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SUMMARY:Building World Class Life Science Businesses – The Good\, The Ba
 d and The Ugly - Dr. Jonathan Milner\, Deputy Chairman\, Abcam plc
DTSTART:20180122T193000Z
DTEND:20180122T210000Z
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CONTACT:John Cook
DESCRIPTION:*Jonathan Milner\, co-founder of Abcam\, offers a masterclass 
 in building successful life science starts-ups\, based on his experience w
 ith over 40 companies and three Tech IPOs on the London AIM Stock Exchange
 .*\n\nJonathan will share crucial lessons learned during his many years bu
 ilding successful life science companies\, including Abcam and Horizon Dis
 covery. He observes that each company is like a complex dynamic living org
 anism and therefore inherently unique. However\, they also have common tra
 its which Founders and Executives of all businesses need to be aware of\, 
 if they are to successfully build and scale their firms. This theme will b
 e illustrated with real world ‘Good Bad and Ugly’ stories.\n\nJonathan
  cofounded Abcam when working as a postdoctoral researcher studying the ne
 wly discovered breast cancer protein BRCA2 in Kouzarides' Cambridge Univer
 sity laboratory. Now a listed e-commerce company providing antibodies and 
 other protein research tools to a global market\, it encourages and publis
 hes product reviews and ratings submitted by customers.\n\nHorizon Discove
 ry designs and engineers genetically modified cells\, applying them in res
 earch and clinical applications that advance human health.\n\n"Add to cale
 ndar":https://www.addevent.com/event/?Lc561339\n\n"Find out more about thi
 s event":http://www.csar.org.uk/lectures/2017-2018/building-world-class-li
 fe-science-businesses-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/\n\n"Find out more abo
 ut CSAR membership":http://www.csar.org.uk/membership/\n\n"Download the wi
 nter programme":http://d344lcq4kkpob3.cloudfront.net/assets/files/1037/csa
 r_winter_2018_21_nov_2017-1.pdf 
LOCATION:The Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge\,
  CB3 0DS
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