Building Translational Partnerships, 26th May 2022, 10.00 – 16.00

The Warwick-Wellcome Translational Partnership presents Building Translational Partnerships

This was an exciting all-day, in-person event on 26^th May 2022 held at the Slate, designed to bring some of the brightest minds from healthcare industry, regional universities and hospital trusts together in a free-form day to spark new and innovative translational collaborations. Expert guest translational influencers included Dr Tim Hammonds (VP Drug Discovery, Locki Therapeutics Limited) and Dr Laura Lane (Principal, Advent Life Sciences).

The event was organised by the Partnership's operational group (Research & Impact Services and the Warwick Medical School), with funding provided by the Wellcome Trust, and further support provided by the Warwick Innovations Group as well as the University's Innovative Manufacturing & Future Materials and Health Global Research Priorities.

This event:

Provided a space to gain perspectives from other academics, clinicians and industry outside the delegates' immediate network of colleagues and collaborators, drawn from across the Midlands and all interested in translation of healthcare research
Enabled delegates to form new collaborations outside of the constraints of a conventional sandpit, which could be used to form the basis of new grant applications. Translational projects and their associated barriers were proposed by the delegates on the day, capturing the forefront of translation from those active in the field
Allowed delegates to hear first-hand from expert speakers through Q&A sessions, as a departure from the typical format of plenary talks

Agenda

Time	Session	Description
10:00 (30 min)	Networking Arrivals/Registration	On arrival there will be structured networking space to allow early collaborative conversations
10:30 (10 min)	Welcome and Overview	An introductory session to meet other participants and to learn about the future vision for medical translation and the opportunities to support collaborative venture
10:40 (35 min)	Translation Process Investigation #Breakout	An introductory investigation to explore your experiences of medical translation processes and the pinch points that you have encountered. You will be sharing your experiences, including the actions you have taken to overcome barriers
11:15 (15 min)	Dr Tim Hammonds (VP Drug Discovery, Locki Therapeutics Limited) - Sharing Practice-based Experience	A review discussion, based on your experiences, with an expert speaker who has successfully accelerated the translation process
11:30 (20 min)	Networking Break
11:50 (40 min)	Imagining Future Medical Translation	Creation of a future medical translation process or concept that enables both push and pull scenarios to flourish
12:30 (15 min)	What can we do: Sharing Ideas to Support our Vision	Sharing ideas that will support the release of pinch points and breaking translational barriers
12.45 (15 min)	Dr Laura Lane (Principal, Advent Life Sciences) - External Pressures Impacting our World	A reflective conversation with an expert speaker about the wider external context that may drive innovative change
13:00 (60 min)	Lunch and Informal Networking
14:00 (10 min)	Initiating Collaboration: Opening of the Translation Collaboration Marketplace	An open forum to identify topics and ideas that you want to discuss and share with others
14:10 (40 min)	Translation Collaboration Marketplace	An opportunity to meet with others with a similar challenge or idea that you would like to discuss and develop
14.50 (20 min)	Break
15:10 (30 min)	Ideas for Future Initiatives	In the first part of the final session, we will explore the ideas that have emerged and start to identify the potential for further collaborations
15:40 (20 min)	Review of the Day and Hopes for the Future	In the second part of the final session, Dr Andrew Blanks and Prof Andrew McAinsh will review the day and outline ideas for the future
16:00	Event close