Photo opportunity 1.15pm, Tuesday 7 October, Garland Café, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee.
Following on from Professor Sir Philip Cohen's visit to Linkoping, Sweden to talk about the success of Dundee's biosciences, a delegation from Sweden is returning to the University this week to see for themselves the burgeoning industry in life and biosciences in the city.
Fourteen delegates including senior decision makers from Linkoping University, the City's Civic representatives and the Chief Executive Officer at the Mjardevi Science Park arrive in Dundee today (Monday 6 October) to meet with Dundee's leaders in the biotechnology industry.
Professor Sir Philip Cohen, Director of Research at the University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences will welcome the delegates this morning and give them an overview of the city's biotech activities. The delegates will then meet Professor Roland Wolf from the University's Biomedical Research Centre and Professor Peter Downes, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences.
Professor Philip Cohen said: "I am delighted that such a large and important delegation is coming from Linkoping to view Biomedical, Life Sciences and Biotechnology in Dundee. I hope that their visit is really fruitful and helps them to exploit their major strengths, which are at the interface of Biomedical Science and Engineering."
Over the two days in Dundee the delegates will hear presentations from Kevin Bazley from Scottish Enterprise Tayside and the University of Dundee's commercialisation team. They will visit the University's biotech spin out companies Cyclacel and Axis Shield and hear how incoming company Upstate Inc has settled into the biotech sector in Dundee.
Contact Professor Sir Philip Cohen 01382 348446
By Jenny Marra, Head of Press 01382 344910 j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk