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SUMMARY:Judge Business School Health and Biotech Special Interest Group Di
 nner - Sunil Shah (MBA 1998)\, Biotech entrepreneur
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CONTACT:Katharine Price
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome *Sunil Shah* as our speaker at the
  forthcoming Health and Biotech Special Interest Group dinner on 23rd Marc
 h at Hughes Hall. Sunil will talk us through his entrepreneurial journey a
 nd provide some fascinating insights into what it takes to succeed in the 
 highly competitive biotech sector.\n\n• Drinks reception at 7pm 3-course
  dinner\n\n• After dinner speaker – Sunil Shah (MBA 1998)\, Biotech en
 trepreneur\n\n• After dinner drinks\n\nTicket price £30 (max number of 
 guests 24). On line booking at  http://www.cr.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/event_d
 etails.asp?id=140039 \n\nIt's going to be a great evening with an inspirin
 g speaker and an opportunity to meet and chat with a diverse group from th
 e biotech and health sectors. We look forward to seeing you there.\n\nEnqu
 iries and further details on making payment for tickets: shelley.gregory-j
 ones@phgfoundation.org  / j.dean@jbs.cam.ac.uk / \n\n*After dinner speaker
 : Sunil Shah – Biotech Entrepreneur*\n\nSunil studied biochemistry and m
 anagement sciences at Keele and in 1998 followed it up with a MBA at the J
 udge. He started his career with PA Consulting but quickly moved into more
  entrepreneurial territory.\n\nHis first venture - as founder of Gosurpris
 e Ltd - launched 4 internet brands including surpriseyourwoman.com. He suc
 cessfully raised private and institutional money with investors including 
 Channel 5 and is still a non-executive director.\n\nIn 2003 he launched th
 e highly successful O2h which emerged from the Science Park in Cambridge a
 nd developed a talented team of scientists to provide a world class discov
 ery service from its state-of-the-art research centre in India. The O2h de
 livery model has a proven track record of providing a step change in the e
 ffectiveness of drug discovery for a range of global pharmaceuticals and b
 iotechnology companies operating at the forefront of early stage discovery
  programs.\n\nO2h has just become a part of the Piramal Group. Business We
 ekly recently featured Sunil and described the acquisition as ‘a fabulou
 s endorsement’ for O2h. Piramal – headquartered in Mumbai and quoted o
 n the Indian Stock Exchange – has multi-billion dollar turnover and is a
  global top 10 Contract Research Organisation.\n\n\n\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge
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