Biotechnology in CENTROPE
One of Centrope’s greatest potentials in terms of research, technology and innovation rests with its growing life science sector, and biotechnologies in particular. The potential is impressive: In the Austrian partner regions, a number of institutions (e.g. in the molecular biology field) have reached world-class status, and expanding biotech clusters are continuously nurtured in Lower Austria and Vienna. In the Czech partner region of South Moravia, life sciences have consistently been at the heart of its Regional Innovation Strategy, with tremendous investments in new research facilities and knowledge transfer institutions which are bearing impressive fruits by now. Though more scattered and somewhat less resourceful, biotech-oriented enterprises catch up in Western Slovakia as well, based on this area’s formidable endowment with relevant research institutions. In niches like molecular-genetic plant research, also Western Hungary has its fair share of biotech competencies. All in all, in the life science sector more than 25 institutes of the Academies of Science, universities and other major research institutes, as well as several hundred life science enterprises – spanning from small biotech start-ups to branches of large international pharma companies – are active in Centrope. Concerning the pharma and medical fields, this strong showing is further supported by the concentration of excellent clinical resources associated with the high number of hospitals in the region.
At the end of a workshop held in February 2011 in Vienna, the shape of a Centrope life sciences cooperation agenda was clear: In a sector that relies heavily on networking and sharing of relevant information for the emergence of innovative ideas, matchmaking events could definitely help to unfold Centrope’s potential.
Life Science Day
Venue: Vienna University of Technology
Date: 15 November 2011
Thus, the first Centrope MatchMaking in Life Science will take place in the afternoon of 15/11/2011. The venue will be the “Prechtlsaal” at the Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13, 1010 Vienna. An agenda of this event and instructions how to benefit from the matchmaking will be published soon.
Please be aware that the Centrope MatchMaking won’t be the only event taking place on 15/11/2011: at the same venue, the Vienna University of Technology will host a symposium titled “Bioscience Technologies Day” featuring international lectures (starting at 09:00). In the evening, Life Science Austria Vienna Region (LISA VR) will invite you to a networking dinner.
http://www.b2match.eu/lifescienceday/
For registration and further questions please send an email to tobias.dietrich@wirtschaftsagentur.at
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