Labs for the Future

The UKSPA Laboratories for the Future Conference took place in Nottingham on 2nd July at the East Midlands Conference Centre. The conference ran alongside 'The Scientific Laboratory Show 2008' which included an exhibition of over 100 trade stands on all aspects of laboratory services, supplies and equipment. The event was free to companies on UKSPA member Science Parks and included a full programme of International speakers and a Workshop session for further, more specified learning. The presentations given by the speakers have been passed on to UKSPA and can be found by clicking on the individual links below. The programme of speakers was as follows: Session 1: Challenges for the Laboratory Environment Mark Bryan, Senior Associate – Laboratory Planning, CUH2A Europe Powerpoint Presentation to follow. Session 2: Incubator Buildings in Science Parks – special needs and design solutions Brian Griffin, Architect and Laboratory Specialist, Sydney, Australia Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Session 3: Trends in Research Laboratory Design Bruce Haxton – live videolink from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Powerpoint Presentation not available Session 4: Creating the Lab Space Jon Green, Vice President – Business Operations, MedImmune Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Session 5: Instrumentation and the Internet – Drivers for the New Laboratory Malcolm Tait – KJ Tait Engineers, Neville Surti and Catherine Nikolaou – Sheppard Robson Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Session 6: Open LabSpace – an International View Fernando Albericio, Parc Científic de Barcelona Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Session 7: The Future is Flexible – integral solutions for flexible laboratories Steffen Springer, Managing Director, Waldners Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Session 8: Looking Beyond the Laboratory Simon Green, Director of Sustainable Development, Nottingham City Council Click here for Powerpoint Presentation Conference Workshops Four workshops were also run at the Conference. A - Business Support and Grants for Science Companies – click here for presentation. B - Laboratory Security: Un-Peeling the Security Onion – click here for presentation. C - Laboratory accreditation and insurance D - Intellectual Property Strategies for 21st Century Research – click here for presentation.