SIU Live is about science. Modern science. How it’s translated and communicated. About the interface between academia, industry, start-ups, and the general public. And how it’s driving technological and medical advances that are rapidly turning our world upside down.
Lakmal Jayasinghe is the Director of Oxford Nanopore Technologies technologies, a disruptive company that pioneered the use of a new type of next generation sequencing. In the episode we dive into the technology, its applications, and Lakmals journey from the early start-up to the company's current billion pound evaluation.
In this weeks episode we discuss bridging innovation ecosystems in China and the UK with Sunan Jiang, Minister Counsellor for Science and Technology at the Chinese Embassy (UK); and the current and future role of contract research organisations in drug development and innovation with Dr Dave Madge, VP at Wuxi AppTec Co. Host: Emil Fristed Editor: Phillip Dmitriev
Pilot episode! Stephen Caddick (@Stephen_Caddick) is a group leader at UCL, and Director of Innovation in the Wellcome Trust. He also cofounded two start-ups: Thiologics and Synthetic Pages. In this short and sweet (or sour?) interview we discuss `translation’, PhDs, creativity, lemons, and much more. (We’re working on audio quality!) Host: Emil Fristed Editor: Phillip Dmitriev Rec.: Beatrice Li
Welcome to SIULive! In this brief "0th" episode: Why and what is SIULive? Stay tuned for the upcoming episodes! Host: Emil Fristed Editor: Phillip Dmitriev