Bioprocessing Research Industry Club (BRIC)
MedCell BioScience is currently an industrial partner on the BRIC consortium.
BRIC is a £14M, 5-year partnership between BBSRC, EPSRC and a consortium of leading companies (£1M) to support innovative bioprocessing-related research, including that needed for the manufacture of complex biopharmaceuticals.
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative_research/industry_clubs/bric/index.html
bioProcessUk
bioProcessUK is a publicly funded Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) set up in 2005 to drive innovation performance across the UK biological medicine bioprocessing industry
http://www.bioprocessuk-website.org
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BBSRC is one of seven Research Councils that work together as Research Councils UK (RCUK). It is funded from the Government's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/
ERBI
ERBI is a networking organisation for Cambridge and the East of England, to provide a platform for biotechnology and related companies to meet and interact through attending regular meetings
http://www.erbi.co.uk/
The BioIndustry Association
MedCell BioScience are currently members of the BioIndustry Association (BIA)
The BIA is the trade association for innovative enterprises in the UK's bioscience sector. Established in 1989, their mission is to encourage and promote a thriving, financially sound sector of the UK economy, built upon developments across the biosciences. They seek to create economic growth, increase employment opportunities, and expand the skills base.
http://www.bioindustry.org/
The Cambridge Network
The Cambridge Network aims to link like minded people from business and academia to each other and to the global high technology community for the benefit of the Cambridge region
http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/
Virgin Health Bank
Virgin Health Bank is a cord blood bank which provides a cord blood collection and storage facility for public and private use
http://www.virginhealthbank.com/