West Midlands IVD Innovation and Adoption Conference Thursday 17 - Friday 18 July 2025 Edgbaston Park Hotel

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME


dAY 1: 

Clinical diagnostics innovation: Diagnostic Development and Translation 

TIME                    SESSION                                                   
08:30 - 09:30Registration and Arrival Refreshments 
09:30 - 09:50Welcome & Introduction - Neil Hanley 
Aims of the day - Alex Richter 
09:50 - 10:50Challenges in diagnostic development and translation

View from the NHS - Craig Webster 
View from the Industry - Matt Pearce 
View from Academia - Alex Richter

10:50 - 11:05REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:05 - 12:15Business Valuation and Funding - Moderator: Jo Pisani

What is the Commercial Value of IP - Mark Connell
How does Academia value IP - Veemal Bhowruth
Unlocking Capital for Healthcare Innovation - Tim Davis 

Panel Discussion 1: Mark Connell, Veemal Bhowruth, Tim Davis
12:30 - 12:45Introduction to the Business Model Canvas - Matt Dobson
12:45 - 13:30LUNCH
13:30 - 14:15Academic Success Stories - Overcoming Challenges to Diagnostic Development and Translation

Case Study 1 - Jennifer Heaney
Case Study 2 - Richard Bryan
14:15 - 14:45 Academic Case Studies for Group Session

Case Study 1 - Vanessa Ankude
Case Study 2 - MetaGuide Dx
Case Study 3 - Sian Faustini, University of Birmingham 
14:45 - 15:20Group Session: Applying the Business Model Canvas to Diagnostic Ventures
Moderator: Matt Dobson
15:20 - 15:40 REFRESHMENT BREAK 
15:40 - 16:00 Feedback from Group Session - Matt Dobson, David Browning, Alex Richter 
16:00 - 16:30Panel Discussion 2 - Next steps for your good idea - Matthew Pearce, Craig Webster, Emily Adams, Alex Richter 
16:30 - 16:45Conclusions - Alex Richter 
17:00 - 18:30DRINKS RECEPTION – On site at the Precision Health Technologies Accelerator                             
16:30 - 16:45
Conclusions - Alex Richter 

day 2: 

Strategic collaboration to accelerate adoption of IVDs into clinical care pathways 

TIMESESSION                                   
08:30 - 09:30Registration and Arrival Refreshments
09:30 - 09:50           Welcome & Introduction 
Gary Sambrook, Alex Richter
09:50 - 11:30Birmingham Ecosystem to support diagnostic innovation                                  

WMHTIA - Liam Grover
BHP - Lorraine Harper
ABHI - Richard Phillips
PHTA - Gino Martini
Health Innovation West Midlands - Judith Stewart 

Panel question and answers – Moderator: Alex Richter

11:30 - 11:50REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:50 - 12:50Regulation and Evaluation

Test Evaluation - Jon Deeks 
Test Regulation - Joseph Burt 
Data Regulation - Alaistair Denniston 
12:50 - 13:40LUNCH
13:40 - 14:00Overcoming Hurdles to IVD Access and Adoption - Stephen Harding, Binding Site part of Thermo Fisher Scientific 
14:00 - 14:30 Industry Case Studies for Group Session

Case Study 1 -
Lee Lindsay, Kiffick
Case Study 2 - Jean-Louis Duprey, Linear Diagnostics 
Case Study 3 - Salvo Camiolo, Bioclavis

14:30 - 15:15Group Case Study Session: Applying the Business Model Canvas to Industry Diagnostic Ventures
Moderator: Matt Dobson
15:15 - 15:30REFRESHMENT BREAK
15:30 - 16:15 Panel Discussion 3: Solution Finding for adoption - Liam Grover, Alex Richter, Judith Stewart, Joseph Burt & Stephen Harding
16:15 - 16:30 Conclusions and next steps - Alex Richter