited for Phase 1 research.
Scientific & Medical Products Ltd
Scientific & Medical Products (SciMed) is a distributor of specialist laboratory instruments. Our Company offers label-free analysis techniques for biophysical measurements such as SPR, OWLS and z-LAB and also has a range of innovative products for cell bioassays, drug discovery, formulation development and tissue stabilisation. Please see our website: www.scimed.co.uk for further details.
SRG
SRG are the UK's leading Scientific, Clinical and Engineering recruitment company with 10 offices across the UK. We provide a variety of services, from traditional temp and perm recruitment from ‘Bench to Boardroom'. We have over 50,000 scientific candidates registered with us across a range of disciplines and James Windridge will be attending as the dedicated consultant for South Wales. He is a graduate scientist with industry experience and over 10 years in scientific recruitment.
University of Glamorgan
We are committed to working with the biosciences sector across Wales. The Advanced Analytical Science Research team within the Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC) hosts one of the most modern analytical laboratories in the UK. The Centre for Electronic Product Engineering (CEPE) provides expertise in embedded microelectronics and communication technologies. We are a team of experienced knowledge transfer specialists with an excellent track record of understanding, meeting and surpassing client needs.
Synergy Outsourcing
Synergy Outsourcing offer a dual channel approach to Outsourcing. Our unique on site oursourced service utilises your vacant laboratory space whilst carrying out the work giving significant cost savings. We also offer full off site outsourced services. We operate in all areas of Science including drug discovery, Analytical, QC, Micro and Stability Services. We also have a full library of unique compounds which can be purchased.
http://www.syneryoutsourcing.com/
UK HealthGateway
UK HealthGateway helps medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers to access the NHS market successfully. Offering market research, business case design, regulatory certification, reimbursement application, clinical trial design and clinical advocate partnering, it is the foremost business if you want fast, affordable results. Call us now on 0207 664 8711.
http://www.ukhealthgateway.com/
WAG - Innovation
We are part of the Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Economy and Transport, our support is aimed specifically at technology-based businesses in Wales in 6 key sectors including Life Sciences. We provide an integrated package of support in all aspects of your business, from helping you develop new products and managing intellectual property assets, through design issues and manufacturing, to full commercialisation of your new products, services, processes and technologies. Our support is available at every step of the innovation process.
www.business.wales.gov.uk/innovation
Welsh Wound Network
Committed to ensuring the higelsh Wouhest possible standards of research, development and education to support industrial and clinical developments in wound healing, the Welsh Wound Network is a collaborative network dedicated to improving the clinical care of people with wounds in Wales.
http://www.welshwoundnetwork.org/
Huntleigh
The Diagnostic Products Division of Huntleigh has over 25 years experience in design, development, manufacturing and marketing non-invasive electro-diagnostic products to the global medical market, in particular those relating to maternity, vascular assessment and patient monitoring.Huntleigh currently employs 160 staff at their Cardiff facility including 30 Engineers who design and develop innovative solutions to healthcare problems. Huntleigh maintains a significant commitment to Research and Development and continues to pioneer new product ideas to meet budget and market needs.