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2004-2005 Programme

The programme of events for the 2004/5 season was as follows. Where available, slides or other supporting materials for the events are placed in the members' room.
Thursday 23 September 2004
Nesta gambling on the future
Jeremy Newton, CEO, NESTA
Tuesday 26 October 2004
Valuing the unpriceable - Real Options as a tool for evaluating R&D
Prof Will J Stewart, VP for Interdisciplinary Research, Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southhampton University,. Ex- Technical Director, Marconi.
Monday 22 November 2004
SIG: Facilitating Creativity and Innovation
Monday 22 November 2004
Advancing the State of the Art in Computer Science: A Microsoft Perspective
Andrew Herbert, MD, Microsoft Research Cambridge
Wednesday 12 January 2005
SIG: Intellectual Property - Challenges and Opportunities
Wednesday 12 January 2005
Building an R&D Factory for the future
Brian Warrington, VP Technology Development, GSK
Tuesday 22 February 2005
From government laboratory to science-based group - LGC
Richard Worswick, CEO, LGC
Tuesday 22 March 2005
The 10-Year Vision for Science and Innovation: Opportunity and Challenge
Keith O'Nions, Director General of Research Councils
Tuesday 19 April 2005
SIG: Overcoming Barriers to Growth in Innovative Industries
Tuesday 19 April 2005
Generating Value from the National Health Service – the Innovation Trusts
Dr Tony Bates, NHS Innovation
Tuesday 17 May 2005
From small fries to chips
Hugh Clare, Chairman, Micro Nano Technology Network
Tuesday 21 June 2005 – 16th Duncan Davies Memorial Lecture (preceded by AGM)
The Expanding World of Technology
Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Thursday 14 July 2005, 1:30pm
SIG: Future developments in ICT on Healthcare:
Special event to support a Royal Society policy projec
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