The Sponsors for this years event

Gold Sponsor Package

Swansea University was proud to be the Gold Sponsor for BioWales 2012. The university is home to a thriving cluster of innovative life science and healthcare ventures centred around the Institute of Life Science (ILS), Wales' premier medical and healthcare research facility. The ILS is a £100 million venture focused on maximising competitive advantage for its clients by bringing together multi-disciplinary research, the NHS, industry and business. The ILS provides access to exceptional resources for its clients including clinical research and imaging facilities, the UK centre for Mass Spectrometry, commercial laboratory space, business suites, hot-desk facilities and access to partner initiatives such as the Centre for NanoHealth. The ILS houses over 300 research specialists from cancer to e-health to medical devices and is actively seeking new research collaborations, business partners and entrepreneurs looking for a supportive base in Wales. Visit us at the exhibition to find out more or email us at ilscommunications@swansea.ac.uk

Please visit http://www.ils.swan.ac.uk/ for more information

Dinner Sponsor Package  

Medilink UK is a national health technology business support organisation,with a strong track record in increasing the viability of manufacturers, service providers, designers, OEMs and suppliers of medical technology.Confronting the day-to-day issues that face businesses, Medilink UK helps companies from concept through to commercialisation and nurtures collaborations between academics, clinicians and industry.  With a team of experts, Medilink UK can provide bespoke market research for companies diversifying into the sector, or investing in research and development.  On an international platform, Medilink UK supports global companies investing in the UK market as well as promoting the export of products and services to the US, Middle East and Asia.

Please visit http://www.medilinkuk.com/ for further details

Silver Sponsor Package 

GE Healthcare Life Sciences provides tools for drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing and cellular technologies, so research scientists worldwide can be more productive, effective and creative. Our vision is to be the start-to-finish bioprocessing solution provider, the partner of choice in cell and protein research and the leader in life sciences services.

Building on our broad expertise across life sciences, we are firmly commited to help researchers understand life at a molecular level and develop solutions that can prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure disease. 

Bronze Sponsor Package 

  BioDundee is a partnership between public, private and academic sectors to promote the growth of life sciences in the Dundee area.  It was created in 1998 to assist Dundee forge its reputation as a centre of excellence in life sciences and has continued to enable the sector to retain its competitive edge in an increasingly challenging global environment.  Outside of Oxford and Cambridge, Dundee is home to one of the most significant life science communities in the UK.  With world-class companies, universities and research institutions all within a three mile radius, the area offers a wide range of expertise from drug discovery, through medical devices and diagnostics to ag-biotech and environmental biotechnology.  BioDundee brings together the local life science community as well as promoting its strength to external audiences around the world.  BioDundee provides training and networking events, as well as offering marketing support through use of the internationally recognised brand at exhibitions, through newsletters and at the BioDundee International Conference held each summer - this year to be held on 30th & 31st May, details can be found at http://www.biodundee.co.uk/index.asp?tm=13

Please visit  http://www.biodundee.co.uk/ for more information

Bronze Sponsor Package 

Cardiff Medicentre is a dedicated medical, healthcare, and life sciences business incubator located on the University Hospital of Wales campus. It offers high quality office and laboratory accommodation comprising of 32 units ranging from 284 sq ft to 1,045 sq ft. Low-cost desk leasing is also available for individual entrepreneurs that are writing business plans or seeking finance. Cardiff Medicentre offers specialist business incubation programmes and services and works closely with the Welsh Government's Life Sciences sector team to ensure that tenants have access to the wide range of business support services available. Tenants can also take advantage of the specialist facilities and academic expertise located within the nearby Cardiff University School of Medicine. 

Bronze Sponsorship Package

Acerchem considers itself to be one of the Global Market leaders in the market sectors that it operates, we put our customers first in a constantly evolving and growing market place. We continually promote best practice in areas of cost, quality and customer service with both existing and new customers. To compliment the success enjoyed in recent years. The Business, since January 2011, now has an office in the UK, located at Swansea University operating out of the Institute of Life Science. This initiative unites Research and Development programs we currently support in domestically in China along with anticipated plans with the University.

Please visit http://www.acerchem.com/ to find out more 

Bronze Sponsorship Package

CIICBM is recognized internationally as a leading Chinese biomedical industry services supplier and a niche player in the biomedical technology market in China. 
Our 3 core services include:
Biomedical Training (GLP, GCP, GMP etc.)
Clinical Consumables Supply
Pre-Clinical technology Commercialization
CIICBM is committed to building "international two-way channel" to promote Chinese-British biomedical industry collaborations.

Please visit http://www.ciicbm.com/ to find out more

Bronze Sponsor Package

 The Enterprise Group LABIOFAM is a Cuban state-owned enterprise with over 20 years of experience in the production, distribution and commercialization in Cuba and in different regions worldwide of natural products for human health, veterinary products and bioplaguicides for the control of vectors spreading such diseases as dengue and malaria. LABIOFAM developes joint businesses of different nature with national and foreign companies, covering a wide range from Joint Ventures to Cooperated Productions and Technology Transfers. Among its most outstanding achievements, reference could be made to new natural products for the treatment of oncological, respiratory and digestive diseases and its presence for over 10 years in different African countries applying successful programs in the control of such diseases as malaria and dengue.

Please visit http://www.ukincuba.fco.gov.uk/ to find out more 

Bronze Sponsorship Package

The HealthTech Medicines Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) supports business innovation through partnerships, funding and knowledge transfer: Connecting partners: bringing together and facilitating collaborations with a common goal, Access to funding: Identify and influence new and existing sources of funding, Knowledge transfer: Opening doors to wider networks of people, organisations.

The The KTN is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge transfer of technology into UK-based businessed and innovation within the key application areas of medicines, health technologies, regenerative medicine, stratified medicine and assisted living technologies (medical devices and diagnostics, biopharmaceutical bioprocessing) addressing needs across SME's to large multinationals. 

Membership of the KTN provides access to:

• Potential practitioner network into industry andindustry friendly academia

• Technology Strategy Board, National and EU fundingcompetitions

• Impartial advice and access to the full KTN team

• Key individuals within the community - putting you in touch with the right partners for formingcollaborations

• Networking opportunities and event

 Bronze Sponsorship Package 

Lanyard Sponsor Package

Penn Pharma is a leading provider of fully integrated and cost effective development and manufacturing services to the international health care industry. Penn's services support a fast and effective route from drug discovery through clinical trials to market. Penn's services, developed over its 30 year trading history, are individually excellent and compelling in combination and include Pharmaceutical Development, Manufacturing of Clinical and Commercial Supplies and Analytical Test and Release service. Penn operates under quality systems proven through audit and compliance with EU GMP. Penn is licensed by the MHRA for manufacturing, importation and distribution of medical products and we supply products to USA under the approval of the FDA. Penn has specialised facilities for handling potent compounds requiring contained resources and we are is licensed by the UK Home Office for the production of controlled drugs.

Please visit http://www.pennpharm.co.uk/ for further details

Delegate Sponsorship Package

Abel & Imray offers a premium quality IP service, with a friendly, helpful approach. It is a service that you’d go a long way to find – but it is right here on your doorstep. From SMEs to multinationals, discerning clients already know there’s knowledgeable advice and extensive experience right here in Cardiff.  As leading IP Attorneys, we can help you protect your innovations and branding via patents, registered designs and trade marks, both domestically and abroad. We have particular expertise in the pharmaceutical, bio-technology, diagnostics, medical imaging and medical device technology and work for a variety of academic, NHS and commercial clients of all sizes. We are proud to serve the Welsh life science sector and from the end of March you will find us in our new larger offices at 3 Assembly Square, Cardiff Bay, just a stone’s throw from BioWales2012.

Delegate Sponsorship Package 

Geldards is one of the UK's leading regional commercial law firms with offices in Cardiff, Derby and Nottingham. Having worked with life sciences and healthcare organisations in both the public and private sectors for over two decades, we have a wealth of experience of the issues and challenges you face and can use our expertise and experience to help deliver solutions which are right for you. We have a particularly strong track record in corporate finance, commercial and intellectual property matters. Our life sciences and healthcare clients include universities, teaching hospitals, privately owned and publicly listed life sciences businesses and medical product retailers. Whether you are a large multinational, a start up, spin-out or an academic institution, our life sciences and healthcare team can help guide you in a highly practical and commercial way through the many legal issues facing your business.