This is the web page of the Life Science and Health track of the ABCP 2025 Annual Conference, to be held on 12-13th September 2025.

Venue

Teaching Block 12a

How to join remotely?

Microsoft Teams

Meeting ID: 354 377 155 136 0
Passcode: Qb9iT3Vy

Programme

Day 1: Friday 12th September 2025

1:40-3:00pm Session 1
Chaired by Dr Song Chen, Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK
1:40-2:05pm Invited Talk 1: Building Ventures, Creating Impact: Ecosystem Pathways for Biomedical Translation and Entrepreneurship
Professor Xiao Ma, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, UKRI
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Bio:

Xiao is a serial entrepreneur and academic leader. He was recently received UKRI Flagship Cross-Research Council Interdisciplinary Award, and awarded the Innovation Champion for his Venture Builder. He bridges academia, private equity, and innovation to scale ventures and transform industries globally.
2:05-2:30pm Invited Talk 2:  Epigenetic Technologies to Advance Cancer Detection and Cancer Biology
Dr Chunxiao Song, Associate Professor of Epigenetics, University of Oxford, UK
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Bio:

Chunxiao is a senior member and Associate Professor at the Oxford Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Base Genomics, a spinout company founded on Chunxiao’s research, was acquired by the U.S.-based early cancer detection company Exact Sciences for $410 million.
2:30-2:55pm Invited Talk 3: Building Research Innovation co-Developing Greater Empowerment and Support (BRIDGES) Network Plus for People Living with Dementia
Dr Hua Zhong, Associate Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, London South Bank University, UK
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Bio:

Hua is the key member of the EPSRC £2 million grant for dementia research – BRIDGES for Dementia Network.
3:00-3:30pm Break & Refreshment (30 mins)
3:30-4:20pm Session 2
Chaired by Dr Jing Zhao, Senior Lecturer in Pain Mechanisms, UCL, UK
3:30-3:55pm Invited Talk 4: The Role of Health Economics in NHS Market Access Decisions
Dr Huajie Jin, Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, King’s College London, UK
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Bio:

Huajie is a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of King’s Health Economics at King’s College London. She has over 15 years of experience in economic evaluation across a broad range of healthcare interventions and disease areas. Lily has led or co-led the health economic components of 20 clinical trials and previously served as the principal health economist for three NICE clinical guidelines and three NICE Medtech Innovation Briefings.
3:55-4:20pm Invited Talk 5: The Role of AI in Healthcare
Qun Yang, Biorbyt Ltd, Cambridge, UK
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Bio:

Qun co-founded Biorbyt Ltd ($54 million in revenue in 2025), which specialises in designing and manufacturing research use antibodies, proteins and other reagents. Biorbyt Ltd received the Queen’s Award for International Trade 2021 to recognise its success in the global market.
4:20-5:00pm Flash Talks (5 mins)
4:20-4:25pm Origami-Paper Microfluidic Devices for Point-of-Care Testing
Professor Zhugen Yang, Professor of Biosensing and Environmental Health, Cranfield University, UK
4:25-4:30pm AI for Bioinformatics
Dr Jichun Li, Associate Professor, Newcastle University, UK
4:30-4:35pm Sensing Nature
Tianyuan Zhang, PhD student, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
4:35-4:40pm Mapping the NaV1.8 Protein-protein Interactome Involved in Pain and Cardiac Function
Danxi Wang, University College London, UK
4:40-4:45pm Juvenile Exercise Improves Autism-like Behaviors of 16p11.2 Microdeletion Mice by Promoting Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination in the Hippocampus
Nini Zhang, University College London, UK
4:45-4:50pm Understand Themineral Crystalline and Chemical Compositional Changes of Subchondral Bone in OA Progression
Mingjing Zhang, University College London, UK
4:50-4:55pm Enhancing Cartilage Regeneration with Stem Cell Therapy: Clinical Evidence
Simin Ni, University College London, UK

Organising Committee