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The European Commission at the BIO International Convention, San Fransisco

31 May 2016

(From ec.europa.eu)

Meet the European Commission at its 'Europe' pavilion at the world's larges biotech and pharma event: the BIO International Convention in San Fransisco.

The BIO International Convention brings together over 15.000 participants from the academic, scientific, government and business communities active in the field of biotechnology and pharma. The event covers a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy.

The Commission welcomes its stakeholders and the visitors at its 'Europe' pavilion #5978 in the North Exhibit Hall at Moscone Center, San Francisco. Join the conference's educational sessions and our in-booth mini-workshops with contributions from the Commission and its stakeholders (European Medicines Agency, Innovative Medicines Initiative, Enterprise Europe Network, Council of European Bio-Regions, EuropaBio).

Meet us at our pavilion #5978!

Educational sessions:

Monday, 6 June

  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: 18021 – IMI, Workshop on novel anti-infectives, Room South 105.
  • 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM: 6480 – IMI, Revolutionizing Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s: An International Perspective on Adaptive Clinical Trials, Room West 3005.

Tuesday, 7 June

  • 10:45 AM–12:00 PM: 8881 – EC, Stimulating Innovation in Global Vaccines through Novel Funding Partnerships, Room West 3004.

Wednesday, 8 June

  • 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM: 8220 – EuropaBio, “New business models in the rare disease field: Early Access to Orphan Medicines in the EU and the US” Room West 3007.
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: 9689 – EC, Biosimilar Medicines:  Creating Sustainable Competition in an Era of a New Patent Cliff in Biological Medicines, Room West 3003.
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM: 6880 – IMI, Bridging the Gap: Alignment of Global Antibiotic R&D Partnerships, Room West 3004.
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM: 8200 – EuropaBio, No patent, No cure, Room West 3008.

Mini-Workshops at EC pavilion #5978

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: EuropaBio: KPMG report launch.
  • 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): in a nutshell; project portfolio; tips for applicants.
  • 3:30 - 5:00 pm: Council of European BioRegions (CEBR): Cluster event on digital health.
  • 5:00 - 6:30 pm: International Hospitality Reception.

Wednesday, 8 June 2016

  • 10:30 - 11:30 am: European Medicines Agency / Enterprise Europe Network: Support to SMEs.
  • 11:30 - 12:30 pm: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): in a nutshell; project portfolio; tips for applicants.
  • 2:00 – 3:00 pm:  EU funding opportunities for SMEs.

Thursday, 9 June 2016

  • 10:30 - 11:00 am: Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): Education & training projects.
  • 11:30 - 12:00 pm: IMI: Education & training projects.
  • 2:00 - 2:30 pm: IMI: Education & training projects.
  • 3:00 - 3:30 pm: IMI: Education & training projects.

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Follow the event on social media:

The Commission: @EU_Commission, @innovationunion, @EU_Horizon2020, @EU_Growth

Innovative Medicines Initiative: @IMI_JU