Catherine E.D. Rees
Professor of Microbiology & Division Head University of Nottingham
Seminars
Thursday 26th March 2026
Panel Discussion: Building a Unified Global Framework to Enable Scalable Phage Development, Investment Confidence & Market Access
9:30 am
- Comparing evolving regulatory approaches across regions to identify opportunities for alignment that de-risk development for investors
- Evaluating how harmonised guidance could accelerate approval timelines, reduce duplicated effort and strengthen the commercial case for phage therapies
- Exploring how global partnerships, data-sharing initiatives and transparent evidence standards can unlock greater investment, set new regulatory precedents and enable scalable, sustainable phage innovation
Thursday 26th March 2026
Leveraging Phage for Diagnostic Innovation: Lessons from Translating Lab Research into Commercial Reality
3:40 pm
- Exploring how phage can be harnessed as powerful diagnostic tools to detect challenging pathogens such as mycobacteria in humans and animals
- Uncovering key learnings from taking phage-based diagnostics from academic research through validation, manufacturing and commercial development
- Identifying how advances in phage diagnostics can inform host-range testing, therapy selection and the broader clinical adoption of phage technologies
