What does industry want from universities?

Presentation and recording:

Please visit this link to download the PowerPoint presentation, to view a recording of the session please visit the Echo360 webpage.

Who should attend this event?

All staff are welcome to attend this event. We particularly encourage Professional Services staff who support or facilitate research partnerships to attend (e.g. Finance, Legal, Procurement, RKT, etc.).

Aims of the event

Malcolm will discuss how to improve collaboration between industry and universities leading to great impact. He will focus on:

• An overview of GlaxoSmithKline's work with HEIs around the world and how you can get involved.
• What big industry looks for in a good partner.
• How universities can better engage with major organisations.
• How universities can become part of a trusted 'team' rather than just being called on for one-off projects.

About Malcolm Skingle

Malcolm has BSc in Pharmacology/Biochemistry and a PhD in Neuropharmacology. He has gained a wide breadth of experience in the management of research activities and has more than 60 publications including articles on the interface between industry and academia.

For more than a decade he has managed Academic Liaison at GSK managing staff in the UK and US. His role involves close liaison with several groups outside the Company e.g. Government Departments, Research and Funding Councils, Small Biotechnology Companies and other science-driven organisations. He sits on many external bodies including the NC3R’s Board and several UK University Department advisory groups. He also chairs several groups including the Diamond (Synchotron) Industrial Advisory Board and the ABPI group working on academic liaison.

Malcolm was awarded a CBE in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of his contribution to the pharmaceutical industry as well as an Honorary Professorship from the College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham and an honorary DSc from the University of Hertfordshire.

Registration

To register for this event please contact research-events@exeter.ac.uk.