Agenda

Day 1 | Wednesday 12 March 2025

09.00 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 - 10.30 Opening Plenary

Mark Bustard, CEO, IBioIC

TBC

10.30 - 11.10 Partnering for success: the importance of collaborations across research, innovation and supply chains (Part 1)

Case Study - Working with a major IB company to develop process optimisation | University of Edinburgh

Engineering the future of fashion: biological dyes at scale  | Sophie Vaud, Colorifix

11.10 - 12.00 Coffee break

12.00 - 13.30 Partnering for success: the importance of collaborations across research, innovation and supply chains (Part 2)

Creating Value Through Clusters: Seafood By-Product Insights from Iceland and Opportunities for Scotland

Melanie Siggs, Iceland Ocean Cluster,

Donna Fordyce, Seafood Scotland

Launchpad Showcase - take off for cluster growth | Chair: John Hand, Scottish Enterprise

• Jay Dignan, founder, BioMara

• Carbogenics

• HUID Ltd

• Rita Cruz, Head of Molecular Biology, Ingenza

• Marine Biopolymers Ltd

• Mark Dorris, CEO, Mercel Ltd

• MiAlgae

• NCIMB

• Prozymi Biolabs

• SilviBio Ltd

• Sustainable Extricko

13.30 - 15.00 Networking Lunch, poster observation, 1-1 meetings

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15.00 - 16.00 Partnering for success: the importance of collaborations across research, innovation and supply chains (Part 3)

Celtic Clusters - Learning from best practice in Europe

Daniel Álvarez, PhD, International Business Manager, Bioga

Cathy Keenan, Partnership Manager, Biorbic

Gorenka Bojadzija Savic, European Projects Manager, Biotech Sante Bretagne

16.00 - 16.45 Innovation Showcase

16.45 - 17.00 Poster winner prizegiving and Day 1 wrap up

18.00 - 20.00 Civic Reception, Glasgow City Chambers