Oxford Global were proud to present the 3rd Annual Cell Culture and Bioprocessing Congress in London in November 2014. The congress had over 175 senior level attendees over the two days, representing leading biotech companies, global pharma organisations and internationally renowned academic institutions.

The congress consisted of 4 interactive streams

  • Cell Line Development: Novel Tools and Techniques
  • Process Development: Upstream and Downstream Process Optimisation
  • Cell Line Development: Ensuring Stability and Quality of Cell Lines
  • Biological Production: Manufacturing and Cell Banking Case Studies

The congress showcased 50 presentations, case studies and panel discussions and focused on the key issues in cell line optimisation, process development and biological production. Listed below are just a few of the congress's influential speakers and their presentations.

John Harrington, Chief Scientific Officer, Athersys, Process Development And Scale-Up Of MultiStem® Cells, A Novel Cell Therapy Product

Ulrich Rümenapp, Head of Biotech Projects, Contract Manufacturing Biotech, Bayer, Biotherapeutics Production At Outsourcing Partners - How To Best Manage The Partnerships

Ciska Dalm, Lead Scientist, Upstream Process Development, Synthon Biopharmaceuticals BV, Scale Up? Scale Down?

Maurice van der Heijden, Director R&D, ProteoNic, New Case Studies on Improving Recombinant Protein Production through the Application Of 2G UNicTM Technology

Anna Ramne, Senior Research Scientist, AstraZeneca, Culture And Applications Of Human Beta-Cells In Drug Discovery

At Oxford Global we rely on the continuous feedback from all our attendees whether they are speakers, delegates or solution providers. We are delighted to share just some of the fantastic feedback we have received from our 2014 Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Congress attendees.

Our solution providers praised the congress's atmosphere, networking opportunities, one-to-one meetings and the quality of delegates. The Business Development Manager of Cell Therapy from Cook Regentec said "The one-to-one meetings were excellent and very well organised. The delegates were all of high quality and very relevant."

The research manager from Antitope was delighted with the atmosphere of the congress and told us his thoughts "I liked the relaxed atmosphere of the congress and the intimate setting, both are great for networking."

The Marketing Executive at TAP Biosystems commented on how the congress was a success for their company "A very successful congress. The focused sessions meant we could meet with exactly the right people and companies for our products."

Delegates commented on the quality of presentations, the mix of attendees, the congress setting and the range of topics covered. The Head of Clinical Bio Manufacturing Facility from the University of Oxford said "I liked the diversity of different groups of people at the congress. There were versions of presentations that I have never seen before, very impressive."

A Senior Scientist from Lonza Biologics commented on the mix of attendees and the quality of topics,

"I liked the mix of industry and academic attendees. The presentations and posters covered a range of relevant and current topics."

Following the event, we analyse statistics and feedback from attendees, and we are proud to announce that we achieved an "Above Average" or "Excellent" rating in all categories including:

  • Overall Services of the Oxford Global Staff
  • Congress venue
  • Format & administration of the 1-to-1 meetings

This is great news for everyone involved in the production of the 3rd Annual Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Congress 2014.

After the success of the 3rd Annual Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Congress, Oxford Global Conferences are proud to announce that we will be hosting the 4th Annual Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Congress in London in November 2015. For further information on this or any of our upcoming congresses, please contact Danielle Dalby on +44 1865 248455 or by email on d.dalby@oxfordglobal.co.uk