The Biopolitics Conference, an interdisciplinary get–together for the biotechnology industry, will take place on 7 October under the umbrella of BIOTECHNICA 2008 Hannover. The list of attendees will include senior executives and middle managers from biotech enterprises and service–providers; representatives of central government departments; managers and staff from the BioRegions; BIOTECHNICA visitors; and representatives of the European Parliament. The conference program will be prepared by BIO Deutschland, Arbeitskreis der BioRegionen, BPI, DECHEMA/VBU, VCI/DIB and VFA Bio.
Taking place in parallel, the various workshops will examine the key issues affecting the biotechnology industry. The ideas and theories formulated during these workshops will be published subsequently in a congress volume. The workshops will be followed by a plenary session, which provides a platform for discussing the results and describing the relevant political issues. The program will conclude with the award of the BioRegions´ Innovation Prize, including detailed descriptions of the winners´ patented ideas.
The workshops will focus on the following topics:
- HR/talents: opportunities and risks of a career in biotechnology
- Technology transfer: new concepts for identifying and transferring innovations developed in the academic sector
- Finance and taxation: equity capital and the mobilization of research investment in innovative sectors
- Entrepreneurship: how to encourage entrepreneurship and scientific value–added in Germany
- Healthcare economics: medical innovations and potential conflicts in terms of costs, benefits and reimbursement of costs
- Intellectual property: fair patent protection for innovative small and medium–sized enterprises in Europe
- Advanced therapies: new therapies beset by old problems: development - market access - reimbursement of costs
- Biosecurity: safeguarding biotechnology services in global markets
The BioPolitics Conference will get the rich conference program rolling on day one of BIOTECHNICA 2008. It will take place in the Convention Center (CC) at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, room 2, 8.30 to 12.45 hrs. Further information and the Terms & Conditions of Participation are available at: www.biotechnica.de/kon
Abbreviations
BIO Deutschland - German Biotechnology Industry Organization
BPI - German Pharmaceutical Industry Association
DECHEMA - Association for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology
DIB - German Biotechnology Industry Federation
VBU - Association of German Biotechnology Enterprises
VCI - German Chemical Industry Federation
VFA Bio - Biotechnology Interest Group within the German Association of Research–Based Pharmaceutical Companies
What is BIOTECHNICA?
BIOTECHNICA in Hannover is the leading event within the European biotech industry. It embraces every segment of biotechnology - from basic biotechnology and equipment, bio–informatics and services to the five major areas of application: pharmaceuticals/medicine, industry, food, agriculture, the chemical industry and the environment. BIOTECHNICA has been organized by Deutsche Messe AG at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds since 1985. Today, BIOTECHNICA events - BIOTECH CHINA in Asia and BIOTECHNICA AMERICA in the USA - are also held across the globe.
