Therapeutics and Antimicrobial Resistance

Dr Peter Jackson is an experienced UK-based serial entrepreneur in the life sciences sector. Over the past 15 years, he has created seven new companies, targeting novel therapeutics across infection, oncology and immunology, as well as in agrochemicals and life sciences services.

Dr Jackson has over 25 years’ experience in the sector, previously holding senior roles as commercial director and then VP of Avecia’s Pharmaceutical Products business unit, following senior roles at Zeneca and ICI.

Dr Jackson is on the Project Advisory Group for NHS England/NICE on the new UK antibiotic reimbursement trial and is a member of a UKRI/BBSRC panel reviewing academic AMR investments and AMR strategy. He is a special advisor on AMR/pandemic preparedness to the Milken Institute. Dr Jackson has recently joined the board of the BEAM Alliance, a network of European AMR biotech companies lobbying for the implementation of AMR drug reimbursement reforms in the EU.

Dr Carmen Coxon worked in academia for 15 years, specialising in drug discovery and drug repurposing in the area haemostasis and cancer, before joining the MHRA in 2017 as a research fellow.

At the MHRA, Dr Coxon worked on the development of reference materials to standardise clinical tests used in the diagnosis and monitoring of antidrug antibodies in haemophilia A, before taking a secondment as a digital product manager during the COVID pandemic. S

he rejoined the Science Campus in 2023 to join ongoing efforts supporting research and innovation in the antimicrobial resistance space, going on to secure a 3-year grant from the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Innovation Fund (GAMRIF) to support R&I across One Health and with a lower- and middle-income country focus.

Registration for Therapeutics and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is now open and will close at 23:59 (BST) on Thursday 11 June 2026.

Manchester Conference Centre & The Pendulum Hotel,  
Weston Building, Sackville Street, 
Manchester 
M1 3BB 

Directions by train: 

Piccadilly Station – 5 min’s walk 

Head for escalators to the left of the concourse. Follow the signs for ‘TAXIS’. Immediately outside the station main entrance, turn right and cross London Road, then cross Fairfield Street to the Bulls Head pub. Turn down Lower Pump Street and proceed under the railway arch (passing Echoes Nursery on your right). Turn right onto Altrincham Street and Continue to the security lodge. Turn left and you will see Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre. 

Oxford Road Station – 5 min’s walk 

At the bottom of the station approach, cross over Oxford St. into Whitworth St. (to the right of the Palace Theatre). Turn right before the University’s Sackville St. Building and continue along Sackville St. Under the railway and the Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre is on your right. 

Victoria Station 

Take the MetroLink Tram to Piccadilly Rail Station. Exit to the street at platform level following signs for ‘Taxis’ and continue as for directions for PICCADILLY STATION. 

Directions by road: 

The next nearest car park is:

NCP Circle Square 
Oxford Road 
Manchester 
M1 7ED 

For discounted parking; 

Download the NCP APP entering the code ‘PENDHOT25’ when you arrive. 

Alternatively, you can pay at the car park kiosk at the end of your parking session using the code ‘PENDHOT25’ to receive the discount.  

Nearest electric vehicle charging station: NCP Manchester Sackville Street, off Bloom Street, Manchester, M1 3LY (0.5miles) 

Accessibility 

Level access routes and toilets are clearly signposted throughout the venue. All accessible toilets are also signposted as gender neutral and available for anyone requiring gender neutral facilities to use. We collect pronoun information during registration and all name badges either have pronouns printed on them, or a space to add these, should you wish to. Please do respect other delegates personal pronouns. 

This year, for the first time, we will have sunflower lanyards available for attendees with hidden disabilities. If you would like one of these lanyards, please ask at the registration desk at any time during the Conference. Stocks will be limited, so please only request one if you consider yourself to have a hidden disability. 

Please ensure you include your accessibility requirements during registration so that we can provide you with further details if applicable. 

Dedicated spaces 

We have a dedicated area to accommodate our delegates who may require a quiet space, prayer room or nursing room – these will be signposted in-venue but please ask us if you can’t find what you are looking for.  

Dietary requirements 

We work very closely with all our venue catering teams to ensure all dietary requirements can be provided for. Please ensure you include your dietary requirements during registration and please don’t hesitate to let us know, or speak to the venue catering staff, if you can’t see your requirement signposted during the event.