Jumar Masterclass: Essentials for Building Your Biotech Lab

Learn the essentials you need to consider when designing and setting up your biotech lab

There has never been a better time to launch a biotech startup to address the most pressing challenges of our time. Of course, getting started is just the first of many steps to success in your endeavour. Establishing your first lab can be a daunting task. Your lab space needs to support your startups push to turning research into reality and provide a place for your team to perform good science in a safe and productive environment.  

 In this masterclass we will cover some of important considerations you need to make to set up the perfect lab environment for your team to succeed, including:

• How to choose the right equipment for your lab
• How to ensure best practice lab procedures and maintaining lab notebooks
• How to run a lab efficiently (audits, processes etc)

You'll be guided through this masterclass by experts at Thermo Fisher who will share their tips, lessons, and experiences in setting up biotech labs for success. 

2:30pm - Arrival 
3:00pm - Masterclass starts
4:30pm - Masterclass concludes, option to stay for tour and networking
5:30pm - Event concludes

Speakers:

• Peter Bigelow – Supervisor, Technical and Application Specialist ANZ, Thermo Fisher
• David Mabon - Business Development Manager - Biotechnology, AUS & NZ, Thermo Fisher

Panellists:

• Tracy Bohm - Commercial Director, Digital Science Solutions APJ, Thermo Fisher
• Michael Temopoulos - Community Facilities Manager, Jumar Bioincubator
• Kirsten Edwards (PhD), Head of Research Business Operations CSL

The masterclass will be followed by networking and a tour of Jumar Bioincubator. Let us know if you're interested in joining.

About 

Set to open it's doors in late 2023, Jumar Bioincubator will act as a first home for biotech startups, providing affordable lab and office space, practical support, and community activities to unlock the potential in early scientific discoveries.

Jumar Bioincubator was established by CSL, WEHI and the University of Melbourne. Together, with backing from innovation investor Breakthrough Victoria and operator Cicada Innovations, the mission is to connect early-stage and scaling biotech ventures with the support they need to progress discoveries towards real-world treatments and therapies and build a critical mass of scientists with the knowledge and confidence to run successful biomedical ventures.