= BioPhysicsX meeting; 04Jan24; 09:00 =

**Present:** P.Burrows, A.Giacca, C.Jamieson, K.Long, I.McN, M.Pokorna, P.Price

== Summary of actions ==

* **KL**: Liaise with S.Lions to set up quarterly meetings for calendar 2024.

== Notes ==

1. //[wiki:BioPhysicsX/Meetings/2023/2023-06-16 Notes and actions]: // All \\
 Actions:
 * **KL:** Collect possible final slide drafts 
  - **Done.**
 * **KL (CJ):** Add pictures to non-Imperial focussed two-pager.
  - **Done.**
 * **KL:** Seek meeting with S. Heutz.
  - **Done.**
 * **KL:** Solicit next meeting
  - **Done.**

2. //Discussion of how to set up BioPhysicsX: // All \\
 The discussion was structured around [raw-attachment:2024-01-03-Establishing-BioPhysicsX.pdf slides] circulated in advance of the meeting.  Point noted from the discussion:
 - **Agreed** to work on the basis that BioPhysicsX would be created through adiabatic evolution of CCAP with a target start date of 01Oct24.  Likely that a "virtual" institute will be created in the first instance.  A physical presence on, e.g., the White City campus could follow.  The institute's activities would encompass science, innovation, technology, and education.
 - We discussed what it meant to start the institute.  A science programme and a plan to generate resource and academic activity would be required.  We **agreed**:
  - LhARA, and the associated radiobiology/BioPop programme, would be the central vision of the initial research programme.  In addition, we would explore the development of automation for //in-vivo// experiments.  This would be done in conjunction with others at White City already engaged in automated sample handling in the biochemistry department.
  - While a business plan will be required, we agreed that a logical initial target would be to start a graduate student programme.  Ideally, one or more new hires would create the programme.
 - Resources would be required to create the student and other posts.  We discussed mechanisms by which to raise the resource including Imperial Advancement, the CNRS/Imperial IRC, STFC responsive and laboratory routes, and other research councils.  A clear need to bring MRC into the activity was noted.
 - We discussed the practical steps required to make the transition CCAP->BioPhysicsX.  Sometime before the summer break it would be necessary to write to the Imperial centres of excellence management to explain the transition.  This would require socialisation and a business plan.

 Further, we **agreed**:
 - To begin to work "as though BioPhysicsX existed.  This implies quarterly meetings of the leadership team (i.e. this team).
  - **Action: KL**: Liaise with S.Lions to set up quarterly meetings for calendar 2024.
 
3. //DONM//
 - TBD. KL to as SL.

4. //AoB//
 - None.

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