Wednesday, 12 March 2025 | 11:55 - 13:30
Partnering for success: the importance of collaborations across research, innovation and supply chains (Part 2)
11.55 Creating Value Through Clusters: Seafood By-Product Insights from Iceland and Opportunities for Scotland
Chair: Donna Fordyce, Chief Executive, Seafood Scotland
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Melanie Siggs, Director of the Global Seafood Alliance, Vice President of The Centre for Responsible Seafood, Ambassador for the Iceland Ocean Cluster,
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Alastair Kennedy, Director, Lornal Consultancy
12.50 Launchpad for Biomanufacturing in Scotland - take off for cluster growth
Chair: John Hand, Scottish Enterprise
In 2023, Scottish Enterprise, IBioIC and Forth Valley College won a £7.5M UKRI funded launchpad to grow the bio-based manufacturing cluster in Scotland. Here we offer you a taste of some of the exciting projects supported through Launchpad funding.
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Jay Dignan, founder, BioMara
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Ed Craig, CEO, Carbogenics
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Marie Rapin, R&D head, HUID
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Rita Cruz, Head of Molecular Biology, Ingenza
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David Mackie, Product Development Manager, Marine Biopolymers
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Mark Dorris, CEO, Mercel
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Jamie Gilman, Head of Research & Development, MiAlgae
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Brandon Childers, Senior Scientist, NCIMB
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Ioannis Stasinopoulos, CEO, Prozymi Biolabs
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Alicja Dzieciol, Founder and CEO, SilviBio
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Jo Penhaul Smith, CTO, Sustainable Extricko
10 speakers
Marine Biopolymers Ltd