9.00 Christina Liaos Director, UK Trade & Investment, Copenhagen
      Welcome and Introduction
9.15 Professor Barry Furr OBE FMedSci FIBiol BSc MA PhD
      UK centres of excellence and R&D overview
9.45 Workshop Objectives
      Chairs summarise the topics and objectives of each session

Coffee 10.15 - 11.00

11.00 Dr Carsten Rose Deputy Centre Director, Center of Excellence CREATEHealth
      
11.30 Workshops - delegates move to pre-selected groups (see below for themes)
11.35 Speed Introductions - Each delegate will introduce themselves, their organisation, technology, and partnering opportunities in 3-5 minutes. (No Powerpoint!) Printed information may be brought to place on tables and further interaction is encouraged during the lunch break.

Lunch 12.30 - 13.30

13.30 Workshop groups - moderated discussion of three themes:

1. Novel therapies: natural products, peptides & vaccines; special indications & delivery systems
2. Personalised medicine: patient focus, diagnostics and biomarkers
3. Targets and Mechanisms for cancer therapy: molecules, pathways and stem cells

15.30 Summaries and Panel Discussion
      Chairs report outcomes and recommendations, followed by questions and discussion
16.30 - 18.00 Networking Reception

The Strategy Launch event was linked to the UK-Nordic Life Sciences Oncology Strategy Launch, held at the same venue the previous day, April 1st 2008. Information and programme are linked from www.biosciencealliance.org/events.php