Biotechnology
Since 1990, Nigel Wild has been actively involved in biotechnology, bioincubation and pharmaceuticals across the globe.
He was a founder member of the first overseas research facility for Japanese pharmaceutical major Yamanouchi in Oxford, taking it from greenfield site to award winner.
Nigel masterminded the establishment of a biotechnology incubator, the Oxford BioBusiness Centre, and became its Managing Director in 2002. He has invaluable expertise in working with SMEs and startups and helping them to commercialise their ideas. In 2003, the incubator won the global award ‘Best Science Based Incubator’. He managed the highly acclaimed EU project Biolink, combining the strengths of incubators across Europe to fast-track bioincubation.
UK BiotechNet is a consortium of biotechnology professionals with complementary experience providing appropriate, professional, discrete, expert services to clients. Nigel was a founding member, devoting much time and energy to improving and enlarging skills and knowledge in the sector. www.biotechnet.co.uk
His monthly feature Bioline in Oxfordshire’s newspaper, the Oxford Times, showcases life science companies in the region’s cluster and has become a must-read in the scientific and business communities. www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/business/profiles/bioline
Currently, he is a UK-based member of a team that has built and is now managing Saudi Arabia’s first biotech incubator. Called Badir for Biotechnology, it is located in the Faculty of Medicine of Riyadh’s largest hospital. With real expertise in designing, constructing and managing biotechnology facilities, Nigel was solely responsible for this phase of the project. The client is delighted with this state-of-the-art and much admired facility. www.badirbio.com
At the 2010 Best Practice in Science Based Incubators conference in Liverpool, Nigel arranged for the head of the Badir incubators programme, Dr Abdulaziz Al Hargan, to present on incubation in the Kingdom. www.technopolicy.net
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