Events

Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Sector - Opportunities & Developments in the North East
---- POSTPONED UNTIL 16th FEBRUARY 2011 (was Tuesday 5th October) ----
The Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Audience: NEPIC Members & Invited Guests

North East England has a strong Pharma Manufacturing Industry at the moment but even in this successful sector the need to anticipate and exploit trends remains a high priority. To help the industry understand issues and share ideas and responses to these pressures, NEPIC and the ISPE have worked with CPI  to run a focussed  seminar looking at two important issues – industry skills and the impact of biotechnology.

Starting with an overview of current support from ONE North East to meet the industry pressures,  presentations from such as MSD, Newcastle Universities Biopharmaceutical and Bioprocessing Technology Centre and Nzomics will showcase some of the progress already being made to make the region a Bioprocessing centre.  A separate strand will allow you also to explore the ways in which your workforces can be up skilled to meet the new technology challenges.  The event concludes with the recent very successful experiences of GSK at Barnard Castle in implementing a Biologics process.

This is a unique local opportunity to make contact with your opposite numbers across the region, share good practice and get some new ideas. To book your delegate or exhibitor places, please contact Lynne Aungiers via: lynne.aungiers@nepic.co.uk

Predictable Project Outcomes from Collaborative Project Management - A NEPIC/ECI  follow up event from the'Project Productivity after the Gibson Review' Conference
Thursday 21st October, 2010, 08.30-17.00
The Northern Echo Arena, Darlington FC
Audience: NEPIC Members & Invited Guests

This event is an industry requested follow on from the NEPIC conference, 'Project Productivity after the Gibson Review', held in March this year, which focused on the Government sponsored 'Gibson Report' and the need to address productivity issues in the UK Construction Industry.

There is a universal recognition that if as a region we are to continue to attract inward and UK investment we must be able to demonstrate our capability to deliver the desired predictable project outcomes. The aim of this workshop event will be to learn or re-discover techniques and methods which can lead to successful projects.

To register for this event, please click here to download the registration form, which can be returned by email to lynne.aungiers@nepic.co.uk or by fax to 01642 442 561. For general enquiries or more information, please call NEPIC on Tel: 01642 442560. 

Visit to India Chem 2010 with NEPIC
Thursday 28th - Saturday 30th October 2010
Mumbai, India
Audience: NEPIC Members

NEPIC, at the invitation of the Indian Chemical Council (ICC), is attending India Chem Conference & Exhibition 2010 and encourage North East companies to join them. Held in Mumbai from 28th to 30th October, India Chem is the largest event of the chemical & petrochemical industry in India.

Organized by the Govt. of India, Department of Chemical and Petrochemicals, Indian Chemical Council (ICC) and FICCI, the conference and exhibition is attended by many prestigious Indian and international companies, in what is a very rapid growing economy.

As a prelude to the conference, NEPIC will be arranging company visits and one to one meets for its members. NEPIC, through the cooperative relationship with ICC, Vapi Industries Association and Gujarat Chemicals Association, have fast track access to a large number of Indian companies across a broad spectrum of the process sector.

Stan Higgins and Phil Hollowood, who are attending on behalf of NEPIC, have over 20 years experience doing business with India, so if your company has general or specific interest in certain areas, then focused visits and meetings can be arranged on your behalf. 

Attending companies may be eligible to receive financial support from UK Trade & Investment for the costs associated with the visit. For further details please contact Phil Hollowood, Richard Tweddle or Stan Higgins at NEPIC - Tel: 01642 442560. More information regarding IndiaChem can be found on www.indiachem.in

4th ICIS Bioresources Summit 
Thursday 25th November 2010, 09.00-16.45
Hilton Newcastle Gateshead
Audience: NEPIC & Northeast Biofuels Members

The 4^th ICIS Bioresources Summit is a must attend event for bioresource professionals.

With interest in renewable resources at an all time high, companies across the world are beginning to realise the full impact bioresources could have on their businesses.
 
This year's 4^th ICIS Bioresources Summit will continue to focus on the latest developments from the North East region and UK - but also feature international bioresources activity.

The conference once again takes place in the UK's North East - one of Europe's most important regions for the bio sector. Arranged in conjunction with North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), Northeast Biofuels (NEB) and Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) this is a chance to network with some of the most important executives in the bio sector - from the UK and overseas - in a region at the forefront of developments in this industry.

For further details please contact John Brady at NEPIC - Tel: 01642 442560. More information can be found on http://www.icisconference.com/GRP47402/agenda

Innovation Strategy for the NE Chemistry Using Industries 2010
(Update & Re-Launch)
Tuesday 7th December 2010
MSD, Billingham
Audience: NEPIC Members

At this conference NEPIC and CPI will present the outcomes of the recent update of this strategy. Over 50 organisations have contributed to this update, the first version of which was published in 2005 and has proven to be very influential. It was an excellent road map to where the innovation activities of the chemistry using industries within our region were heading and the review has confirmed its conclusions were pretty accurate. We think the 2010 Strategy will be just as influential.

At this event we will present the key findings the Strategy and also showcase some of the world leading innovation capabilities of our region. The event should also help your company to take forward collaborative or individual R&D projects into the future.

For further details contact Lynne Aungiers at NEPIC - Tel: 01642 442560. More information, including agenda, can be found by clicking here (link to be added week commencing 11.10.10).

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NEPIC Parliamentary Meeting, Westminster
Wednesday 8th December 2010
House of Commons
Audience: Invited Guests, MPs
More information to follow...


NEPIC AGM
Thursday 9th December 2010 or Wednesday 15th December 2010 (TBC)
Wilton Centre, Teesside
Audience: NEPIC Members
More information to follow...


NEPIC Annual Dinner
Friday 14th January 2011
Hardwick Hall, Sedgefield
Audience: NEPIC Members & Guests
More information to follow...