Bionow

History

• Bionow was formed in March 2000 and officially launched by Sir Tom McKillop in November 2000
• The Bionow Steering Committee was formed in July 2000
• Cluster mapping reports were prepared in 2000, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2012 detailing significant growth of the cluster
• Bionow was recognised as a 'best practice' case study for the Regions in Government's Knowledge Economy White Paper in February 2001.
• Bionow was key in securing funding for the development of the Core Technology Facility, Manchester in 2002
• Bionow hosted our first Awards Dinner in November 2002 and this annual event is now the premier event in the biomedical calendar
• The region was identified as one of the top 3 biotech clusters in the UK in February 2003
• Bionow led on the development of the £34m National Biomanufacturing Centre (NBC) in Speke, Liverpool in March 2003
• We have held network evenings since May 2000 (attendance c. 80 people) and our monthly newsletter is now distributed to over 2,500 people worldwide
• We were recognised nationally as a leading cluster organisation, and awarded the UK Cluster Mark Award in 2010
• Bionow Ltd was established in 2011 as a Company Limited by Guarantee to continue supporting the biomedical community
• Bionow secured our 100th member in April 2011
• Bionow and Cels merged in June 2012 to form a single life sciences membership company spanning the North of England.
• Bionow secured our 150th member in October 2012
• The first BioCap conference was organised in November 2012 attracting over 150 delegates