Animal Innovation Forum

Join us at the first UK forum bringing together industry, academia and other stakeholders in
animal health at the RVC’s historic campus.

11-13 September 2024 RVC London
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Our speakers

Donal Murphy
Deputy CEO and Head of International and Regulatory Affairs - NOAH

Helen Roberts
Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Environment, Rural Affairs and Agriculture - DEFRA

Dr Grace O’Gorman
Head of External Affairs - UK Agri-Tech Centre

Chris Lyons
Innovation Lead Agriculture - Agriculture and Food, Innovate UK

Our preliminary programme

Chair: Dawn Howard (NOAH)
Panellists:
Prof Bryan Charleston (Pirbright Institute)
Dr Helen Roberts (DEFRA)
Muna Anjum, (Animal and Plant Health Agency)
Steve Nanchen (Elanco Animal Health)
Paul Dick (Paul Dick and Associates)

Chair: Scott Roberts (Royal Veterinary College)

Panellists include:
Veterinary Medicines Directorate (name tbc)
Donal Murphy (NOAH)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) (name tbc)
Chris Lyons (Innovate UK)
Grace O'Gorman (UK Agri-Tech Centre)

3:45-4:00

09:00 – 9:30 Depart RVC London – transport arranged

Prof Stuart Reid CBE (President and Principal, Royal Veterinary College)

Chair: Jo Bailey, (Royal Veterinary College)
A series of talks and conversations highlighting academic innovation in livestock and companion animal health from the Royal Veterinary College. https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research

12:45 – 1:30

Unique insight and tours to delegates of RVC facilities and centres to include:

Centre for Vaccinology and Regenerative Medicine.
Tour lead Professor Dirk Werling (Royal Veterinary College)

Centre for Translational Research and Clinical Imaging (TRACI)
Tour lead: Dr Victoria Watts (Queen Mother Hospital for Animals)

Structure and Motion Laboratory
Tour lead: Professor Richard Bomphrey (Royal Veterinary College)

Epidemiology, modelling the value of pharmacological interventions to farmers
Workshop leads: Professor Javier Guitian (Royal Veterinary College) and Dr Pablo Alarcon Lopez (Royal Veterinary College)

Dr Siobhan Abeyesinghe (Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science, Royal Veterinary College)

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