MVA newsletter no 07, August 2006 - Special edition: MVA at BioTech Forum 2006

BioTech Forum + ScanLab / 26 - 28 September 2006

For the second time BioTech Forum is being held in Copenhagen at Bella Center. When BioTech Forum last time visited Copenhagen, in 2004, the event attracted more than 7000 visitors and 350 exhibitors. This year’s Biotech Forum will be a significant event for regional technology enterprises and for visiting partners within the field of biotech and medtech from all over the world:  www.biotechforum.org
 
Medicon Valley Academy (MVA) is co-organiser of the conference programme and is also exhibiting at the trade fair with an 80m2 Medicon Valley exhibition area together with Copenhagen Capacity and Region Skåne.

BioTech Forum Partnering & Business Conference and additional events

The commercial focus of the Partnering & Business Conference is emphasised by the keynote speaker, the biotech investment visionary Steven Burrill, whose annual reports on the status of biotech industry are read worldwide.

The conference will deal with R&D issues for modern medicines development, which have been pinpointed as essential for the Innovative Medicines Initiative, a proposed joint undertaking between EU and the European pharma industry during FP 7. These are reflected in the sessions on Predictive Toxicology, CNS Biomarkers, CNS Therapeutics, and Diagnostics. Most speakers are from industry, big pharma, as well as biotech, and many will also participate in the partnering event (see below).

See full programme (PDF)

On-line registration

Several independent sessions will take place parallel to the main conference, some free of charge. These are amongst others:

• East meets West
• Global BioEconomy
• Early Clinical Development of Anticancer Drugs. Read more 
• FP7 workshop - Helping SMEs & Researchers prepare for FP7 European R&D projects. Read more
• Europe Innova Roundtable: Innovation financing of medical devices in Europe. Read more

BioTech Forum Partnering Event

Delegates at this matchmaking event get a unique opportunity to meet with potential business partners and investors from the global Life Science industry in pre-booked One-to-One meetings. More than 60 companies have already registered for the partnering.

See list of participating companies here (PDF)

On-line registration

Medicon Valley Exhibition area (C2-L16)

Once again Medicon Valley Academy is organising a Medicon Valley exhibition area. The Medicon Valley exhibition area will encompass a wide range of the region’s companies and organisations. Like previous years, the Medicon Valley Academy stand will function as a lounge and a meeting area with general information about the region offering services such as internet connection, meeting facilities, Medicon Valley reception and refreshments.

Read more and see list of exhibiting MVA members

Benefits for MVA members

• Reduction on BioTech Forum Partnering & Business Conference fee – MVA members get 25% discount on regular registration fee for the conference and partnering event.
• 25 % discount on advertisement in Medicon Valley Magazine –Medicon Valley Magazine wishes to highlight exhibitors in the Medicon Valley area. The intersection will feature a floor plan description of the Medicon Valley Exhibition area with a short profile of each company in the area. Furthermore MVA members will get a 25% discount on advertisements in the magazine. Read more
• Free participation at the afternoon seminar ‘Early Clinical Development of Anticancer Drugs’ - MVA members participate without fee at this afternoon session - See programme
• Supplement to Børsen – to be published 25 September – MVA members get 15% reduction on advertisement in the supplement ‘Biotechnology’. More information (In Danish)