Join us for this exciting Pioneer Presents event to hear from experts working to ensure we are prepared for the effects that climate change will bring to our health.

Climate change is impacting health in a myriad of ways, including by leading to death and illness from increasingly frequent extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, storms and floods, the disruption of food systems, increases in infections and food, water and vector-borne diseases, and mental health issues. We need to be ready to deal with an uncertain climatic future and respond to health emergencies quickly.

Human Health in a Changing Climate

Agenda:

10:00 Coffee and Registration
10:30 Welcome and introduction to Pioneer Group and an overview of planetary health Lisa Thomas, Pioneer
10:45 Rising to the Challenge: Climate Changes Demand Effective Medicines Nicola Heron, Chief Strategy Officer, Medicines Discovery Catapult
Session One: Infectious diseases of the future
11:15 Are we ready for the next pandemic? Philip Probert, Head of Biologics, CPI
11:35 Creating a UK capability to rapidly respond to pandemic threats Kit Erlebach, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
11.55 Infectious disease and experiences from leading the Lighthouse Laboratory during the Covid pandemic Professor McNally, University of Birmingham
12.25 Lunch and Networking
Session Two: Tackling non-communicable diseases
13.20 Unhealthy urban planning and development linked to non-communicable diseases Professor Cecilia Wong, University of Manchester
13.40 Biomarkers for early detection of non-communicable diseases Professor Vikki Rand, Teesside University
14.00 Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Long-Term Conditions in a Changing Climate Professor John Young, Teesside University
14.20 Break
Session Three: Novel treatments for future diseases
14.40 A novel biological approach to develop new oral therapeutic vaccines Steve Emery, CSO, CHAIN Biotechnology
15.00 GlycoCell Engineering Biology Mission Hub: Transforming glycan biomanufacture for health Dr John Heap, University of Nottingham
15.20 Accelerating novel therapies from discovery to patients Lee Dunham, Director of Business Development, CGTC
15.40 Accelerating translational development of gene therapies for the rare diseases Linda Popplewell, Teesside University
16:00 Networking
17:00 Close

Venue: Wilton Centre
Location: what3words: warm.royal.direct

At Pioneer Group, we believe in the power of innovation and collaboration, to tackle our human and planetary health challenges.

Pioneer Presents is our inspiring new event series exploring the challenges that we, as a life-sciences community, strive to solve.