Industry day agenda
10am
Welcome and introduction
Welcome to industry day Sandra Currie, Chief executive, Kidney Research UK
Introduction to Kidney Research UK Marc Stowell, Executive director of development, Kidney Research UK
10.20am
Speaker presentations
Kidney disease and the scale of the problem Dr. Andrew Lewington, Consultant renal physician/ Honorary clinical associate professor, St James' s University Hospital
Working in partnership across the kidney community Dr. Sharlene Greenwood, President UK Kidney Association; Consultant physiotherapist, King's College Hospital
People living with kidney disease Mae Smith, Public and patient involvement manager, Kidney Research UK
10.50am
Q and A session
Marc Stowell
11am
Coffee
11.15am
Kidney Research UK strategic research priorities
Sandra Currie
11.35am
Speaker presentations
Building a successful adaptive clinical trials platform Dr. Rona Smith, Senior research associate at the University of Cambridge, and Honorary consultant in nephrology and vasculitis at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Levelling up - MedTech for kidney patients Dr. Andrew Lewington
Introduction to NURTuRE Michael Nation, Director of development, Kidney Research UK
NURTuRE - collaboration between Kidney Research UK and Industry Professor lain MacPhee, Executive medical director, AstraZeneca and visiting Professor, St George's, University of London
12.25pm
Q and A session
Sandra Currie
12.45pm
Lunch
1.30pm
NURTuRE
Introduction Michael Nation
1.50pm
Speaker presentations
NURTuRE how it benefits industry Dr. Philipp Skroblin, Senior research scientist, metabolic disease, Evotec
From fellowships to bringing innovation to patients Dr. Aoife Waters, Purespring Therapeutics
Work in action with "at risk" patient communities addressing health inequalities Neerja Jain, Health equalities programme manager, Kidney Research UK
Spotlight shaping the policy landscape Will Highfield, Senior healthcare government affairs manager, patient access, Bayer/ Alison Railton, Head of policy and external affairs, Kidney Research UK
2.45pm
Coffee
3pm
Speaker presentations
Engagement with Kidney Research UK Professor Fiona Karet, Professor of Nephrology, University of Cambridge
Working in partnership with Kidney Research UK Marc Stowell
3:30pm
Q and A session
Professor Fiona Karet
3.45pm
Close and networking
Sandra Currie
4pm
Depart
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