Post-Genomic Technologies GenomicsProteomics Bioinformatics & Statistics Bioimaging

Markets Genomics: $1.0 billion in 2001 (20% annual growth) Proteomics $2.2 billion by 2005 SNPs $0.5 billion by 2005 Bioassays $1.5 billion annually Instrument: $4.0 billion by 2003 (20% annual growth) Instrument consumables $3.0 billion by 2003 Lab-on-chip $1.9 billion by 2003 Frost & Sullivan 2002

GTI at New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh New Royal Infirmary Biomedical Park Medical School Institute for Medical Cell Biology

Research Commercialisation Principles There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach The fundamental mechanism is person- person interaction Two-way exchange between commerce and academia Business operations outside the University environment by people with experience

Research Commercialisation Network Business Development Prospecting Joint Commercial Research Conferences, Seminars, Workshops Academic Research Scientific & Commercial Publications High Growth Business Assistance

Co-operation & Collaboration Institute of Bioinformatics [Madrid] MRC Human Genome Mapping Project [Cambridge] University of Leiden Trinity College [Dublin] Beatson Institute, Glasgow University of Munich SCRIPPS Research Institute [California] Karolinska Institute University of Edinburgh Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Lab901 University of Glasgow Arrayjet BioSS University of St Andrews University of Aberdeen GTI

Bioinformatics Infrastructure Enabling collaborative research with integrated bioinformatics & statistics LIMS BioLink Database Analysis Tools Web Interface

ArrayJet Ltd Better Quality – more reliable bioarray data Arrayjet founded 2001 raised >1.5mil Principal Investor: Archangels

Miniaturisation …technology, leading to a dramatic reduction in the consumption of expensive biological samples and chemical reagents and speeding up process times compared to traditional methods. © lab Integration …of process steps, eliminating the need for multiple discrete units of equipment. Reagent storage, liquid handling, chemical processing, reaction analysis and data processing all occur within the fully integrated ScreenTape™ system. Automation …driving down the overall cost per test, ScreenTape™ enables high throughput automated parallel processing in batch or continuous mode. ScreenTape™ micro-scale laboratory automation Lab90l

GTI – A Catalyst for Regional Development Opportunity – new technology and market growth Link academia and business Stimulate enterprise with a focussed network Offer focus, leadership and direction Value the people