Events
What's on at PHTA
From conferences and showcase events to seminars and training courses, it all happens at PHTA.
Explore our upcoming open events below and find sessions to inspire, inform, and connect you with the latest in life sciences innovation. Events are open to all.
Naevi Skin Cancer Community Meet Up
🗓️ Thursday 16th July, 6-7.30pm
📍 PHTA, No.1 BHIC, Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, 2 Bournbrook Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6TH
Would you like to make a difference in skin cancer research and patient care?
Naevi – a mole tracking app – is seeking local people of any age, skin tone and background to contribute to its development.
Connect with others, share your experiences, try the Naevi app and help shape what comes next. Whether you’re living with a skin condition, have been personally effected by skin cancer, or just want to get involved, you’re welcome here. No jargon, no pressure, just great people and good conversation.
Your skin story could help thousands of others in the West Midlands and the UK. Come try the app, tell us what’s wrong with it (really! be ruthless), and help us shape an app that you would actually find helpful. Help us build a tool that is equitable across all skin tones!
Insuring your life sciences business - drop-in session
🗓️ Wednesday 29 July, 10am-3pm
📍 PHTA, No.1 BHIC, Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, 2 Bournbrook Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6TH
Verlingue is an independent and family-owned business that aims to be a valued long term risk management partner for its clients, and we’re pleased to partner with them for this informal insurance drop-in session where you can discuss your insurance arrangements with an industry expert, with no obligation.
Meet the expert
Tempany Gerroni is a specialist life science insurance broker working closely with high growth companies across the UK. She supports founders, scientists, and commercial teams in navigating complex risks, from product liability to IP, cyber and international expansion. Having transitioned from an advisory role into an executive position, Tempany has built deep sector knowledge and strong relationships across the ecosystem and is passionate about helping innovative businesses scale safely and confidently.
Registration
To register, please email Business Innovation Lead Ruxandra Jianu using the button below, with your company name and preferred time.
Time slots will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. If the session is oversubscribed, we may need to operate a waiting list.
Don’t Leave Money on the Table: Protecting and Monetising Your Innovation
🗓️ Tuesday 15 September, 10am-12pm
📍 PHTA, No.1 BHIC, Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, 2 Bournbrook Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6TH
Join experts from Avidity IP and S&W Group to learn more about protecting your life science businesses’ intellectual property.
This jargon-free, no-obligation session is designed for SMEs or startups who may:
- Have unprotected IP
- Missed IP claims
- Have not yet claimed their Patent Box benefits
Meet the experts
Dr Gurpreet Solanki – Patent Attorney, Avidity IP
Dr Gurpreet Solanki is a Patent Attorney with in-house and private practice experience in life sciences and biotech. She advises SMEs on protecting and commercialising innovation, with expertise in pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, biotech, freedom-to-operate, and IP strategy.
Her background includes roles within a global pharmaceutical company and a specialist inhaled pharmaceuticals business, giving her strong commercial insight into building, managing, and enforcing IP portfolios.
She works with clients to secure valuable patent protection, support product development, and help businesses make informed decisions on innovation and risk.
Sarah Picken – Patent Box and R&D Director, S&W
Sarah Picken leads the S&W Patent Box team and has a wealth of experience supporting SMEs to claim R&D credits.
She has previously led and delivered Patent Box claims at the Big 4 across industries for a wide range of clients since the regime began. Sarah also has over 12 years’ experience in R&D credits, with a background in corporate tax. She has worked with med-tech start-ups, private equity-backed bio-tech businesses and established multinational pharmaceuticals brands.
Sarah is passionate about helping businesses to innovate and grow through the utilisation of available government incentives.
Registration
To register, please email Business Innovation Lead Ruxandra Jianu using the button below, with your company name.
Places will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. If the session is oversubscribed, we may need to operate a waiting list.
Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) in Healthcare
🗓️ 29-30 September (two-day course)
📍 PHTA, No.1 BHIC, Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, 2 Bournbrook Way, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6TH
🎟️ Book tickets
This two-day course will provide an introduction to Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs), covering key aspects of their development, regulation, manufacturing and implementation within healthcare settings. The course is suitable for healthcare professionals, researchers, innovators and those interested in the future of advanced therapies.
Places are limited and booking is now open.
Course content
- Fundamentals on production and use of ATMP medicines
- The clinical landscape of ATMPs in trials and on the market
- Sources of risk in delivering cell products to the clinic
- Clinical user perspectives and workshop
Who should attend
Anyone with an interest in working with ATMPs, including manufacturing and supply chain personnel, specialist research nursing staff, nursing staff working with licenced ATMPs, hospital pharmacists, graduates or research scientists looking to establish their career in ATMP industry.
Prices
Free for UoB Staff/Students (register with UoB email address)
£495 for NHS Staff (you will be sent a link for payment separately)
£995 for other external staff (you will be sent a link for payment separately)
Location
By road
BHIC is located just off the A38 Aston Webb Boulevard, three miles south west of the centre of Birmingham. Bicycle storage, electric vehicle charging points and onsite parking is available. Please note, Birmingham has a Clean Air Zone in place. For more information, please visit the Brum Breathes website.
By train
From Birmingham New Street station, connect to a local service to University station. Outside the station, turn left and follow Vincent Drive and New Fosse Way down to Birmingham Health Innovation Campus.