PARIS--(Business Wire)--
EuroBiO 2008, (www.eurobio2008.com), THE Life Sciences Event of
the EU Presidency awarded prestigious EU Presidency Label, will take
place at the Palais des Congres conference centre in Paris from
Tuesday, October 7th to Thursday, October 9th inclusive. During these
three days, the international life science community will be brought
together around the Four Pillars that made the success of BIO in the
US: the Conference Pillar, the Business Convention Pillar, the Career
Fair Pillar, and the Exhibition Pillar.
The output of EuroBiO 2008 will generate the "Call for Change
Report" which will focus on future Policy for Science and Industry in
Europe, and the role that Innovation plays in terms of economic
development. This is in line with the priority expressed by the
European Commission: ensure continuity between Presidencies, and will
certainly convey the message that the time has come to close the gap
with the US through the development of a Common Research Policy. The
"Call for Change Report" will be presented in London, and subsequently
circulated in other leading European BioClusters throughout the first
half of 2009 towards the Swedish Presidency of the European Union.
As a link between two EuroBiO editions, the "Call for Change"
report will evaluate what has been achieved and what remains to be
accomplished.
About EuroBiO
Founded in 1997 on the initiative of the French Ministry of
Research, the- then called European Biotech Crossroads has rapidly
succeeded in bringing together the key biotechnology actors and
stakeholders: life science companies, start-up projects, students,
researchers, private & public-sector research organizations, industry
bodies, investors, consulting firms, multinationals from the biotech,
pharmaceutical, diagnostics, agrifood & environmental sectors, local
authorities, clusters, bio-parks, bio-incubators, public authorities
and regulatory bodies.
In 2006, the European Biotech Crossroads took place in Paris for
its 10th anniversary. Under the guidance of Eric Poincelet, former
Director General of The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision and
founder of BioSquare, the Event was totally transformed for this
occasion and remodelled based on the U.S. BIO structure: Four Pillars,
Three Sectors, and Three Generations. To reflect this transformation
into what is set to become "The European BIO", the name EuroBiO was
adopted. Over 4,000 experts already joined in the newly "revamped"
EuroBiO in 2006. And over 5,000 are expected for this EU Presidency
Edition 2008.
EuroBiO is now a truly international event, with prime focus on
European issues. The Event is dedicated to Life Sciences in general -
and in particular, to biotech's three major fields of application -
Health, Environment and Agro-industry.
The overall setting of EuroBiO 2008 was awarded to Paris and
Region Ile-de-France; the concrete organization of the event is
ensured by its Regional Economic Development Agency for Paris
Ile-de-France (ARD) and its Partner, Package Organization.
With the support of :
UE2008.fr
Conseil General de Seine-Saint-Denis
Mairie de Paris
Conseil General de l'Essonne
ALIZE RP
Caroline Carmagnol
caroline@alizerp.com
Tel : + 33 (0) 664 189 959
or
Juliette Vandenbroucque
juliette@alizerp.com
Tel : + 33 (0)1 41 22 07 32
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