EuropaBio's Event on the Benefits of Biotechnology


Solutions for europe's growth and sustainability

 

↓ scroll down ↓

Not your typical brussels event


This landmark EuropaBio event aims at giving a snapshot of the significance and importance of biotech today in relation to the grand challenges we face in Europe.


High-impact presentations by CEOs focusing on the leading-edge applications in healthcare, agriculture and industrial biotechnology will be followed by testimonials from real-life beneficiaries of biotech.

 

The event will conclude with an awards ceremony celebrating exceptional small and medium-sized companies in Europe that have developed novel ways of meeting our societal, technical, and environmental problems through the application of biotechnology.


Euronext and EuropaBio are also pleased to invite you to the Bell Ceremony to celebrate the opening of the event. To join us at the Information Office of the European Parliament (rue Trèves 3) at 8.30, please contact BrusselsEvents@euronext.com.

when

June
 
23
, 
2015
 
9:30am
 

where

RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Speakers include...


Philippe De Backer

Host MEP

Carlo Incerti

EuropaBio Chair

Chief Medical Officer, Genzyme Corporation, a Sanofi Company


Vytenis Andriukaitis

EU Commissioner for Health & Food Safety

Carlos Moedas

EU Commissioner for Research, Science & Innovation


Elcin Ergun

Executive Vice President, Global Head of Commercial Operations, Merck Serono

Hagen Duenbostel

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) KWS SAAT SE

Marcel Wubbolts

Chief Technology Officer, Royal DSM

Christine Lavery

Chief Executive, Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases

José Romão Braz

Finançor Agro-Alimentar

Tom Domen

Long Term Innovation Manager, Ecover

...as well as beneficiaries of biotechnology from across Europe


This landmark EuropaBio event aims at giving a snapshot of the significance and importance of biotech today in relation to the grand challenges we face in Europe.


High-impact presentations by CEOs focusing on the leading-edge applications in healthcare, agriculture and industrial biotechnology will be followed by testimonials from real-life beneficiaries of biotech.

 

The event will conclude with an awards ceremony celebrating exceptional small and medium-sized companies in Europe that have developed novel ways of meeting our societal, technical, and environmental problems through the application of biotechnology.


Euronext and EuropaBio are also pleased to invite you to the Bell Ceremony to celebrate the opening of the event. To join us at the Information Office of the European Parliament (rue Trèves 3) at 8.30, please contact BrusselsEvents@euronext.com.

RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Key moments


8:30am

Bell Cereomony | Carlo Incerti, EuropaBio Chair, and Philippe De Backer, Host MEP (at the Information Office of the European Parliament)

10:00am

Introduction | Carlo Incerti, EuropaBio Chair, and Philippe De Backer, Host MEP

10:10am

Opening Speech | Vytenis Andriukaitis, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety

10:30am

Solutions to heal and support an active and ageing population | Elcin Ergun, Executive Vice President, Merck Serono

10:40am

A patient’s perspective | Christine Lavery, Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases

11:00am

Solutions to optimise food production and increase sustainability | Hagen Duenbostel, CEO KWS

11:10am

A feed operator’s perspective | José Romão Braz, Finançor Agro-Alimentar

11:30am

Solutions to cater for our world’s needs while caring for our environment | Marcel Wubbolts, Chief Technology Officer, Royal DSM

11:40am

The societal value of industrial biotechnology | Tom Domen, Long Term Innovation Manager, Ecover

12:00pm

EuropaBio’s 6th Most Innovative EU Biotech SME Awards | Introduction by Carlos Moedas, EU Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation


12:25pm

Awards presentation | Presentations by the runners-up


 Download the full programme here

Flash back in pictures

https://goo.gl/lPLkVk

Best Of Video


Benefits of Biotechnology


RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Best Of Video

Most Innovative Biotech SME Awards

Commissioner Andriukaitis delivered the opening speech


‘I would like to restate the European Commission’s strong interest and fundamental support for what the biotech sector has to offer, namely benefits for people, the economy, and sustainability’.

 

RSVPs Closed
Text goes here
X

Commissioner Moedas awarded the Most innovative EU biotech SMEs

‘We need to have a healthy disregard for the impossible in order to make truly great leaps in innovation. All the winners and finalists of this year’s EuropaBio Most Innovative European Biotech Awards undoubtedly share that healthy disregard for the impossible, and it has been inspirational for me to play a small part in these awards’.

Why join?


ONE | Because biotechnology, as an enabler of the bioeconomy, contributes to creating 22 million jobs in the EU and revenues of 2 trillion euros for the region.


TWO | Because the discussion around biotechnology is often marred by lack of knowledge and clashes between extreme positions and only dialogue can lead to knowledge and understanding.

 

THREE | Because biotechnology is a cutting-edge field that offers real value to EU Member States. To name but a few examples, biotech companies develop innovative cancer therapies in France and medicines for brain diseases in the Netherlands, biodegradable plastics in Italy, sustainable manufacturing processes in Denmark, revolutionary treatments for hearing disorders in the UK, novel anti-infectives in Germany, lactose free dairy products in Finland, diabetes solutions in Sweden, advanced therapies in Spain, and many more solutions and products.




#biotech4life

Top
About
Speakers
Programme
Why join?
REGISTER
#biotech4life
The Final Countdown!
Time left for the event days hours minutes seconds
The countdown doesn't work if the event start date is set to TBD

countdown

large image #4

CONTACT THE ORGANIZER
Google   Outlook   iCal   Yahoo
Sorry, RSVPs have closed.