Biomedica Summit is back in Aachen, Germany
New in 2010: A Business section dedicated to Business Development & Product Innovations!
The Biomedica Summit will take place in Aachen, Germany from March 17 to 18, 2010. This summit, which represents one of the most important European interdisciplinary congresses, is dedicated to science meeting business in the Top Technology Regions of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Business development needs impulses from science and science needs relevant questions from business! This year again eminent experts coming from more than 20 countries will present their scientific breakthroughs and innovations. We know that the results of their research will inspire and serve business.
To further enhance the importance of interaction between science & business, Biomedica introduces this year: A special industry session is dedicated to: Business development and product innovations!
Other sessions:
· Biofunctional materials, engineering and devices
· Advanced development for (bio)pharmaceuticals an nutraceuticals
· Disease-specific diagnostics & personalized medicine
· Integrated care solutions & services
And:
· Matchmaking sessions
· Poster sessions
· Job opportunities etc. etc.
Philips, Grünenthal, Medtronic, DSM, GSK and BIO NRW, and already 6 universities (RWTH Aachen, and the Universities of Liège, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Hasselt and Leuven), are all proudly sponsoring or supporting this leading event.
A wide range of presentations by internationally renowned speakers from industry and R&D institutes, followed by forum discussions, are on the slate for this leading event.
For example: Prof. Dr. George Guo-Qiang Chen, a renowned scientist from the Tsinghua University of Beijing, one of the top three universities of China, has already confirmed his participation as a keynote speaker. Prof. Dr. George Guo-Qiang Chen is the director of the laboratory of Microbiology and is currently working for the Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology. His presentation “Polyhydroxyalkanoates, a family of biomaterials with great medical prospects” will highlight the conference
You will be able to meet experts and discuss details on the progress of their breakthrough research. More than 100 posters will be submitted for the poster exhibition contest.
This congress is THE opportunity for your company or research institute to promote its products and services.
Register now at www.biomedicasummit.com to ensure your participation.
History:
In 2006, BioLiège, Life Sciences Limburg and LifeTec Aachen-Jülich joined forces and announced the convergence of their conference activities. Until then, these three life sciences organizations in the regions of Liège, Aachen and Limburg organised their local conferences individually (Bioforum, Cells at Work, LifeTecXchange and Colloquium on Biomaterials). The three organisations have decided to hold one annual conference jointly, thereby focusing on the core competences of their regional research institutes and the research activities of companies active in the life sciences cluster. This is quite unique in the world of Biomedical Technology.Within the Meuse-Rhine triangle, covering the neighbouring regions around Aachen in Germany, Maastricht in the Netherlands and Liège in Belgium, there are strong competences in life sciences. Behind these competences stand 5 universities within a range of about 40 kilometres from each other, but also a number of key research institutes and more than 300 larger and smaller companies, all active in the area of life sciences.
The regions have organised their life science activities through foundations LifeTec Aachen-Jülich, Life Sciences Limburg and BioLiège, They are part of what is called the “Heartbeat” of Life Sciences in Europe. These foundations have created strong networks between their members and organise events on new developments. Here, science and industry meet which stimulates new initiatives for co-operation.
Further steps have been taken by the foundation to promote the Meuse-Rhine triangle and to become a top region in life sciences, recognised as such world-wide.
The organisations mentioned decided to strive towards an even stronger linking of their activities and initiatives by jointly organising the Biomedica Summit in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
To arrive at a clearer structure and perspective in their activities, the partners in the foundation Biomedica have chosen a number of focus areas in life sciences. These focus areas are also the main topics of the Biomedica conferences:
1. Biomaterials
2. Molecular medicine and imaging
3. Medical devices
4. Biopharmaceuticals
5. Industrial biotechnology
6. Food & green biotechnology
In these areas, the existing strong competences can be further enhanced through new contacts and co-operations between the members. This is why the Foundation organises the Biomedica Summit and invites the world of life science to participate
