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SULSA are delighted to present our second workshop in the SCALE Horizon Europe Project in Dublin, Ireland, 4th-5th Feb 2026, on Cancer Mission and Cluster 1 topics for Non-Communicable Disease. This workshop will bring together academics from Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Germany to form Horizon Europe consortia and build a proposal project charter.
Please see the attached invitation for more information on the project as a whole and this particular workshop.
If you are interested in taking part, please complete this short questionnaire by January 14th. An information session will take place on January 21st.
Researchers based in Scotland will have their travel and accommodation covered.
This workshop is designed for academic researchers to build consortia which will be further supplemented with missing expertise and private sector partners after the workshop. This workshop is not suitable for research support/professional services staff unless they are representing the interests of specific researchers and can partake in scientific discussions when developing the project charter.
Wednesday, 04 February 2026 Thursday, 05 February 2026
9.30 – 19pm (UK time)
Sandymount Hotel, Herbert Road, Dublin, D04 VN88
Please send any questions to SCALE Project Officer, Holly Van Dessel h.vandessel@sulsa.ac.uk
If you are interested in taking part, please complete this short questionnaire by January 14th.
An information session will take place on January 21st.
In cooperation with the Scotland Hub, ReALity will present its second workshop with high-level scientists from Scotland, titled “Molecular Communication in Brain Health”
Monday, 24 November 2025
9.30 – 16pm (German time)
Linke Aula of Alte Mensa
Please register here
Under the motto “NEW CHALLENGES, NEW SOLUTIONS”, we will discuss how we can navigate an unsafe world – what keeps us sane – and how we can heal trauma and support the most exposed. As always, we will cover basic-mechanistic and applied research, animal and human research, and provide an opportunity to discuss latest developments in the field with the leading experts.
Find detailed information about the programme, our speakers, opportunities for early-career researchers, and registration at: https://lir-mainz.de/resilience-symposium
The symposium is jointly organised by intresa (International Resilience Alliance), ECNP Resilience Network, Stress-NL, Red Española de Investigación en Estrés (REIS), Global Stress and Resilience Network (GSRNet), Italian Stress Network (ISN), ERA-NET Neuron Project PHASR-PP and Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR).
Find detailed information about the programme, our speakers, opportunities for early-career researchers, and registration at:
In recent years, Mainz has gained international reputation as a successful life sciences and biotechnology hub, which is shaped and supported by various partners. Mainz provides ideal ecosystems for both fundamental and application-based research as well as businesses that benefit from the networking and collaboration between entrepreneurs, start-ups, research, and politics. A remarkable Life Science & Biotech Meetup recently took place at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) that was attended by representatives of the JGU partners in the FORTHEM Alliance of nine European universities.
The FORTHEM members were invited to showcase their ideas and projects in the field of biotechnology and to discuss options for cooperation and potential new projects within FORTHEM and beyond. To name just a few examples, both Mainz and Valencia have particular expertise in red biotechnology, i.e., biotech applications in the medical and pharmaceutical industries, Palermo focuses on blue – marine – biotechnology, while Opole is strong in environmental biotechnology […]
On May 14th, 2024, the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) and RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau jointly hosted the 2nd Scotland – Rheinland-Pfalz Life Sciences and Biotechnology Conference online. Our plenary speaker was Dr Eva Wilke, an RPTU Kaiserslautern alumnus who is now Vice President of White Biotechnology Research at BASF. The event was attended by 139 researchers, 57% of those were PhD students and Early Career Researchers. We had exciting talks from both established professors and Early Career Researchers across five key themes:
- Sustainability in Biotechnology
- Biotechnology for Advanced Therapies
- Neurodegeneration and Healthy Ageing
- Engineering Biology
- AI and Data in Healthcare
We also held a panel discussion including representatives from DFG, DAAD, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and SULSA. 60% of attendees said they would look for collaborative funding opportunities because of the conference and 30% reported that they would look for future opportunities to present their research to a wider audience. This conference is held biennially as an opportunity for researchers in Scotland and Rheinland-Pfalz to connect and network and we are delighted that 86% of attendees said they would come to similar events, the next conference will be in spring 2026.
“I was impressed by the breadth of research presented at the event, and almost immediately after have made new research connections. Great experience!”
Attendee testimony
SULSA is delighted to be working with Exscientia to deliver this online event on 9th November via Zoom from 12:00 – 13:30.
Xcellomics is aiming to enhance translation of novel biology and expedite early-stage drug discovery research in academia, with an aspiration to accelerate the creation of new medicines. For more information visit www.xcellomics.com.
Event Agenda:
- Event welcome: Professor Michael Barrett (SULSA)
- Phenotypic screening and Xcellomics collaboration: Professor Daniel Ebner and Dr Denise Barrault (University of Oxford / Exscientia)
- Participant journey and collaboration benefits: Dr Cayetana Vázquez (Exscientia)
- Taming Hippos: Dr Carsten Hansen (University of Edinburgh)
- Discussion on industrial-academic collaborations and Xcellomics (open to meeting partcipants to ask your questions): Dr Denise Barrault and Dr Cayetana Vázquez (Exscientia)
Click here to register for this free webinar
About Xcellomics:
Xcellomics is a partnership between Exscientia, the University of Oxford Target Discovery Institute (TDI) and the global academic community aiming to enhance translation of novel biology. Our mission is to create a collaborative environment of research excellence and industrial expertise to expedite early-stage drug discovery research in academia, with an aspiration to accelerate the creation of new medicines.
SULSA are delighted to present the First Scotland-RLP Life Sciences and Biotechnology Conference in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. This event is primarily aimed at Early Career Researchers in RLP and Scotland to support their international network development and research progression.Conference Overview
This event is primarily aimed at Early Career Researchers in Rheinland-Pfalz and Scotland to support their international network development and research progression.
The event is supported by the Scottish Government, Universities Scotland Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee and the Biotechnology Coordination Office of the State Government of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The conference, which will be held online on Tuesday 15th March 2022, provides an excellent opportunity for Early Career Researchers from both regions to connect and present their work, building on the success of world-renowned Rheinland-Pfalz based biotechnology company, BioNTech SE. The opening plenary talk will be followed by five concurrent symposia on the following topics:
- Biology of Mental Health and Resilience
- Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
- Novel Approaches and Techniques to Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Disease
- Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
- Development of Vaccines and Advanced Therapies
Each symposium will feature 15-minute presentations from established academics from both regions on their career path and the collaborations that elevated their research.
Aim of Conference
This conference is designed to inspire and connect Early Career Researchers from across Scotland and the federal state of Rheinland-Pfalz to foster collaboration under the joint Declaration of Intent signed by ministers in 2021.
The Scottish Government, SULSA, and Rheinland-Pfalz are working closely together to initiate a program of events leading from this conference, with the intent of building cohorts of Early Career Researchers to strengthen collaboration across universities and industry in both regions. A call for seed funding for collaborative projects is due to be launched at the event.
Abstract Submission
We invite early career researchers from both regions to submit an abstract to present a talk or poster on one of the following themes:
- Biology of Mental Health and Resilience
- Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
- Novel Approaches and Techniques to Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Disease
- Understanding Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration
- Development of Vaccines and Advanced Therapies
Deadline for Submission: Thursday 24th February (talks) and Tuesday 8th March (posters) at 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET