Bioversity conference

University students across the UK will showcase their research on biotechnology at the second Bioversity event, to be held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London tomorrow.

The event has been organised by Southampton University and will form part of the Genesis Conference, the largest biotechnology conference in the UK, attracting more than 400 pharmaceutical industry delegates.

Sue Sundstrom of Southampton University's research and innovation services said: ‘The concept behind Bioversity was to create a forum where industry and academia could come together and establish world-class partnerships and collaborations.

‘As the government places increasing emphasis on knowledge transfer between universities and industry, Bioversity is essentially a catalyst to help this happen.

‘While this initiative is being led by Southampton, the objective is to provide an opportunity to exhibit for all universities across the UK and Europe.’